Reddit reviews CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam CS0-001)

For all 3 exams, I followed the same order of study materials. I would first read a book that covered the whole exam. Next, I would watch a video series about the exam(I would read a book and watch videos at the same time). I then would go through the exam objectives and look up anything else I didn't learn from the books or the video series. Lastly, I would some practice exams to practice test questions (look up any terms you don't know in any questions).

|Exam|Step 1: Read a Book|Step 2: Watch a video series|Step 3: Go over exam objectives|Step 4: Practice tests|
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|Network+|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1260122387/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1|https://www.professormesser.com/network-plus/n10-007/n10-007-training-course/|https://certnet.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Network-N10-007-Exam-Objectives.pdf|Didn't actually use any practice tests for net+ but would recommend|
|Security+|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1260019322/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1|https://www.udemy.com/comptia-security-certification-sy0-501-the-total-course/|https://www.comptia.jp/pdf/Security%2B%20SY0-501%20Exam%20Objectives.pdf|https://www.udemy.com/comptia-security-practice-exams/|
|CySA+|https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/126001181X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1|https://www.udemy.com/comptiacsaplus/|https://www.comptia.jp/pdf/comptia-cybersecurity-analyst-(cs0-001).pdf|https://www.udemy.com/comptiacsa/|

I passed CySA+ using This book and This video course.


Security+ has a bit of overlap, especially if you took the 501. Focus well on the information about regulations, chain of custody, and forensic processes.

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i really debating on which book to by, as you stated the comptia csa chappelle was early 2017 and skimming thru the "peek inside" i ran thru some q&a and the answer was not the actual letter which shouldve been C.

this book:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1119348978/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521850011&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=comptia+cysa%2B&dpPl=1&dpID=511fGpViV0L&ref=plSrch

so i have been reading reviews on this book:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/126001181X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521850245&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=comptia+cysa%2B

its the newest one meaning published in late 2017, but reviews state it doesnt go deep enough ito packet sniffers and vulnerabity scanners.

so all i have right now is jason dion udemy course, passing Sec+ a few weeks ago, and 17 years of IT to back me up.

Honestly, I just took the assessment blind after beginning the class and passed it. I have experience in the field, but I recently did this Professor Messer course to get my Sec+ and the majority of the knowledge was in that YouTube course.

You can watch the Professer Messer material in a weekend if you watch it at 1.25 speed, again just take notes on things that don't immediately click for you and pay special attention to those in other training material.

This series of books is good in general for CompTIA exams: On Amazon , they always have end of chapter quizzes that map pretty well onto exams.

How are you doing on the practice exams? Any special areas that aren't clicking for you?

I've used Cybrary's practice exams in the past and found them pretty okay:https://www.cybrary.it/catalog/transcender_tests/comptia-cysa-practice-exam/

Yeah he's great!

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There are a few.

GTSLearning was one of the first on the market. I am working my way through the book now to gauge the information.

Sybex was released a two weeks ago.

The AiO will release in September.

Pearson's Guide will release in July.