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The CompTIA Security+ vendor-neutral certification exam is a worldwide standard of competency for foundation-level security practitioners. Learn about security concepts and best practices, and become prepared for higher level certifications including Security Certified Network Professional and ISC2 s Certified Information Security Systems Practitioner (CISSP). You will get hands-on experience implementing security solutions that will benefit your organization s ability to conduct business securely. Topics include authentication methods, access control, cryptography, public key infrastructure, identifying attacks and vulnerabilities, and wireless network security.
This is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course to prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-101). In this course, you'll 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.
Who should attend: This course is targeted toward an Information Technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as NetWare, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, and OS/2, who wants to: further a career in IT by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.
Prerequisites: CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months experience in networking, including experience configuring and managing TCP/IP.
What you will achieve
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
identify security threats
harden internal systems and services
harden internetwork devices and services
secure network communications
manage a PKI
manage certificates
enforce an organizational security policy
monitor the security infrastructure
What you will learn
Identifying Security Threats
Identifying Social Engineering Attacks
Classifying Network Attacks
Classifying Software-based Attacks
Hardening Internal Systems and Services
Hardening Base Operating Systems
Hardening Directory Services
Hardening DHCP Servers
Hardening Network File and Print Servers
Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
Hardening Internetwork Connection Devices
Hardening DNS and BIND Servers
Hardening Web Servers
Hardening FTP Servers
Hardening Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Servers
Hardening Email Servers
Hardening Conferencing and Messaging Servers
Securing Network Communications
Securing Network Traffic Using IP Security (IPSec)
Securing Wireless Traffic
Securing Client Internet Access
Securing the Remote Access Channel
Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Installing a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy
Hardening a Certificate Authority
Backing Up Certificate Authorities
Restoring a Certificate Authority
Managing Certificates
Enrolling Certificates for Entities
Securing Network Traffic Using Certificates
Renewing Certificates
Revoking Certificates
Backing Up Certificates and Private Keys
Restoring Certificates and Private Keys
Enforcing Organizational Security Policy
Enforcing Corporate Security Policy Compliance
Enforcing Legal Compliance
Enforcing Physical Security Compliance
Educating Users
Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
Scanning for Vulnerabilities
Monitoring for Intruders
Setting Up a Honeypot
Responding to Security Incidents
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ITS331 - Security+
Course description
The CompTIA Security+ vendor-neutral certification exam is a worldwide standard of competency for foundation-level security practitioners. Learn about security concepts and best practices, and become prepared for higher level certifications including Security Certified Network Professional and ISC2’s Certified Information Security Systems Practitioner (CISSP). You will get hands-on experience implementing security solutions that will benefit your organization’s ability to conduct business securely. Topics include authentication methods, access control, cryptography, public key infrastructure, identifying attacks and vulnerabilities, and wireless network security.
This is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course to prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-101). In this course, you'll 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.
Who should attend: This course is targeted toward an Information Technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as NetWare, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, and OS/2, who wants to: further a career in IT by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles.
Prerequisites: CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months experience in networking, including experience configuring and managing TCP/IP.
What you will achieve
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• identify security threats
• harden internal systems and services
• harden internetwork devices and services
• secure network communications
• manage a PKI
• manage certificates
• enforce an organizational security policy
• monitor the security infrastructure
What you will learn
Identifying Security Threats
• Identifying Social Engineering Attacks
• Classifying Network Attacks
• Classifying Software-based Attacks
Hardening Internal Systems and Services
• Hardening Base Operating Systems
• Hardening Directory Services
• Hardening DHCP Servers
• Hardening Network File and Print Servers
Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
• Hardening Internetwork Connection Devices
• Hardening DNS and BIND Servers
• Hardening Web Servers
• Hardening FTP Servers
• Hardening Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Servers
• Hardening Email Servers
• Hardening Conferencing and Messaging Servers
Securing Network Communications
• Securing Network Traffic Using IP Security (IPSec)
• Securing Wireless Traffic
• Securing Client Internet Access
• Securing the Remote Access Channel
Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Installing a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy
• Hardening a Certificate Authority
• Backing Up Certificate Authorities
• Restoring a Certificate Authority
Managing Certificates
• Enrolling Certificates for Entities
• Securing Network Traffic Using Certificates
• Renewing Certificates
• Revoking Certificates
• Backing Up Certificates and Private Keys
• Restoring Certificates and Private Keys
Enforcing Organizational Security Policy
• Enforcing Corporate Security Policy Compliance
• Enforcing Legal Compliance
• Enforcing Physical Security Compliance
• Educating Users
Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
• Scanning for Vulnerabilities
• Monitoring for Intruders
• Setting Up a Honeypot
• Responding to Security Incidents
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