CompTIA: Security+

    

Summary:
Security+ is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam (exam # SY0-101). In this course, you'll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

Duration:
5 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is targeted toward an Information Technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as NetWare, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, and OS/2, who wants to: further a career in IT by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.

Topics:

• Identify security threats
• Harden internal systems and services
• Harden internetwork devices and services
• Secure network communications
• Manage a PKI
• Manage certificates
• Enforce and organizational security policy
• Monitor the security infrastructure
• Identifying Security Threats
• Hardening Internal Systems and Services
• Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
• Securing Network Communications
• Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Managing Certificates
• Enforcing Organizational Security Policy
• Monitoring the Security Infrastructure

Prerequisites:
Before taking this course, students should take CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or have equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months experience in networking, including experience configuring and managing TCP/IP.

Last Update: March 9, 2010