CompTIA Security+ Certification (Web-based)

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Course Description

This nationally recognized CompTIA™ IT Security+ online training course and certification program helps prepare a student for the Security+ IT certification exam. Students will learn about IT industry-wide security topics, including communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack, and operational and organization security. Other topics included in this course are protocols used in Linux, UNIX, and Windows 2000 in addition to the TCP/IP suite component protocols, and Ethernet operations. Students will gain knowledge in capturing, analyzing, and generating IP traffic, how to exploit protocol weaknesses and examine defensive solutions. Packet filtering, password policies, and file integrity checking are also covered. Skills Measured

This course examines and covers the following topics: implementing security policy, identify security threats, develops countermeasures using firewall systems and attack-recognition technologies, and managing the deployment of e-business transaction and payment security solutions.

Skills measured in these exams include but are not limited to:

Network perimeter security and elements of an effective security policy.
Encryption, including the three main encryption methods used in internetworking.
Universal guidelines and principles for effective network security, as well as guidelines to create effective specific solutions.
Security principles and security attack identification.
Firewall types and common firewall terminology.
Firewall system planning including levels of protection.
Network firewall deployment.
Network security including industry security evaluation criteria and guidelines used to determine three security levels.
Mechanisms used to implement security systems, tools to evaluate key security parameters, techniques for security accounts, and threats to Windows 2000 and UNIX systems.
Permissions identification, assignment and usage, system defaults, and security commands.
System patches and fixes including application of system patches.
Windows 2000 Registry modifications, including lockdown and removal of services for effective security in Windows 2000 and Linux.
Security auditing principles, security auditor's chief duties and network risk factor assessment.
Security auditing and discovery processes, audit plans, and network-based and host-based discovery software.
Penetration strategies and methods, including identification of potential attacks.
User activities baseline, log analysis, and auditing of various activities.
Security policy compliance and assessment reports.
Operating system add-ons, including personal firewalls and native auditing.
Identifying threats to, and protecting wireless networks

Approved for DOD Information Assurance Directive 8570.1

Directive 8570 is a policy from the Department of Defense’s Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program that requires any DoD employee and any contractor working with the DoD to possess certain Information Assurance training and certifications. The Directive makes certain that Information Assurance personnel meet training and certification requirements related to their IT security job functions via annual metrics reporting of their workforce.

The goal of the Directive is a uniform, professional Information Assurance workforce with the knowledge and skills to effectively prevent and respond to attacks against DoD information, information systems and information infrastructures. The efforts of this program and Directive 8570 will enable the DoD to properly place Information Assurance personnel according to their skills. (Source: www.isaca.org)

The U.S. Department of Defense recognizes CompTIA certifications in its technical and management tracks for information assurance technicians and managers under DoD Directive 8570.1M. Currently CBT offers instructor -led courses for CompTIA A+ and Network+ Certification, and web-based courses for CompTIA Security+. Potential employees as well as current employees or IT contractors must meet the requirements of the Directive to be employed.

IA Technical Level I	IA Technical II	IA Technical III
CompTIA A+ CompTIA Network+ SSCP	GSEC CompTIA Security+ SCNP SSCP	CISSP SCNA CISA GSE
IA Management I	IA Management II	IA Management III
GSLC CompTIA Security+ GISF	CISSP GSLC CISM	CISSP GSLC CISM

Industry Acceptance

CompTIA's Security+ certification is widely recognized in the industry.

CompTIA Security+

Olympus Security Group requires Security+ for all of their consultants along with a growing number of companies and agencies, including:

Sun Microsystems

IBM/Tivoli Software Group

Symantec

Motorola.

Microsoft

Get your career on the fast track with CompTIA's Security+ certification and establish your credibility as a Security professional.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that the students for this course have the knowledge and skills equivalent of the CompTIA Network+ certification.

Other Certifications or equivalent Knowledge which would be beneficial:

Cisco CCNA
CompTIA's A+ Certification
Microsoft MCP, MCSA, or MCSE

This course is designed to prepare candidates for the CompTIA Security+ exam.

This course can be used as an MCSA and MCSE elective. Visit CBT's Microsoft's Certification page for more details

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