This course represents the world’s leading training program for establishing core competencies in the field of cybersecurity. It aims to empower professionals to effectively protect networks, devices, and data against modern threats. The course content is fully aligned with the latest globally accredited version (SY0-701), ensuring participants gain up-to-date knowledge of contemporary security technologies and threats within hybrid and cloud-based work environments.
This course does not grant an attendance certificate. It has been specifically designed to qualify and train participants to successfully pass the official examination, professionally preparing you to obtain the CompTIA Security+ certification accredited by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
Course Objectives
- Establish a deep foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles and access control mechanisms.
- Enable participants to identify, analyze, and assess various security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Explain security architecture concepts and the design of secure enterprise infrastructures.
- Strengthen practical skills related to security operations and incident response.
- Apply governance, risk management, and compliance concepts in accordance with international standards.
- Intensively prepare candidates to pass the SY0-701 exam on the first attempt.
Detailed Training Content
Unit 1: General Security Concepts
- Core security principles: explanation of the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) triad and the concept of non-repudiation.
- Security controls: comparative analysis of technical, administrative, and physical controls.
- Change management: the importance of change management processes and their impact on security stability.
- Cryptography fundamentals: public key infrastructure (PKI) and the use of symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
- Practical exercises and applied questions on general security concepts and protection controls.
Unit 2: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
- Threat actors: analysis of attacker motivations and capabilities, ranging from nation-states to novice hackers.
- Attack vectors: exploration of email-based attacks, social engineering techniques, and supply chain compromises.
- Vulnerability types: examination of application vulnerabilities, cloud security weaknesses, and legacy system risks.
- Malicious activity analysis: identifying indicators of compromise (IoCs) related to malware and SQL injection attacks.
- Mitigation techniques: applying segmentation and system hardening strategies to reduce vulnerabilities.
- Practical exercises and applied questions on threat analysis and vulnerability identification.
Unit 3: Security Architecture and Design
- Architectural models: comparing security requirements across cloud, hybrid, and virtualized environments.
- Data protection: implementing data protection strategies for data at rest, data in transit, and data loss prevention (DLP).
- Resilience and recovery: high availability concepts, business continuity planning (BCP), and disaster recovery planning (DRP).
- Enterprise and network security: designing security zones and implementing secure tunneling protocols (IPsec) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).
- Practical exercises and applied questions on system architecture and secure network design.
Unit 4: Security Operations
- Asset management: secure lifecycle management of hardware, software, and data assets.
- Monitoring and alerting: using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
- Identity and Access Management (IAM): implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and access control models.
- Incident response: stages of handling security incidents from detection to lessons learned.
- Security automation and orchestration: the role of automation in improving cybersecurity defense efficiency.
- Practical exercises and applied questions on security operations and identity and access management.
Unit 5: Security Program Management and Oversight
- Governance and compliance: understanding regulatory frameworks and compliance with legal and privacy requirements.
- Risk management: conducting risk assessments, maintaining risk registers, and defining risk tolerance levels.
- Third-party risk management: vendor and supplier assessments and service level agreements (SLAs).
- Security awareness: implementing employee training programs to recognize phishing attempts and suspicious behaviors.
- Practical exercises and applied questions on risk management, governance, and compliance.
Unit 6: Final Review and Exam Simulation
- Comprehensive review: summarizing key technical concepts across all five exam domains.
- Exam strategies: guidance on handling performance-based questions (PBQs).
- Practice exams: conducting full mock exams under time constraints to assess final readiness.
- Practical exercises and applied questions covering the entire Security+ curriculum.
Target Audience
- Security administrators.
- Network engineers.
- Systems administrators.
- Junior security analysts.
- IT support and operations managers.
- Professionals seeking a career transition into the cybersecurity field.
This course represents a pivotal investment in your professional career, providing you with the confidence and skills required to confront rapidly evolving digital security challenges. Successfully completing this program signifies not only exam readiness, but also the acquisition of a professional security mindset that opens extensive opportunities within the global tec
