Security+ Training

The five-day Security+ Certification Prep Course provides the basic knowledge needed to plan, implement, and maintain information security in a vendor-neutral format. This includes risk management, host and network security, authentication and access control systems, cryptography, and organizational security. This course prepares you for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SY0-501).

What's Included

• Comprehensive study materials including courseware and Boson ExSim-Max for CompTIA SY0-501

Prerequisites

CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent experience is recommended.

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

Labs

• Examining Phishing Attacks
• Examining Malware
• Probing a Site
• Simulating a DOS Attack
• Cracking Passwords
• Simulating an Eavesdropping Attack
• Exploring Application Vulnerabilities
• Examining SQL Injection Attacks
• Examining Client-side Attacks
• Symmetric Encryption
• Asymmetric Encryption
• Creating File Hashes
• Installing a Certificate Authority
• Using TCP/IP Tools
• Configuring a Firewall
• Examining Website Certificates
• Securing a WAP
• Viewing Event Logs
• Scanning the Network
• Enabling BitLocker
• Finding Vulnerable Code
• Installing a RADIUS Server
• Examining Active Directory
• Managing NTFS Permissions
• Managing Active Directory Objects
• Using Group Policy Objects
• Creating a Security Template
• Using Windows Server Backup