CompTIA A+

Program Description

CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that certifies the fundamental skills required to perform key security responsibilities and pursue a career in IT security. Attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; architecture and design; implementation; operations and incident response; and governance, risk, and compliance will all be covered in this course. Individuals with demonstrated skills are in high demand in today’s employment market, and the material and activities in this course can help you expand your computer security skill set so that you can successfully fulfil your obligations in any security-related work.

CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification a candidate should obtain. It establishes the fundamental knowledge essential for any cybersecurity profession and serves as a stepping stone to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Security+ combines best practises in hands-on troubleshooting, ensuring candidates have the practical security problem-solving abilities required to:

• Assess the corporate security posture and recommend and deploy relevant security solutions
• Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT
• Operate with an understanding of applicable laws and rules, including governance, risk, and compliance principles
• Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents

To earn your CompTIA Security+ certification, you’ll need to pass one certification exam:

• EXAM CODE: SY0-601 

Program Outcome

In this course, you will apply information security in a number of scenarios:

• Identify strategies developed by cyber adversaries to attack networks and hosts and the countermeasures deployed to defend them.
• Understand the principles of organizational security and the elements of effective security policies.
• Know the technologies and uses of cryptographic standards and products.
• Install and configure network- and host-based security technologies.
• Describe how wireless and remote access security is enforced.
• Describe the standards and products used to enforce security on web and communications technologies.
• Identify strategies for ensuring business continuity, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Summarize application and coding vulnerabilities and identify development and deployment methods designed to mitigate them.

SECTION 1.0: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

SECTION 2.0: PC TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES

SECTION 3.0 HARDWARE

SECTION 4.0: OPERATING SYSTEMS BASICS