What Is CompTIA Security+ Certification?

CompTIA Security+ certification is a global certification exam that validates the baseline skills you need to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security+ emphasizes hands-on practical skills, ensuring the security professional is better prepared to problem solve a wider variety of issues. It is the first security certification IT professionals should earn and establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role to provide a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Cybersecurity professionals with CompTIA Security+ know how to address security incidents, not just identify them.

What Jobs Can I Get with CompTIA Security+ Certification?

CompTIA Security+ is the industry standard for validating baseline skills needed to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security+ is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements. The new CompTIA Security+ certification covers the junior IT auditor/penetration tester job role, in addition to the following: Systems administrator Network administrator Security administrator. Companies like Northrop Grumman, Brotherhood Mutual, The Joint Commission, Nationwide, Agile Defense and Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) all look for CompTIA Security+ certification in hiring. Certification makes a great first impression. According to an IDC report, 96 percent of HR managers use IT certifications as screening or hiring criteria during recruitment.* Learn more about all the places you career can go with CompTIA certifications.

Why Should I Get CompTIA Security+ Certified?

CompTIA Security+ is the industry standard for validating baseline skills needed to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security+ is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements. The new CompTIA Security+ certification covers the junior IT auditor/penetration tester job role, in addition to the following positions: Systems administrator Network administrator Security administrator

CT-SECURITY+: CompTIA Security+ (Plus) Certification

Overview

The official CompTIA Security+ (Exam SY0-601) course is the primary curriculum you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, devices, and traffic in your organization. You can also take this course to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ certification examination.

In this course, you will build on your knowledge of and professional experience with security fundamentals, networks, and organizational security as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

Funding Opportunity: Malaysian Bumiputera’s aged 21-28 years old are eligible to apply for 100% funding for CompTIA Security+ under the Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera funding program.

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Skills Covered

In this course, you will implement information security across a variety of different contexts.

You will:

Identify the fundamental components of information security.
Analyze risk.
Identify various threats to information security.
Conduct security assessments to detect vulnerabilities.
Implement security for hosts and software.
Implement security for networks.
Manage identity and access.
Implement cryptographic solutions in the organization.
Implement security at the operational level.
Address security incidents.
Ensure the continuity of business operations in the event of an incident

Who Should Attend

This CompTIA Security+ course is targeted toward the:

Information technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows®-based Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks and familiarity with other operating systems, such as macOS®, Unix, or Linux
Those who wants to further a career in IT by acquiring foundational knowledge of security topics
Candidates preparing for the CompTIA Security+ certification examination
Cybersecurity professionals using Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications or career roles

Course Curriculum

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should possess basic Windows user skills and a fundamental understanding of computer and networking concepts.

CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months’ experience in networking, including configuring security parameters, are strongly recommended. Students can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking any of the following courses:

CompTIA® A+
CompTIA® Network+

Additional introductory courses or work experience in application development and programming, or in network and operating system administration for any software platform or system, are helpful but not required. Note that the prerequisites for this course might differ significantly from the prerequisites for the CompTIA certification exams.

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