What is the duration of CS0-001 Exam
The duration of this exam is 165 minutes
CompTIA CS0-001 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Topic | Details |
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| Threat Management 27% |
| Given a scenario, apply environmental reconnaissance techniques using appropriate tools and processes. | 1.Procedures/common tasks- Topology discovery
- OS fingerprinting
- Service discovery
- Packet capture
- Log review
- Router/firewallACLsreview
- Email harvesting
- Social media profiling
- Social engineering
- DNS harvesting
- Phishing
2. Variables- Wireless vs. wired
- Virtual vs. physical
- Internal vs. external
- On-premises vs. cloud
3.Tools- NMAP
- Host scanning
- Network mapping
- NETSTAT
- Packet analyzer
- IDS/IPS
- HIDS/NIDS
- Firewall rule-based and logs
- Syslog
- Vulnerability scanner
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| Given a scenario, analyze the results of a network reconnaissance. | 1.Point-in-time data analysis- Packet analysis
- Protocol analysis
- Traffic analysis
- Netflowanalysis
- Wireless analysis
2.Data correlation and analytics- Anomaly analysis
- Trend analysis
- Availability analysis
- Heuristic analysis
- Behavioral analysis
3.Data output- Firewall logs
- Packet captures
- NMAPscan results
- Event logs
- Syslogs
- IDS report
4.Tools- SIEM
- Packet analyzer
- IDS
- Resource monitoring tool
- Netflowanalyzer
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| Given a network-based threat, implement or recommend the appropriate response and countermeasure. | 1.Network segmentation 2.Honeypot 3.Endpoint security 4.Group policies 5.ACLs 6.Hardening - Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
- Compensating controls
- Blocking unused ports/services
- Patching
7.Network Access Control (NAC) - Time-based
- Rule-based
- Role-based
- Location-based
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| Explain the purpose of practices used to secure a corporate environment. | 1.Penetration testing- Rules of engagement
- Timing
- Scope
- Authorization
- Exploitation
- Communication
- Reporting
2.Reverse engineering- Isolation/sandboxing
- Hardware
- Source authenticity of hardware
- Trusted foundry
- OEM documentation
- Software/malware
- Fingerprinting/hashing
- Decomposition
3.Training and exercises- Red team
- Blue team
- White team
4.Risk evaluation- Technical control review
- Operational control review
- Technical impact and likelihood
- High
- Medium
- Low
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| Vulnerability Management 26% |
| Given a scenario, implement an information security vulnerability management process. | 1.Identification of requirements- Regulatory environments
- Corporate policy
- Data classification
- Asset inventory
- Critical
- Non-critical
2.Establish scanning frequency- Risk appetite
- Regulatory requirements
- Technical constraints
- Workflow
3. Configure tools to perform scans according to specification- Determine scanning criteria
- Sensitivity levels
- Vulnerability feed
- Scope
- Credentialed vs. non-credentialed
- Types of data
- Server-based vs. agent-based
- Tool updates/plug-ins
- SCAP
- Permissions and access
4.Execute scanning 5.Generate reports- Automated vs. manual distribution
6.Remediation - Prioritizing
- Criticality
- Difficulty of implementation
- Communication/change control
- Sandboxing/testing
- Inhibitors to remediation
- MOUs
- SLAs
- Organizational governance
- Business process interruption
- Degrading functionality
7. Ongoing scanning and continuous monitoring
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| Given a scenario, analyze the output resulting from a vulnerability scan. | 1.Analyze reports from a vulnerability scan- Review and interpret scan results
- Identify false positives
- Identify exceptions
- Prioritize response actions
2. Validate results and correlate other data points- Compare to best practices or compliance
- Reconcile results
- Review related logs and/ or other data sources
- Determine trends
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| Compare and contrast common vulnerabilities found in the following targets within an organization. | 1.Servers 2.Endpoints 3.Network infrastructure 4.Network appliances 5.Virtual infrastructure- Virtual hosts
- Virtual networks
- Management interface
6.Mobile devices 7. Interconnected networks 8.Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) 9.Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) 10.SCADA devices |
| Cyber Incident Response 23% |
| Given a scenario, distinguish threat data or behavior to determine the impact of an incident. | 1.Threat classification- Known threats vs. unknown threats
- Zero day
- Advanced persistent threat
2. Factors contributing to incident severity and prioritization- Scope of impact
- Downtime
- Recovery time
- Data integrity
- Economic
- System process criticality
- Types of data
- Personally Identifiable
- Information (PII)
- Personal Health Information (PHI)
- Payment card information
- Intellectual property
- Corporate confidential
- Accounting data
- Mergers and acquisitions
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| Given a scenario, prepare a toolkit and use appropriate forensics tools during an investigation. | 1.Forensics kit- Digital forensics workstation
- Write blockers
- Cables
- Drive adapters
- Wiped removable media
- Cameras
- Crime tape
- Tamper-proof seals
- Documentation/forms
- Chain of custody form
- Incident response plan
- Incident form
- Call list/escalation list
2. Forensic investigation suite
- Imaging utilities
- Analysis utilities
- Chain of custody
- Hashing utilities
- OS and process analysis
- Mobile device forensics
- Password crackers
- Cryptography tools
- Log viewers
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| Explain the importance of communication during the incident response process. | 1.Stakeholders- HR
- Legal
- Marketing
- Management
2.Purpose of communication processes- Limit communication to trusted parties
- Disclosure based on regulatory/ legislative requirements
