CompTIA Security+ Certification Prep Course (AA-Sec+-Prep)

Our 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 maps to the CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SY0-701). Objective coverage is marked throughout the course. Exam voucher included.

What is Security+ Certification?

The Security+ certification is considered to be the minimum level of certification for all IT security positions beyond entry-level. This course delivers the core knowledge required to pass the exam and the skills necessary to advance to an intermediate-level security job.

• Lesson 1: Summarize Fundamental Security Concepts
• Lesson 2: Compare Threat Types
• Lesson 3: Explain Cryptographic Solutions
• Lesson 4: Implement Identity and Access Management
• Lesson 5: Secure Enterprise Network Architecture
• Lesson 6: Secure Cloud Network Architecture
• Lesson 7: Explain Resiliency and Site Security Concepts
• Lesson 8: Explain Vulnerability Management
• Lesson 9: Evaluate Network Security Capabilities
• Lesson 10: Assess Endpoint Security Capabilities
• Lesson 11: Enhance Application Security Capabilities
• Lesson 12: Explain Incident Response and Monitoring Concepts
• Lesson 13: Analyze Indicators of Malicious Activity
• Lesson 14: Summarize Security Governance Concepts
• Lesson 15: Explain Risk Management Processes
• Lesson 16: Summarize Data Protection and Compliance Concepts

• Knowledge and skills to understand 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 regulations and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance
• Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents, and prepare candidates to take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam.

• This course assumes basic knowledge of using and maintaining individual workstations.
• Attendees should be CompTIA A+ certified (or have equivalent experience) and CompTIA Network+ certified (or have equivalent experience) with 2-3 years networking experience.

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• Assisted Lab: Exploring the Lab Environment
• Assisted Lab: Perform System Configuration Gap Analysis
• Assisted Lab: Configuring Examples of Security Control Types
• Assisted Lab: Finding Open Service Ports
• Assisted Lab: Using SET to Perform Social Engineering
• Applied Lab: Using Storage Encryption
• Assisted Lab: Using Hashing and Salting
• Assisted Lab: Managing Password Security
• Assisted Lab: Managing Permissions
• Assisted Lab: Setting up Remote Access
• Assisted Lab: Using TLS Tunneling
• Assisted Lab: Using Containers
• Assisted Lab: Using Virtualization
• Assisted Lab: Implement Backups
• Assisted Lab: Performing Drive Sanitization
• Assisted Lab: Exploiting and Detecting SQLi
• Assisted Lab: Working with Threat Feeds
• Assisted Lab: Performing Vulnerability Scans
• Assisted Lab: Understanding Security Baselines
• Applied Lab: Implementing a Firewall
• Assisted Lab: Using Group Policy
• Applied Lab: Hardening
• Assisted Lab: Performing DNS Filtering
• Assisted Lab: Configuring System Monitoring
• Applied Lab: Incident Response: Detection
• Applied Lab: Performing Digital Forensics
• Assisted Lab: Performing Root Cause Analysis
• Assisted Lab: Detecting and Responding to Malware
• Assisted Lab: Understanding On-Path Attacks
• Adaptive Lab: Using a Playbook
• Assisted Lab: Implementing Allow Lists and Deny Lists
• Assisted Lab: Performing Reconnaissance
• Assisted Lab: Performing Penetration Testing
• Assisted Lab: Training and Awareness through Simulation
• Capstone Lab: Discovering Anomalous Behavior
• Assisted Lab: Use Cases of Automation and Scripting
• Applied Lab: Using Network Sniffers

• Network Administrators
• Cybersecurity Associates
• IT personnel interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity