Comptia Security Plus

The CompTIA Security+ Certification is a vendor neutral credential. The CompTIA Security+ exam is an internationally recognized validation of foundation-level security skills and knowledge, and is used by organizations and security professionals around the globe.

The CompTIA Security+ exam will certify that the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to identify risk and participate in risk mitigation activities, provide infrastructure, application, operational and information security, apply security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability, identify appropriate technologies and products, and operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws and regulations.

CompTIA Security+ is accredited by ANSI to show compliance with the ISO 17024 Standard and, as such, undergoes regular reviews and updates to the exam objectives.

At the end of the program, the participants will be able to :

Identify risk and participate in risk mitigation activities
Provide infrastructure, application, operational and information security
Apply security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability
Identify appropriate technologies and products
Operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws, and regulations

The CompTIA Security+ Certification is aimed for IT security professionals.

This program is 5 days of intensive training class.

It is recommended for CompTIA Security+ candidates to have the following:

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in IT administration with a focus on security
Day to day technical information security experience
Broad knowledge of security concerns and implementation

At the end of the program, the participants will be assessed with 90 minutes of CompTIA Security+ Exam.

CompTIA Security+ Certification will be awarded upon successfully passing the exam from CompTIA.

Module 1 : Network Security

Security function and purpose of network devices and technologies
Apply and implement secure network administration principles
Distinguish and differentiate network design elements and componentss
Implement and use common protocols
Identify commonly used default network ports
Implement wireless network in a secure manner

Module 2 : Compliance and Operational Security

Risk related concepts
Risk mitigation strategies
Incident response procedures
Importance of security related awareness and training
Compare and contrast aspects of business continuity
Impact and proper use of environmental controls
Disaster recovery plans and procedures
Concepts of confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA)

Module 3 : Threats and Vulnerabilities

Analyze and differentiate among types of malware
Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks
Analyze and differentiate among types of social engineering attacks
Analyze and differentiate among types of wireless attacks
Analyze and differentiate among types of application attacks
Analyze and differentiate among types of mitigation and deterrent techniques
Implement assessment tools and techniques to discover security threats and vulnerabilities
Proper use of penetration testing versus vulnerability scanning within the realm of vulnerability assessments

Module 4 : Application, Data and Host Security

Importance of application security
Establish host security
Importance of data security

Module 5 : Access Control and Identity Management

Function and purpose of authentication services
Fundamental concepts and best practices related to authentication, authorization and access control
Implement appropriate security controls when performing account management