Overview
The CSX-P: Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner was named 2016 Top Professional Certification program by the SC Magazine Awards and remains the first and only comprehensive performance certification testing one’s ability to perform globally validated cybersecurity skills spanning five security functions – Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.
This course is ideal for professionals with up to five years of experience in a cybersecurity role and an intermediate technical skillset and is conducted in an adaptive, live cyber lab environment, enabling students to build critical technical skills by learning complex concepts and practice applying industry-leading methods. They will learn to utilize the latest open-source tools within actual, real-world scenarios.
CSXP requires candidates demonstrate critical cybersecurity skills in a live, virtual environment assessing candidates’ analytical ability to identify and resolve network and host cybersecurity issues by applying foundational cybersecurity knowledge and skills required of an evolving cyber first responder.
Skills Covered
The ISACA CSX Practitioner (CSXP) certification verifies that successful candidates have the knowledge and skills required to identify and remediate vulnerabilities; configure and implement protective technologies; and detect, respond, and recover from incidents. The ISACA CSX Practitioner examination is a performance examination consisting of 30 items aligned to the Exam Content Outline (see topics below). This 4-hour exam contains no multiple-choice questions or simulations and intentionally restricts access to the internet.
- Business and Security Environment (23%)
- Operational Security Readiness (23%)
- Threat Detection and Evaluation (27%)
- Incident Response and Recovery (27%)
Who Should Attend
Professionals established in the cybersecurity field with at least 1 to 3 years’ experience.
Course Curriculum
Prerequisites
CSXP candidates should hold at least one of the following certifications: CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, ECSA, CEH, LPT, GCIH, OSCP, GPEN, CySA+, CISSP, CSX Penetration Testing Overview (CPTO), or CSX Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Or,
If the candidate does not hold at least one of the above certifications, it is recommended that they have 3 years of experience in 3 or more of the 5 CSX-P cybersecurity domains which align with those of the globally accepted NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
Course Modules
Exam & Certification
Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner Certification
Show the world your cybersecurity skills with our credential that combines theoretical knowledge and hands-on exercises. The CSX Cybersecurity Practitioner Certification is a hands-on, performance-based validation of multiple cybersecurity skills.
- Validate skills critical to real-world cybersecurity scenarios.
- Signify higher levels of credibility to employers and organizations.
- Increase professional recognition by peers and colleagues.
- Provide credibility needed for career mobility.
- In addition, independent studies consistently rate ISACA’s certifications among the highest paying and highly regarded IT credentials.
