COMP-208
CompTIA CyberDefense Pro Bootcamp
Description
This intensive 5-day CyberDefense Pro course equips you with advanced cybersecurity skills. It includes hands-on simulations and real-world scenarios designed to provide you with the knowledge to detect, analyze, and respond to threats in today’s tech-driven world. The course also prepares you for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) (V3) certification, ensuring you’re ready for success in cybersecurity roles.
U.S. DoDM 8140.03 APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Prerequisite
Foundational knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, and threat detection concepts.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and analyze cybersecurity threats using industry-standard tools.
- Develop and execute response plans and perform forensic analysis.
- Automate security tasks and enhance detection capabilities with Python and PowerShell.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and conduct risk assessments.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding of incident response plans
- Ability to perform forensic analysis and risk assessments
- Knowledge of regulatory standards like GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA
- Enhance threat detection with automated tasks using Python and PowerShell
Who Is This For
This course is ideal for people with a foundational knowledge of networking, cybersecurity, and threat detection concepts who are looking to build advanced cybersecurity skills.
Certificate of Completion
- Certificate of Completion issued after successful completion of all chapters, hands-on exercises, and course evaluation.
- Certificate is downloadable from the Ghost Team Academy Education Portal.
Training Outline
Day 1: Cyber Defense Foundations & Threat Landscape
- Topics:
- Introduction to CyberDefense methodology
- Review: Security+ and Network+ fundamentals
- The evolving threat landscape (actors, motives, and tactics)
- Understanding the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Lab/Exercises: Network topology analysis and attack surface mapping; Building a baseline network defense architecture
Day 2: Threat Detection, Monitoring & Analysis
- Topics:
- SOC operations overview
- Log collection, SIEM concepts, and alert triage
- Using Splunk and ELK Stack for log analysis
- Packet capture and analysis with Wireshark
- Behavioral vs. signature-based detection
- Labs/Exercises: Analyzing logs to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
Day 3: Vulnerability Management & Hardening
- Topics:
- Vulnerability scanning tools and processes (Nessus, OpenVAS)
- Patch management and system hardening
- Secure configurations and baseline enforcement
- Prioritizing remediation using CVSS scoring
- Labs/Exercises: Conducting a vulnerability assessment and remediation report; Remediation planning and reporting
Day 4: Incident Response & Threat Hunting
- Topics:
- The incident response lifecycle (NIST 800-61)
- Forensics fundamentals and evidence handling
- Threat hunting methodologies and proactive defense
- Analyzing malware behaviors and artifacts
- Labs/Exercises: Real-time incident response simulation and root cause analysis; Investigate and contain a simulated breach
Day 5: Advanced Defense & Capstone Exercise
- Topics:
- Red vs. Blue team dynamics
- Network segmentation, zero-trust models, and intrusion prevention
- Automation and orchestration in cybersecurity (SOAR tools)
- Risk management, compliance, and reporting (GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001)
- Final exam review and practice
- Course summary
- Key takeaways
- Capstone: End-to-end CyberDefense simulation
- Capstone Lab: Defend against a simulated multi-stage cyberattack using the full toolchain and incident response process.
