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CompTIA Security+

Overview
Skills Taught
Audience
 Prerequisites
Outline
Duration:30 Hours
Skill Level:Basic
Certifications:Security+ (2006)
Delivery Type:Expert Encore

Description
The CompTIA Security+ course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of security and help prepare them to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam. The course provides students with the knowledge of general security concepts communications security infrastructure security basics of cryptography and operational/organizational security.

Skills Taught
Upon completion of Security+, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge in the following areas:

  • Security threats
  • Communication security
  • Infrastructure security
  • Cryptography
  • Access control
  • Authentication
  • External attack
  • Operational and organization security
Audience
The Security+ course is targeted at professionals with at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. The CompTIA Security+ certification also counts as an elective or prerequisite to advanced vendor specific and vendor neutral security certifications.

Prerequisites
The Security+ course is designed for students who have at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. It is recommended that the students already hold a CompTIA Network+ certification.

Outline
Module 1: Hacking Cracking and Attacks
  • Why Security is Necessary
  • Reconnaissance Techniques
  • Access Techniques
  • Denial of Service Attacks
Module 2: Mitigation Techniques
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Accounting
Module 3: Hardening
  • NOSOS Hardening
  • Filters/Firewalls
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Organization
  • Forensics (Awareness Conceptual Knowledge and Understanding-Know what your role is)
Module 4: Infrastructure Access Points
  • Layer 1 Access Points
  • Layer 2 Access Points
  • Layer 3 Access Points
  • Layer 4 and Above
Module 5: Infrastructure Protocols
  • Remote Access
  • Internetwork Access
Module 6: Infrastructure Topologies
  • Security Zones
  • VLANs
  • Network Address Translation
  • Tunneling
  • Key Management/Certification Lifecycle
Module 7: Infrastructure Management
  • Privilege Management
  • Risk Identification
  • Education (Training of End Users Executives and Human Resources) Documentation
Included Labs
  • Configuring and Verifying PPP Operations
  • PIX Interfaces SYSLOG Outputs and DHCP
  • Configuring NAT
  • Configuring IPSec using Pre-shared keys