Overview
CompTIA Security+ is the first cybersecurity certification a candidate should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required in the field and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Security+ incorporates best practices in hands-on troubleshooting, ensuring you have the practical security problem-solving skills required to:
- Assess the security of an organization and recommend and implement appropriate solutions
- Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile and IoT
- Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk and compliance
- Identify, analyze and respond to security events and incidents
With our instructor-led training, you get the benefit of expert advice and guidance from someone who knows the exam inside and out. Whether you’re looking for classroom or live online training, we offer best in class, instructor-led training for both individuals and teams. If you’re new to the tech industry and looking for both training and career services, look no other way.
What you will Learn?
Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities
More threats, attacks and vulnerabilities from newer custom devices that must be mitigated, such as IoT and embedded devices, newer DDoS attacks and social engineering attacks based on current events
Architecture and Design
Enterprise environments and reliance on the cloud, which is growing quickly as organizations transition to hybrid networks
Implementation
Administering identity, access management, PKI, basic cryptography, wireless and end-to-end security
Operations and Incident Response
Organizational security assessment and incident response procedures, such as basic threat detection, risk mitigation techniques, security controls and basic digital forensics
Governance, Risk and Compliance
Organizational risk management and compliance with regulations, such as PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, FISMA, NIST and CCPA
Exam Details
| Exam Code | SY0-601 | SY0-701 |
| Launch Date | November 12, 2020 | November 7, 2023 |
| Exam Description | The CompTIA Security+ certification exam will verify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions; monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and IoT; operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance; identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents | |
| Number of Questions | Maximum of 90 questions | |
| Type of Questions | Multiple choice and performance-based | |
| Length of Test | 90 minutes | |
| Passing Score | 750 (on a scale of 100-900) | |
| Recommended Experience | CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience in IT administration with a security focus | CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience working in a security/ systems administrator job role |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Portuguese | English, with Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish to follow |
| Retirement | July 2024 | TBD – Usually three years after launch |
| Testing Provider | Pearson VUE
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Price |
$392 USD (See all pricing) |
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Who should Attend
This course is an entry level into cybersecurity practitioners who perform job functions related to protecting information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. This course focuses on the knowledge, ability, and skills necessary to provide for the defense of those information systems in a cybersecurity context, including protection, detection, analysis, investigation, and response processes. In addition, the course ensures that all members of an IT team from help desk staff to the Chief Information Officer
Prerequisites
- Fundamentals of Networking
- A+
- Comptia N+
With about 2 years hands-on experience in security related jobs
Jobs You Can Land With CompTIA Security+
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