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CompTIA Security+


Overview

 

CompTIA Security+ Certification training at New Horizons can provide you the skills necessary to become Security+ certified and ready for an IT Security role. CompTIA Security+ certification course vendor-neutral with focus on the field of network security and how it relates to other areas of information technology. This course also provides the broad-based knowledge necessary to prepare for further study in specialized security fields, or it can serve as a capstone course that gives a general introduction to the field.


CompTIA Security+ Certification

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Key Courses

 

OutlineSecurity+ Certification

Who Should Attend?

 

  • Security Architect
  • Wireless Administrator
  • Security Engineer
  • Network Administrator
  • Security Administrator
  • Security Consultant/Specialist
  • Personnel seeking IAT-1 certification to Information Assurance Technician fulfill the DoD 8570.1 Directive

Recommended Pre-requisites

 

CompTIA Network+ certification and two years of technical networking experience with an emphasis on security

Skills Students will Learn

 

  • You will be able to identify fundamental concepts of computer security and security threats
  • You will have the skills to harden internal systems and services as well as internetwork devices and service
  • You will know the be able to implement secure network communications
  • You will establish security best practices for creating and running web-based applications.
  • You will become familiar with managing public key infrastructure (PKI) and certificates.
  • You will be capable of enforcing organizational security policies.
  • You will be equipped to monitor the security infrastructure and manage security incidents

Technical Features of the Course

 

  • Systems Security: systems & peripheral security threats, workstation & server security procedures and applications
  • Network Infrastructure: ports & protocols security threats, network security tools, vulnerabilities and mitigations for network devices, transmission devices and wireless
  • Access Control: industry best practices, control model differentiation, appropriate rights and privileges, authentication models and components, physical access security methods
  • Assessments & Audits: vulnerability assessment execution, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, monitoring methodologies and timing, logging procedures and evaluation
  • Cryptography: cryptography concepts, hashing concepts, algorithm mapping, encryption concepts, protocol implementation, public key infrastructure and
    certificate management
  • Organizational Security: redundancy planning, disaster recovery procedures, incident response, legislation and organizational policy, environmental controls,
    social engineering mitigation

Certification and Exams

 

A Security+ certification candidate is required to pass a single exam. 

CertificationExam Codes
 CompTIA Security+ 2011SY0-301
  

Certification Renewal

 

CompTIA Security+ certification earned the ISO 17024 accreditation from the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) in 2008. ISO requires that individual renew their certification on a regular basis. Effective January 1, 2011 CompTIA's Security+ certification holders will be subject to renewal every three years per ISO. However, candidates who pass the exam and become certified by December 31, 2010 will have a lifetime certification with no requirements for recertification or retesting.