I. Overview:

This Comptia security+ sy0 601 course highlights the basic knowledge needed to perform the security functions in IT security. It focuses on the practical skillset required to solve a variety of problems and tackle issues. The course covers the latest updates and market trends on risk management and mitigation, how to respond to threats and treat them, and various auditing and penetration testing opportunities.

Cybersecurity attacks continue to grow. Increasingly, more job roles are tasked with baseline security readiness and Response to address today’s threats. Latest Changes in comptia security+ certification reflect skills relevant to these job roles and prepare candidates to be more proactive in preventing the next attack.

II. Duration:

48 hours

III. Course Objectives:

• Compare and contrast different types of social engineering techniques.
• Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.
• Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with application and network attacks.
• Explain different threat actors, vectors, and intelligence sources.
• Explain the security concerns associated with various types of vulnerabilities.
• Summarize the techniques used in security assessments.
• Explain the techniques used in penetration testing.
• Explain the importance of security concepts in an enterprise environment.
• Summarize virtualization and cloud computing concepts and authentication and authorication design concepts.
• Summarize secure application development, deployment, and automation concepts.
• Given a scenario, implement cybersecurity resilience.
• Explain the security implications of embedded and specialized systems.
• Explain the importance of physical security controls.
• Summarize the basics of cryptographic concepts.
• Given a scenario, implement secure protocols.
• Given a scenario, implement host or application security solutions and secure network designs.
• Given a scenario, install and configure wireless security settings and implement secure mobile solutions.
• Given a scenario, apply cybersecurity solutions to the cloud.
• Given a scenario, implement identity and account management controls and authentication and authorization solutions.
• Given a scenario, implement public key infrastructure.
• Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security.
• Summarize the importance of policies, processes, and procedures for incident response.
• Given an incident, utilize appropriate data sources to support an investigation.
• Given an incident, apply mitigation techniques or controls to secure an environment.
• Explain the key aspects of digital forensics.
• Compare and contrast various types of controls.
• Explain the importance of applicable regulations, standards, or frameworks that impact organizational security posture.
• Explain the importance of policies to organizational security.
• Summarize risk management processes and concepts.
• Explain privacy and sensitive data concepts in relation to security.

IV. Prerequisites

None, but CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months experience in networking, including configuring security parameters, are strongly recommended.

V. Course outlines: