CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501)

Duration: Five Days (40 hours)
This course is designed to prepare the student for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-
501) certification exam and focuses on knowledge of security concepts, tools, and procedures to react to security incidents. It ensures that security personnel are anticipating security risks and guarding against them. Due to the dynamic nature of the IT industry, job success mandates that an individual learns not only the theory but also obtains the skill to locate resources that provide answers and help solve problems on the job.
Course prerequisites: Recommended completion of the CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications

Course Objectives
• Passing the CompTIA Security+ certification exam with confidence
• Understand computer security, its functions, and its components
• Performing basic security configurations
• Become an effective security technician in a business environment

Upon completion of this course, students will gain the knowledge and skills required to identify risk, to participate in risk mitigation activities, and provide infrastructure, application, information, and operational security. In addition, students will learn how to apply security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability, identify appropriate technologies and products, troubleshoot security events and incidents, and operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws, and regulations.