CompTIA Security+
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Duration 60 Hours - PREPARE FOR EXAM SY0-501
CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification IT professionals should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.
The certification emphasizes the practical and hands-on ability to both identify and address security threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities. CompTIA Security+ is a globally trusted, vendor-neutral certification that validates the baseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career.
You Will Learn:
- Network security
- Threat intelligence
- Identity management
- Risk management
- Data and host security
- Cryptography and public key infrastructure (PKI)
Course Outline:
Job Outlook of CompTia Security +
The CompTIA Security+ certification is highly regarded in the IT industry and is often considered a key credential for those pursuing a career in cybersecurity. With the increasing number of cyber threats and data breaches, organizations are placing a higher emphasis on cybersecurity. This has led to a robust demand for professionals with cybersecurity skills, including those with Security+ certification.
Why become a CompTia Security + certified?”
Security+ is a stepping stone to more advanced certifications like CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), which can further enhance your career prospects. Certified professionals often command higher salaries compared to their non-certified peers. Security+ can help boost earning potential by demonstrating your expertise and commitment to the field.
OBJECTIVE
To provide foundational knowledge and skills necessary for a career in cybersecurity. The course is designed to prepare participants for the Security+ certification exam, which covers a broad range of security concepts and practices.
COURSE CONTENT
- Given a scenario, analyze indicators of compromise and determine the type of malware
- Compare and Contrast types of attacks
- Explain the actor types and attributes
- Explain Penetration testing concepts
- Explain Vulnerability scanning concepts
- Explain the impact associated with types of vulnerabilities.
- Install and configure network components, both hardware-and software-based, to support organizational security.
- Given scenario, use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture of an organization
- Given a scenario, analyze and interpret output from security technologies
- Given a scenario, deploy mobile devices securely
- Given a scenario, implement secure protocols
- Explain use cases and purpose for frameworks, best practices and secure configuration guides
- Given a scenario, implement secure network architecture concepts
- Given a scenario, implement secure systems design
- Explain the importance of secure staging deployment concepts
- Explain the Security implications of embedded systems
- Summarize secure application development and deployment concepts
- Summarize cloud and virtualization concepts.
- Explain how resiliency and automation strategies reduce risk
- Explain the importance of physical security controls
- Compare and contrast identity and access management concepts
- Given a scenario, install and configure identity and access services
- Given a scenario, differentiate common account management practices
- Explain the importance of policies, plans, and procedures related to organizational security
- Summarize business impact analysis concepts.
- Explain risk management processes and concepts
- Given a scenario, follow incident response procedures
- Summarize basic concepts of forensics
- Explain disaster recovery and continuity of operation concepts.
- Compare and contrast various types of controls
- Given a scenario, carry out data security and privacy practices.
- Compare and contrast basic concepts of cryptography
- Explain cryptography algorithms and their basic characteristics
- Given a scenario, install and configure wireless security settings
- Given a scenario, implement public key infrastructure
