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Testprep Training CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) Certification Testprep Training
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  • Course delivery: This course is delivered in video format

Course details

This course covers everything you need to know to pass your CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-501 exam. The first goal of the course is to make you a good IT security tech and, in the process, make sure you are ready to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam.

Course Curriculum

Risk Management
  • Introduction to the CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-501
  • The CIA of Security
  • Threat Actors
  • What is Risk?
  • Managing Risk
  • Using Guides for Risk Assessment
  • Security Controls
  • Interesting Security Controls
  • Defense in Depth
  • IT Security Governance
  • Security Policies
  • Frameworks
  • Quantitative Risk Calculations
  • Business Impact Analysis
  • Organizing Data
  • Security Training
  • Third Party Agreements
Cryptography
  • Cryptography Basics
  • Cryptographic Methods
  • Symmetric Cryptosystems
  • Symmetric Block Modes
  • RSA Cryptosystems
  • Diffie-Hellman
  • PGP/GPG
  • Hashing
  • HMAC
  • Steganography
  • Certificates and Trust
  • Public Key Infrastructure
  • Cryptographic Attacks
Identity and Access Management
  • Identification
  • Authorization Concepts
  • Access Control List
  • Password Security
  • Linux File Permissions
  • Windows File Permissions
  • User Account Management
  • AAA
  • Authentication Methods
  • Single Sign-On
Tools of the Trade
  • OS Utilities, Part 1
  • OS Utilities, Part 2
  • Network Scanners
  • Protocol Analyzers
  • SNMP
  • Logs
Securing Individual Systems
  • Denial of Service
  • Host Threats
  • Man-in-the-Middle
  • System Resiliency
  • RAID
  • NAS and SAN
  • Physical Hardening
  • RFI, EMI and ESD
  • Host Hardening
  • Data and System Security
  • Disk Encryption
  • Hardware/Firmware Security
  • Secure OS Types
  • Securing Peripherals
  • Malware
  • Analyzing Output
  • IDS and IPS
  • Automation Strategies
  • Data Destruction
The Basic LAN
  • LAN Review
  • Network Topologies Review
  • Network Zone Review
  • Network Access Controls
  • The Network Firewall
  • Proxy Servers
  • Honeypots
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • IPSec
  • NIDS/NIPS
  • SIEM
Beyond the Basic LAN
  • Wireless Review
  • Living in Open Networks
  • Vulnerabilities with Wireless Access Points
  • Cracking - WEP
  • Cracking - WPA
  • Cracking - WPS
  • Wireless Hardening
  • Wireless Access Points
  • Virtualization Basics
  • Virtual Security
  • Containers
  • IaaS
  • PaaS
  • SaaS
  • Deployment Models
  • Static Hosts
  • Mobile Connectivity
  • Deploying Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Enforcement
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Physical Controls
  • HVAC
  • Fire Suppression
Secure Protocols
  • Secure Applications and Protocols
  • Network Models
  • Know Your Protocols - TCP/IP
  • Know Your Protocols - Applications
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS)
  • Internet Service Hardening
  • Protecting Your Servers
  • Secure Code Development
  • Secure Deployment Concepts
  • Code Quality and Testing
Testing Your Infrastructure
  • Vulnerability Scanning Tools
  • Vulnerability Scanning Assessment
  • Social Engineering Principles
  • Social Engineering Attacks
  • Attacking Web Sites
  • Attacking Applications
  • Exploiting a Target
  • Vulnerability Impact
Dealing with Incidents
  • Incident Response
  • Digital Forensics
  • Contingency Planning
  • Backups
Updated on 08 September, 2020

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