• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

CompTIA Security+ is a globally trusted, vendor-neutral certification that demonstrates competency in network security, compliance and operational security, threats and vulnerabilities, application, data and host security, access control and identity management, as well as cryptography. CompTIA Security+ not only ensures that candidates will apply knowledge of security concepts, tools, and procedures to react to security incidents, it ensures that security personnel are anticipating security risks and guarding against them. The skills covered in the CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep have become a baseline for all cybersecurity jobs and the new version has been updated to reflect how cybersecurity jobs are becoming more specialized, like security analytics.

Learning Objectives

1. Hardware threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities 2. Windows operating systems technologies and tools 3.Software troubleshooting architecture and design 4. Networking identity and access management 5. Hardware & network troubleshooting risk management 6. Security cryptography & public key infrastructure (PKI)

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Digital Forensics
  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Incident Response
  • Risk Management
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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