Cybersecurity Analyst
Builds toward cybersecurity analyst roles. Security+ is the entry point into cybersecurity, CySA+ adds threat detection and incident response depth, and CASP+ is the expert-level practitioner credential for senior security engineering roles.
Security+ is the required foundation for the cybersecurity analyst track. It establishes core security concepts — threat detection, risk management, cryptography, and incident response — that CySA+ builds directly on top of.
CySA+ validates behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and incident response skills. It is the intermediate credential that bridges Security+ and the expert-level CASP+ for analysts moving into SOC and threat hunting roles.
SecurityX (formerly CASP+) is the expert-level capstone — it validates advanced security architecture and engineering skills and signals senior-practitioner status to employers.