CompTIA CySA+ CS0-004 Exam Practice Questions

Overview

82 real exam questions for the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004).

CS0-004 launched on 23 June 2026. It is brand new, which means there is very little material in circulation for it - most of what you will find online is still written for the old CS0-003. These are real questions from the current exam, with a written explanation for every one.

• 82 real exam questions - MCQs and performance-based simulations from the actual CS0-004 exam
• Complete answers and explanations - and why every wrong option is wrong
• Both simulations fully worked through - every tab, every dropdown, and the reasoning step by step
• Questions-only PDF - for timed practice
• Instant delivery - sent to your email immediately after purchase
• Free updates every month, forever - this bank grows as more of the new exam surfaces
• Full refund if you fail - no questions asked

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Last updated: August 2026 - 82 questions

Deep Dive

Don't let CompTIA profit from your failure.

Every time you fail, they charge you the full exam fee again. And the CySA+ is not the kind of exam you can get through on general security knowledge. It is a scenario-heavy, analyst-focused exam that tests your ability to interpret SIEM output, triage alerts, prioritise vulnerabilities, and walk through an incident response - not just define the concepts. The performance-based questions drop you into a simulated SOC and ask you to make the call.

Those simulations are where people lose the exam, and they are the hardest thing to prepare for because you cannot practise them from a list of facts. Both of the ones in this pack are worked through in full - which server breaches the 14-day remediation standard and why the others do not, which host is beaconing to the DDoS target and which process owns the connection. Not just the answer: the reasoning that gets you there.

The candidates who fail CySA+ are usually experienced security professionals who underestimated how specifically CompTIA frames its analyst scenarios. Knowing the MITRE ATT&CK framework is not the same as knowing how CS0-004 asks about it. Seeing the actual exam questions first makes the difference.

V4 is not a relabelled V3. Every domain was reweighted - Security Operations went up, Vulnerability Management and Incident Response both moved, and the exam now leans harder into AI-related analysis, cloud and operational technology. Practising on a CS0-003 bank means practising the wrong balance.

If my free YouTube content is enough to pass, great. But if you want real CS0-004 questions in front of you before you sit down, this PDF is for you.

Exam Info

The CompTIA CySA+ is CompTIA's intermediate-level cybersecurity certification, sitting between Security+ and SecurityX. It validates the ability to detect, analyse, and respond to threats through continuous security monitoring - covering security operations, vulnerability management, incident response, and reporting. DoD 8140 approved across multiple analyst and responder work roles including SOC analyst, threat intelligence analyst, and vulnerability assessment analyst.

Exam domains (V4)

• Security operations - 34%
• Vulnerability management - 26%
• Incident response and management - 24%
• Reporting and communication - 16%

Exam version V4, series code CS0-004, launched 23 June 2026. A maximum of 85 questions in 165 minutes, passing score 750 on a scale of 100 to 900. English only at launch, with French, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese to follow. Around four years in a SOC analyst or vulnerability analyst role recommended. Pearson VUE testing centres and online proctored, valid 3 years.