CompTIA Cybersecurity Certification Path

CompTIA CSA+ bridges the skills gap between CompTIA Security+ and the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) exam and creates a vendor-neutral certification path, as shown in Figure 1 below.

CompTIA CSA+ follows CompTIA Security+ in the career pathway because the skills needed to pass the exam reflect 3 to 4 years of security experience, versus the 2 years of experience reflected by Security+. After CSA+, IT pros can pursue CASP to prove their mastery of the hands-on cybersecurity skills required at the 5- to 10-year experience level.