• Classes consist of at least 50% hands-on lab exercise, combined with instruction on key cybersecurity concepts

• Lessons and lectures are comprised of up-to-date and timely coursework and demonstrations

Click here to learn more about our live network lab environment, and see a demo of a sample lab.

The course provides students with an environment to discuss and practice methods implemented by cybersecurity professionals in key areas aligned with global cybersecurity frameworks. Students leave the course prepared to serve as complimentary team members for enterprises who are workforce ready.

Each lesson and lab in this immersive training covers more complex technical skills and concepts in one of five areas aligned to existing global cybersecurity frameworks:

• Identify: Identification, assessment and evaluation of assets, threats and vulnerabilities in both internal and external networks

• Protect: Implementation of cybersecurity controls to protect a system from identified threats

• Detect: Detection of network and system incidents, events and compromise indicators, along with assessment of potential damage

• Respond: Execution of comprehensive incident response plans and mitigation of cyber incidents

• Recover: Recovery from incidents and disasters, including post incident-response documentation and implementation of continuity plans

The CSX Practitioner Exam Prep Training is intended for professionals established in the cybersecurity field — with a minimum of one to five years of experience. Attendees leave with a concise, clear understanding of relevant technical skills and the governance and policy supporting the required skillset.

Individuals wishing to register for CSX Accelerated Cybersecurity Skills Training should already demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:

• Network Scanning

• Specialized Port Scans

• Network Topologies

• Network Log Analysis

• Centralized Monitoring

• Hotfix Distribution

• Vulnerability Scanning

• Traffic Monitoring

• Compromise Indicators

• False Positive Identification

• Packet Analysis

• User Account Controls

Individuals just entering the cybersecurity field, or who are newer in their cybersecurity roles, should consider our Cybersecurity Fundamentals Training or our CSX Foundations Series Courses.

CSX Training Courses are the perfect way to build and hone critical skills in cybersecurity, and prepare students for career advancement.

All of our CSX training options, including CSX Practitioner Exam Prep Training, are conducted in an adaptive, live cyber laboratory environment and are focused on building actual technical skill and ability in critical areas of cybersecurity through performance-based learning. Students will have hands-on instruction and practice in applying basic concepts and industry-leading methods and in utilizing a large array of open source tools within real-world scenarios.

Each course utilizes Packet Hunters Evalue8R^®, a learning and development tool that measures a professional’s ability to perform specific cybersecurity job tasks. Recognizing that there are multiple ways to respond to cybersecurity threats, Evalue8R is unique in its ability to measure performance skills across the entire solution set of possibilities. The tool compares a professional’s actions to grading criteria, which is then referenced against an adaptive scoring rubric in real-time, enabling the instructor to provide immediate feedback and allowing a professional to better learn and understand more efficient cybersecurity techniques.

The CSX Practitioner Exam Prep Training helps students build the skills necessary to sit for the CSX Practitioner certification exam. Becoming a Certified Cybersecurity Practitioner is a testament to that individual’s real-life skills and shows employers that they have both the knowledge and the technical ability to walk into an organization and do the job from day one.