This two-volume Certification Kit builds both exam readiness and the practical analytical skills that security operations roles require.

The Certification Kit includes:

CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-004, Fourth Edition
100% coverage of the current CompTIA CySA+ (Cybersecurity Analyst+) exam objectives. The book contains clear and concise information on crucial security topics. It includes practical examples and insights drawn from real-world experience, as well as exam highlights and end-of-chapter review questions. This comprehensive study resource provides authoritative coverage of key exam topics, including:

• Security Operations
• Vulnerability Management
• Incident Response and Management
• Reporting and Communication

Because the exam focuses on practical application of key security concepts, the study guide connects exam concepts to real-world cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, and incident response workflows.

CompTIA CySA+ Practice Tests: Exam CS0-004, Fourth Edition
This Practice Tests volume provides practice questions organized by exam domain along with comprehensive full-length exams, covering all the CompTIA CySA+ objectives. Each of the first four chapters maps directly to a specific CS0-004 exam domain, allowing focused study across all tested areas. The last two chapters each contain a full-length comprehensive exam to mirror the structure of the exam. Questions follow the format and difficulty level of the actual CompTIA CySA+ exam, with detailed answer explanations that reinforce key cybersecurity analyst concepts. Coverage of all exam objectives helps you gain the confidence you need for taking the CompTIA CySA+ Exam CS0-004.

Readers of this Certification Kit also have one year of complimentary access after activation to additional study tools, including a leading-edge interactive online Sybex learning environment with an online test bank, practice tests, electronic flashcards, and a searchable glossary of the most important terms readers need to understand.

Mike Chapple, PhD, Security+, CySA+, CISSP (South Bend, IN) is Teaching Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations at Notre Dame's Mendoze College of Business. He is a bestselling author of over 50 books and serves as the Academic Director of the University's Master of Science in Business Analytics program. He holds multiple certifications, including CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst), CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional), CompTIA PenTest+, and CompTIA Security+. Mike provides cybersecurity certification resources at his website, CertMike.com.

David Seidl, CYSA+, PenTest+, CISSP, (Oxford, OH) is Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at Miami University and is also a top selling cybersecurity author who has written over two dozen books. David brings years of hands-on security experience in a variety of roles, including as a practitioner, leader, and instructor.