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CompTIA Security+ (2006) Expert Encore

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
The CompTIA Security+ course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of security and help prepare them to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam. The course provides students with the knowledge of general security concepts, communications security, infrastructure security, basics of cryptography, and operational/organizational security.

Target Audience
The Security+ course is targeted at professionals with at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. The CompTIA Security+ certification also counts as an elective or prerequisite to advanced vendor specific and vendor neutral security certifications.

Prerequisites
The Security+ course is designed for students who have at least two years of networking experience and possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP. It is recommended that the students already hold a CompTIA Network+ certification.

Certification
CompTIA Security+

Exams
SY0-101

Included Labs

Configuring and Verifying PPP Operations
PIX Interfaces, SYSLOG Outputs, and DHCP
Configuring NAT
Configuring IPSec using Pre-shared keys

Outline
CompTIA Security+

Chap 1: Hacking, Cracking, and Attacks

1-03 Why Security is Necessary
1-13 Reconnaissance Techniques
1-25 Access Techniques
1-55 Denial of Service Attacks

Chap 2: Mitigation Techniques

2-03 Authentication
2-19 Authorization
2-33 Accounting

Chap 3: Hardening

3-03 NOS\OS Hardening
3-25 Filters/Firewalls
3-35 Intrusion Detection Systems
3-41 Organization
3-87 Forensics (Awareness, Conceptual Knowledge and Understanding-Know what your role is)

Chap 4: Infrastructure Access Points

4-03 Layer 1 Access Points
4-17 Layer 2 Access Points
4-23 Layer 3 Access Points
4-29 Layer 4 and Above

Chap 5: Infrastructure Protocols

5-03 Remote Access
5-25 Internetwork Access

Chap 6: Infrastructure Topologies

6-03 Security Zones
6-09 VLANs
6-17 Network Address Translation
6-23 Tunneling
6-61 Key Management/Certification Lifecycle

Chap 7: Infrastructure Management

7-03 Privilege Management
7-19 Risk Identification
7-31 Education (Training of End Users, Executives, and Human Resources)
7-41 Documentation

Expected Duration (hours)
30.0

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA Security+ (2006) Expert Encore

Upon completion of Security+, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of security threats, communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security.

Course Number:
LLCT0005