Course: CompTIA Security+

Security+ Certification is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilites include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination.

In this course, you will 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.

Before attending this course, students must have completed A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and 6-9 months experience in networking, including experience cofiguring and managing TCP/IP.

IDENTIFY SECURITY THREATS:

Identify Social Engineering Attacks, classify network attacks, and classify software based attacks

HARDEN INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES:

Harden Base Operating Systems and Directory Services, DCHP Services, DCHP Servers, Network File, and Print Servers

HARDEN INTERNETWORK DEVICES AND SERVICES:

Harden Internetwork Connection Devices, DNS and BIND Servers, Web Servers and FTP Servers, Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Servers, Email Servers, and Conferencing and Messaging Server

SECURE NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS:

Secure Network Traffic Using IP security (IPSec), Wireless Traffic, Client Internet Access, and the Remote Access Channel

MANAGE PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI):

Install a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy, harden a Certificate Authority, Back Up Certificate Authorities, and restore a Certificate Authority

MANAGE CERTIFICATES:

Enrol Certificates for Entities, secure Network Traffic using Certificates, renew and revoke Certificates, Back Up and restore Certificates and Private Keys

ENFORECE ORGANISATIONAL SECURITY POLICY:

Enforce Corporate Security Policy Compliance, Legal Compliance, Physical Security Compliance, and educate Users

MONITOR THE SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE:

Scan for Vulnerabilities, monitor for Intruders, set up a Honeypot, and respond to Security Incidents