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CS0-003 Flashcards

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Free flashcards for CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003): flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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All 21 terms

SIEM
A system that collects and correlates logs to detect and alert on threats.
SOC
Security Operations Centre - the team that monitors and responds.
IoC
Indicator of Compromise - evidence that a system was attacked.
TTP
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures used by an attacker.
Threat intelligence
Information about threats used to inform detection and defence.
Baseline
A profile of normal activity, used to detect anomalies.
False positive
An alert that turns out not to be a real threat.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System, rating severity 0–10.
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - a catalogue of known flaws.
Vulnerability scan
An automated check for known weaknesses.
Prioritisation
Ranking vulnerabilities by real-world risk, not just score.
Incident response
The organised approach to handling a security incident.
Containment
Steps to stop an incident from spreading.
Eradication
Removing the cause of an incident.
Chain of custody
Documented, unbroken handling of evidence.
MTTD
Mean Time To Detect an incident.
MTTR
Mean Time To Respond to or repair an incident.
SOAR
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response.
Playbook
A predefined set of response steps for a scenario.
EDR
Endpoint Detection and Response tooling.
Threat hunting
Proactively searching for threats that evaded detection.