Security +

Course Description:

Security+™: A CompTIA Certification is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-101). In this course, you'll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify fundamental concepts of computer security.
• Identify security threats.
• Harden internal systems and services.
• Harden internetwork devices and services.
• Secure network communications.
• Manage public key infrastructure (PKI).
• Manage certificates.
• Enforce organizational security policies.
• Monitor the security infrastructure.

Prerequisites:

Basic Windows skills and fundamental understanding of computer and networking concepts are required. CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge, and six to nine months experience in networking.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Security Fundamentals

• Security Building Blocks
• Authentication Methods
• Cryptography Fundamentals
• Security Policy Fundamentals
• Types of attacks
• Firewalls

Lesson 2: Security Threats

• Social Engineering
• Software-Based Threats
• Hardware-Based Threats

Lesson 3: Hardening Internal Systems and Services

• Harden Operating Systems
• Harden Directory Services
• Harden DHCP Servers
• Harden File and Print Servers
• Manage Access Control

Lesson 4: Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services

• Harden Internetwork Connection Devices
• Harden DNS and BIND Servers
• Harden Web Servers
• Harden FTP Servers
• Harden NNTP Servers
• Harden Email Servers
• Harden Conferencing and Messaging Servers

Lesson 5: Securing Network Communications

• Protect Network Traffic with IP Security (IPSec)
• Secure Wireless Traffic
• Harden a Web Browser
• Secure the Remote Access Channel
  

Lesson 6: Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• Install a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy
• Harden a Certificate Authority
• Back Up a CA
• Restore a CA

Lesson 7: Managing Certificates

• Enroll Certificates
• Secure Network Traffic by Using Certificates
• Renew Certificates
• Revoke Certificates and manage CRL
• Back Up Certificates and Private Keys
• Restore Certificates and Private Keys

Lesson 8: Enforcing Organizational Security Policies

• Enforce Corporate Security Policy Compliance
• Enforce Legal Compliance
• Enforce Physical Security Compliance
• Educate Users
  

Lesson 9: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure

• Scan for Vulnerabilities
• Intrusion detection
• Set Up a Honeypot
• Respond to Security Incidents