CompTIA Security+ Certification

The CompTIA Security+ Certification and in the job market it is considered the most essential IT certification for establishing an IT career in cybersecurity.

If you are trying to get your foot into the IT industry, this will help you achieve your goal. If you’re already an IT pro, the CompTIA Security+ certification authenticates your skills and can enhances your career.

This certification verifies fundamental, vendor-neutral IT security knowledge and skills. This certification, which serves as a benchmark for best practices in IT security, covers the fundamental principles of network security and risk management, making it a crucial career stepping stone.

To gain your CompTIA Security+ Global qualification you will be required to sit 1 exam.

What you will learn:

The objective is that it will certify you with the skills and knowledge of the IT Security + concepts. What it will enable you to do is learn how to:

• How to install and configure IT Systems to secure applications, networks, and devices.

• Be able to perform a threat test and share the results.

• Once the test is complete, you will be able to respond with the right avoidance techniques and ensure it does not happen again.

• You will also learn what is operational and permissible within the IT Governance policies, laws and regulations. You will be confident in performing these tasks and support the  confidentiality, integrity, and data availability.

Safety and security is important to any organisation, and the CompTIA Security+ certification helps organizations make sure they're prepared. The certification focuses on topics like systems and networks, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, and organizational security. It provides safety and security information that's industry wide and up to date.

How does the study work:

The Learning will be quite interactive and require you to participate.  It's designed to give you the tools and knowledge that will be required in order for you to ace your CompTIA Security+ exam first time.

Once you've completed the E-Learning study, we would highly recommend logging on to your CompTIA Security+ Labs environment so that you can gain a solid understanding of how the technology is used.

You will go through exercises for the Certification exam but also what a typical configuration a Network engineer would undertake at a real job setting.

You'll then want to hone in on what they'll be asking of you when setting for the official CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam. We offer 6 months access to the accredited CompTIA Security+ Practice Exam which will give many "mock questions"  that are perfect for practicing with as if it was an assessment right before taking your official exam.

CertHub also provides flexibility for you to add the option of including the Official Certification exam as part of your learning. So, what are you waiting for? Enrol now and get the qualification employers are looking for!

How to start learning:

The Course is Self paced and you receive access to various resources to help you pass the CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam first time.

Once you have completed the course Enrolment process, Our Learning Consultants will be in touch , you will receive your login details via the email address you provided or you can also pick your own course start date.

To pick you own start date, after you make the payment for your course, state your preferred start date on the Enrolment Form

You will receive information and instructions on how you access your own private Learning Portal for the Instructors Led Videos, access to the Hands on Practice labs, access to the Accredited Practice Exam and if chosen, the Official CompTIA Security+ Exam (Optional).

Study Units:

Threats Attacks and Vulnerabilities

• Overview

• Social Engineering Techniques

• Malware

• Password Attacks - Types

• Password Attacks - Tools

• Application Attacks - Injections

• Application Attacks - System Resources

• Application Attacks - XSS And XSRF

• Application Attacks - Replay Attacks

• Network Attacks - DNS Attacks

• Network Attacks - Layer 2 Attacks

• Network Attacks - DoS And DDoS

• Network Attacks - MiTM And MiTB

• Network Attacks - Wireless

• Vulnerabilities

• Threat Intelligence - OSINT

• Threat Intelligence - Threat Maps And Feeds

• Threat Intelligence Vulnerability Databases Feed

• Threat Actors And Vectors

Cryptography

• Cryptography Concepts

• Encryption And Steganography

• Hashing

• Symmetric Vs. Asymmetric Encryption

• Secure Protocols

• Keys

• PKI Concepts
  Certificates

• IPSec

Identify and Access Management

• Authentication And Authorization

• Authentication Methods

• Additional Authentication Methods

• Biometrics

• Authentication Protocols - PAP And CHAP

• Authentication Protocols - EAP And 802.1X

• Authentication Protocols - RADIUS And TACACS

• Authentication Protocols - Kerberos

• Access Control Schemes

• Account Management - Account Types

• Account Management - Password Policies

• Account Management - Account Policies

Implementing Security

• Application Security

• Physical Security

• Wireless Security

• Secure Data Destruction

• Host Security - Endpoint

• Protection

• Host Security - Hardening

• Mobile Device Deployment

• Mobile Device Management And Enforcement

• Mobile Device Connections

• Specialised Systems

• Network Security - Segmentation

• Network Security - VPNs

• Network Security - Proxies And Load Balancing

• Network Security - Port Security

• Network Security - Firewalls

• Network Security - NIDS And NIPS

Cloud and Virtualisation

• Virtualisation

• Cloud Concepts

• Cloud Services

• Cloud Models

• Computing Types

• Cloud Security Controls

Operation Resiliency

• Hardware Redundancy

• Site Redundancy

• Non-Persistence Concepts

• Backup And Recovery

Operational Security and Incident Response

• Network Reconnaissance and Discovery

• Packet Capture and Replay

• Vulnerability Scans

• SIEM And SOAR Systems

• Pentesting Techniques

• Pentesting Exercise Types

• Digital Forensics Concepts

• Investigational Data Sources

• Incident Response Process

• Incident Response Plans

• Attack Frameworks

Governance Risk and Compliance

• Security Controls

• Regulations, Standards and Frameworks

• Spotlight On General Data Protection Regulation

• Organisational Security Policies - Personnel

• Organisational Security Policies - 3rd Party Risk

• Organisational Security Policies - Data

• Organisational Security Policies - Other Areas

• Risk Management Concepts - Vocabulary

• Risk Management Concepts - Types & Strategies

• Risk Management Concepts - Risk Analysis

• Risk Management Concepts

• Business Impact Analysis

• Privacy And Data Sensitivity

• Breaches & Data Types

• Privacy, Data Sensitivity - Privacy Enhancing Tech

• Privacy, Data Sensitivity, Roles, Responsibilities

• Privacy And Data Sensitivity - Other Areas