- Prevent inadvertent release of information
- Secure method of communication
3.Role-based responsibilities- Technical
- Management
- Law enforcement
- Retain incident response provider
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| Given a scenario, analyze common symptoms to select the best course of action to support incident response. | 1.Common network-related symptoms- Bandwidth consumption
- Beaconing
- Irregular peer-to-peer communication
- Rogue devices on the network
- Scan sweeps
- Unusual traffic spikes
2.Common host-related symptoms- Processor consumption
- Memory consumption
- Drive capacity consumption
- Unauthorized software
- Malicious processes
- Unauthorized changes
- Unauthorized privileges
- Data exfiltration
3.Common application-related symptoms- Anomalous activity
- Introduction of new accounts
- Unexpected output
- Unexpected outbound communication
- Service interruption
- Memory overflows
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| Summarize the incident recovery and post-incident response process. | 1.Containment techniques- Segmentation
- Isolation
- Removal
- Reverse engineering
2.Eradication techniques- Sanitization
- Reconstruction/reimage
- Secure disposal
3.Validation- Patching
- Permissions
- Scanning
- Verify logging/communication to security monitoring
4.Corrective actions- Lessons learned report
- Change control process
- Update incident response plan
5.Incident summary report
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| Security Architecture and Tool Sets 24% |
| Explain the relationship between frameworks, common policies, controls, and procedures. | 1.Regulatory compliance 2.Frameworks- NIST
- ISO
- COBIT
- SABSA
- TOGAF
- ITIL
3.Policies- Password policy
- Acceptable use policy
- Data ownership policy
- Data retention policy
- Account management policy
- Data classification policy
4.Controls- Control selection based on criteria
- Organizationally defined parameters
- Physical controls
- Logical controls
- Administrative controls
5.Procedures- Continuous monitoring
- Evidence production
- Patching
- Compensating control development
- Control testing procedures
- Manage exceptions
- Remediation plans
6.Verifications and quality control- Audits
- Evaluations
- Assessments
- Maturity model
- Certification
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| Given a scenario, use data to recommend remediation of security issues related to identity and access management. | 1. Security issues associated with context-based authentication- Time
- Location
- Frequency
- Behavioral
2. Security issues associated with identities- Personnel
- Endpoints
- Servers
- Services
- Roles
- Applications
3. Security issues associated with identity repositories- Directory services
- TACACS+
- RADIUS
4. Security issues associated with federation and single sign-on- Manual vs. automatic provisioning/deprovisioning
- Self-service password reset
5.Exploits- Impersonation
- Man-in-the-middle
- Session hijack
- Cross-site scripting
- Privilege escalation
- Rootkit
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| Given a scenario, review security architecture and make recommendations to implement compensating controls. | 1.Security data analytics- Data aggregation and correlation
- Trend analysis
- Historical analysis
2.Manual review- Firewall log
- Syslogs
- Authentication logs
- Event logs
3.Defense in depth- Personnel
Training Dual control Separation of duties Third party/consultants Cross training Mandatory vacation Succession planning - Processes
Continual improvement Scheduled reviews Retirement of processes - Technologies
Automated reporting Security appliances Security suites Outsourcing -Security as a Service Cryptography - Other security concepts
Network design Network segmentation
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| Given a scenario, use application security best practices while participating in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). | 1.Best practices duringsoftware development- Security requirements definition
- Security testing phases
Static code analysis Web app vulnerability scanning Fuzzing Use interception proxy to crawl application - Manual peer reviews
- User acceptance testing
- Stress test application
- Security regression testing
- Input validation
2.Secure coding best practices- OWASP
- SANS
Center for Internet Security -System design recommendations -Benchmarks
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| Compare and contrast the general purpose and reasons for using various cybersecurity tools and technologies. | 1.Preventative- IPS
Sourcefire Snort Bro - HIPS
- Firewall
Cisco Palo Alto Check Point - Antivirus
- Anti-malware
- EMET
- Web proxy
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
ModSecurity NAXSI Imperva 2.Collective- SIEM
ArcSight QRadar Splunk AlienVault OSSIM Kiwi Syslog - Network scanning
NMAP - Vulnerability scanning
Qualys Nessus OpenVAS Nexpose Nikto Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer - Packet capture
Wireshark tcpdump Network General Aircrack-ng - Command line/IP utilities
netstat ping tracert/traceroute ipconfig/ifconfig nslookup/dig Sysinternals OpenSSL - IDS/HIDS
Bro 3.Analytical- Vulnerability scanning
Qualys Nessus OpenVAS Nexpose Nikto Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer - Monitoring tools
MRTG Nagios SolarWinds Cacti NetFlow Analyzer - Interception proxy
Burp Suite Zap Vega 4.Exploit- Interception proxy
Burp Suite Zap Vega - Exploit framework
Metasploit Nexpose - Fuzzers
Untidy Peach Fuzzer Microsoft SDL File/Regex Fuzzer 5.Forensics- Forensic suites
EnCase FTK Helix Sysinternals Cellebrite - Hashing
MD5sum SHAsum - Password cracking
John the Ripper Cain & Abel - Imaging
DD
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Reference: https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/cybersecurity-analyst#examdetails
Our CS0-001 exam dumps will include those topics:
- Vulnerability Management: 26%
- Cyber Incident Response: 23%
- Threat Management: 27%
- Security Architecture and Tool Sets: 24%
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