Security+ Training

The five-day Security+ Certification Prep Course teaches the knowledge and skills required to assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions; monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT; operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance; identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents. This course prepares you for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SY0-601).

What's Included

• Official courseware
• Boson ExSim-Max for CompTIA SY0-601
• Exam Voucher

Prerequisites

This course assumes basic knowledge of using and maintaining individual workstations. Knowledge equivalent to the CompTIA A+ certification is helpful but not necessary.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Proactively implement sound security protocols to mitigate security risks
• Quickly respond to security issues
• Retroactively identify where security breaches may have occurred
• Design a network, on-site or in the cloud, with security in mind

Course Outline

Module 1: Security Fundamentals

• Lesson 1: Security concepts
• Lesson 2: Risk management
• Lesson 3: Vulnerability assessment

Module 2: Understanding attacks

• Lesson 1: Understanding attackers
• Lesson 2: Social engineering
• Lesson 3: Malware
• Lesson 4: Network attacks
• Lesson 5: Application attacks

Module 3: Cryptography

• Lesson 1: Cryptography concepts
• Lesson 2: Public key infrastructure

Module 4: Network fundamentals

• Lesson 1: Network components
• Lesson 2: Network addressing
• Lesson 3: Network ports and applications

Module 5: Securing networks

• Lesson 1: Network security components
• Lesson 2: Transport encryption
• Lesson 3: Hardening networks
• Lesson 4: Monitoring and detection

Module 6: Securing hosts and data

• Lesson 1: Securing hosts
• Lesson 2: Securing data
• Lesson 3: Mobile device security

Module 7: Securing network services

• Lesson 1: Securing applications
• Lesson 2: Virtual and cloud systems

Module 8: Authentication

• Lesson 1: Authentication factors
• Lesson 2: Authentication protocols

Module 9: Access control

• Lesson 1: Access control principles
• Lesson 2: Account management

Module 10: Organizational security

• Lesson 1: Security policies
• Lesson 2: User training
• Lesson 3: Physical security and safety

Module 11: Disaster planning and recovery

• Lesson 1: Business continuity
• Lesson 2: Fault tolerance and recovery
• Lesson 3: Incident response