CySA+ Cert Prep: 5 Identity and Access Management

Earning the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification indicates that you have a solid understanding of how to tackle cybersecurity threats using a behavioral analytics-based approach. In this course—the fifth installment in the CySA+ Cert Prep series—review key identity and access management concepts that can prepare you for the second part of domain four, Security Architecture and Tool Sets. Instructor Mike Chapple dives into the three major steps of the access management process—identification, authentication, and authorization; discusses different means of identification; and goes over discretionary and mandatory access controls. He also covers access control exploits, discussing watering hole attacks, impersonation attacks, session hijacking, and more.