Audience
This course is designed for information technology (IT) professionals who have networking and administrative skills in Windows®-based Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks; familiarity with other operating systems, such as macOS®, Unix®, or Linux®; and who want to further a career in IT by acquiring foundational knowledge of security topics or using CompTIA Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.
This course is also designed for students who are seeking the CompTIA Security+ certification and who want to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Certification Exam.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
• General understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts.
• General IT knowledge or any general experience working in an IT environment.
• General understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
Skills Gained
After completing this course, you should 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
Security concepts
Risk management
Vulnerability assessment
Module 2: Understanding attacks
Understanding attackers
Social engineering
Malware
Network attacks
Application attacks
Module 3: Cryptography
Cryptography concepts
Public key infrastructure
Module 4: Network fundamentals
Network components
Network addressing
Network ports and applications
Module 5: Securing networks
Network security components
Transport encryption
Hardening networks
Monitoring and detection
Module 6: Securing hosts and data
Securing hosts
Securing data
Mobile device security
Module 7: Securing network services
Securing applications
Virtual and cloud systems
Module 8: Authentication
Authentication factors
Authentication protocols
Module 9: Access control
Access control principles
Account management
Module 10: Organizational security
Security policies
User training
Physical security and safety
Module 11: Disaster planning and recovery
Business continuity
Fault tolerance and recovery
Incident response
Schedule
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Our minimum class-size is 3 for this course.
If there are no scheduled dates for this course, it can be customized to suit the time and skill needs of clients and it can be held online, at a rented location or at your premises.
Click on the following link below to arrange for a custom course: Enquire about a course date
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