Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA)

Issued by Hack The Box

HTB CDSA holders possess the ability to spot security incidents and identify detection avenues that might not be immediately evident from the available data/evidence alone. They excel at thinking outside the box, correlating disparate pieces of data/evidence, and pivoting relentlessly to determine the maximum impact of an incident. Another skill they bring is the creation of actionable security incident reports tailored for diverse audiences.

Type Certification
Level Intermediate
Cost Paid

Additional Details

Skills

Active Directory Attacks & Defense
Digital Forensics
Elastic (ELK) Stack
IDS/IPS Usage
Incident Handling
Log Analysis
Malware Analysis
Malware Deobfuscation
Security Analysis
Security Incident Reporting
Sigma
SOC Operations
Splunk
Tactical Analytics
Traffic Analysis
Windows Attacks & Defense
Yara

Earning Criteria

HTB CDSA holders must complete the SOC Analyst job role path within the HTB Academy and pass a rigorous 7-day-long exam. During this exam, they will be required to perform actual security analysis, SOC operations, and incident handling activities against a real-world, heterogeneous network.