Full course overview

 

CompTIA Security+ 

Description

The CompTIA Security+ course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of security and help prepare them to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam. The course provides students with the knowledge of general security concepts, communications security, infrastructure security, basics of cryptography, and operational/organizational security.

Objectives

At course completion, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of security threats, communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security. The course prepares the student to successfully complete the Security+ certification exam offered by CompTIA


Audience

The Security+ course is targeted at professionals with at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. The CompTIA Security+ certification also counts as an elective or prerequisite to advanced vendor specific and vendor neutral security certifications.

Prerequisites

The Security+ course is designed for students who have at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. It is recommended that the students already hold a CompTIA Network+ certification.

Included Materials

Express Recorded Virtual Classroom courses provide:

  • Unlimited 24 x 7 access to Campus for the entire program. (All courses are launched from this personalized web site that organizes and manages your training experience.)
  • Expert Now - a recorded version of the expert-led training course, for anytime anywhere access to expert instruction.
  • Hands-on Labs - a perfectly simulated, real-world environment to test skills without risk.
  • Engaging course demos and real-world examples
  • Practice Exams - Simulated certification exams designed to validate exam readiness.
  • Classroom Support Materials - an online version of the classroom student guide that can be searched and printed, and the ability to record and review class notes

Included Labs

  • Configuring and Verifying PPP Operations
  • PIX Interfaces, SYSLOG Outputs, and DHCP
  • Configuring NAT
  • Configuring IPSec using Pre-shared keys

Outline

CompTIA Security+

  • Chap 1: Hacking, Cracking, and Attacks
    • 1-03 Why Security is Necessary
    • 1-13 Reconnaissance Techniques
    • 1-25 Access Techniques
    • 1-55 Denial of Service Attacks
  • Chap 2: Mitigation Techniques
    • 2-03 Authentication
    • 2-19 Authorization
    • 2-33 Accounting
  • Chap 3: Hardening
    • 3-03 NOS\OS Hardening
    • 3-25 Filters/Firewalls
    • 3-35 Intrusion Detection Systems
    • 3-41 Organization
    • 3-87 Forensics (Awareness, Conceptual Knowledge and Understanding-Know what your role is)
  • Chap 4: Infrastructure Access Points
    • 4-03 Layer 1 Access Points
    • 4-17 Layer 2 Access Points
    • 4-23 Layer 3 Access Points
    • 4-29 Layer 4 and Above
  • Chap 5: Infrastructure Protocols
    • 5-03 Remote Access
    • 5-25 Internetwork Access
  • Chap 6: Infrastructure Topologies
    • 6-03 Security Zones
    • 6-09 VLANs
    • 6-17 Network Address Translation
    • 6-23 Tunneling
    • 6-61 Key Management/Certification Lifecycle
  • Chap 7: Infrastructure Management
    • 7-03 Privilege Management
    • 7-19 Risk Identification
    • 7-31 Education (Training of End Users, Executives, and Human Resources)
    • 7-41 Documentation

 

 

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Module Cost:
Expert Now
£455

Learn Now
£99

Flexi Learn
£99

(VAT not included)

Duration:
30:00





 

 

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