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Adult Education CompTIA Security + (SY0-701)
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The new CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) represents the latest and greatest in cybersecurity, covering the most in-demand skills related to current threats, automation, zero trust, IoT, risk – and more. Once certified, you’ll understand the core skills needed to succeed on the job – and employers will notice too. The Security+ exam verifies you have the knowledge and skills required to:
- Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions.
- Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology.
- Operate with an awareness of applicable regulations and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance.
- Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents.
During this course, you will learn career-related skills and earn a badge for this accomplishment. A badge is a digital certification of your career-related learning that you can share on social media or with higher education platforms, colleges, potential employers, peers, and colleagues. Select this link to learn more about badges.
Competencies
General Security Concepts
Students will demonstrate an understanding of general security concepts by summarizing fundamental security concepts, contrasting types of security controls, and explaining the importance of change management processes.
Cryptography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of cryptography by explaining the implementation of cryptography, describing public key infrastructure, and describing threat vectors and attack surfaces.
Threat Management
Students will demonstrate an understanding of threat management by explaining types of vulnerabilities, describing indicators of malicious activity, and describing mitigation techniques.
Network and Data Protection
Students will demonstrate an understanding of network and data protection by comparing security architecture models, explaining secure enterprise infrastructure, and comparing data protection strategies.
Security Resource Management
Students will demonstrate an understanding of security resource management by explaining resilience in security architecture, describing security techniques for computing resources, and describing asset management techniques.
Vulnerability Management
Students will demonstrate an understanding of vulnerability management by explaining activities associated with vulnerability management, explaining security alerting and monitoring, and describing strategies to enhance enterprise security.
Security Administration
Students will demonstrate an understanding of security administration by explaining the implementation of identity and access management, explaining the importance of automation and orchestration, and summarizing incident response protocols.
Governance and Risk Management
Students will demonstrate an understanding of governance and risk management by summarizing security governance, explaining the risk management process, and explaining third-party risk assessment.
Security Compliance
Students will demonstrate an understanding of security compliance by summarizing elements of effective security compliance, explaining the purpose of audits and assessments, and describing the implementation of security awareness practices.
