Welcome to the Unofficial Crest CPSA Course, where you will learn about the fundamental principles and practices of cyber security. This course is designed to equip you with a range of skills and knowledge that are essential for a career in the fast-growing field of cyber security.

The CPSA is a Multiple Choice Exam, the content in this course along with the practice quiz and accompanying flashcards will help ensure you are ready to take and pass this difficult exam.

The material is Text-based with some quizzes and Flash Cards to help with memorisation for the actual exam, this should take 4-6 hours of study.

The course is written only with quizzes and Additional Resources like Flash (Anki) Cards.

The course curriculum is comprehensive and covers a range of topics including:

• - Engagement 
• - Lifecycle
• - Law & Compliance
• - Scoping
• - Understanding explaining and managing risk
• - Record keeping, interim reporting and final results
• - IP protocols
• - Network architectures
• - Network mapping and target identification
• - Interpreting Tool output
• - Filtering Avoidance Techniques
• - OS Fingerprinting
• - Application Fingerprinting and evaluating unknown services
• - Network access control analysis
• - Cryptography
• - Applications of Cryptography
• - File System Permissions
• - Audit techniques

By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to secure networks against cyber threats and protect sensitive data from unauthorized access. Let's get started!

Whilst this course is an unofficial course it follows the syllabus and has been created by people who have worked as Penetration Testers.