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CompTIA CySA+
The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification is a globally recognized credential that validates the skills required to proactively defend organizations from cyber threats
- 165 min
- 83% to pass
- 85 bank questions
- 4 domains
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Sample CompTIA CySA+ exam question
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An organization conducted a red team assessment. The team used a spear-phishing email to gain initial access, then performed pass-the-hash to reach a domain controller. The blue team failed to detect the lateral movement until the red team attempted to exfiltrate data. What should be the highest priority improvement?
Exam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 165 minutes
- Passing score
- 83%
- Domains
- 4
- Questions in our bank
- 85
- Level
- EXPERT
- Measured complexity
- 2.0 / 10
- Question mix
- 30 single · 29 multi · 26 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Incident Response and Management20 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
- Reporting and Communication14 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
- Security Operations29 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
34% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
- Vulnerability Management22 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
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