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COMPTIA Security+ and Network+ Specialist Certificate - Online

Registrations for Online courses accepted any time throughout 2021.

CompTIA S+ 

Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) S+ training designates knowledgeable professionals in the field of IT security. As an international, vendor-neutral credential, CompTIA S+ certification ensures successful students gain competency in network security, compliance and operational security, common/possible threats and vulnerabilities, application, data and host security, access control and identity management as well as cryptography. Earning CompTIA S+ Certification signifies to employers that candidates will apply their knowledge of security concepts, tools and procedures to prevent security breaches, react accordingly to any security incidents and anticipate further security risks in order to effectively guard against them. Many well-known companies, government contractors and government agencies employ CompTIA S+ certified staff in order to ensure the quality of their work and CompTIA S+ is also one of the options for certifications required by the US Department of Defense for both military personnel and contractors engaged in information security activities.

The CompTIA Security+ course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to become an IT security professional. This course is designed to fully prepare students to sit for and pass the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to identify risk and participate in risk mitigation activities as well as provide infrastructure, application, operational and information security. They will also acquire the knowledge necessary to apply security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability, as well as how to identify appropriate technologies and products. Finally, students will gain an awareness of applicable policies, laws and regulations with regard to IT security. Prospective job roles for successful candidates include security engineer, security architect, security assurance technician, security consultant/specialist, systems administrator, network administrator and security administrator. CompTIA N+ certification plus 2 years of technical networking experience with a focus on security is recommended for success on the exam.

The CompTIA Security+ course is mapped to the following course objectives:

• Describe common risks, vulnerabilities and controls

• Explain the triple constraint of information security

• Analyze and differentiate between types of malware and attacks

• Identify risks for common system hardware and peripherals

• Describe principles of software, data and host security

• Implement OS hardening procedures

• Identify common types of programming attacks

• Implement secure browsing practices

• Describe security vulnerabilities unique to virtualized environments

• Explain the purpose and vulnerabilities of common network devices

• Identify and secure common ports and protocols

• Describe security concerns unique to cloud computing environments

• Identify IDS and IPS solutions for host and network defense

• Describe the differences between identification, authentication and authorization in Access Control

• Identify various methods for access authentication

• Implement logical access control methods

• Distinguish between discretionary, mandatory, rule-based and role-based access control implementations

• Identify various types of risk management strategies (transfer, accept, mitigate, eliminate)

• Distinguish between management, technical and operational controls

• Calculate risk using subjective and objective measures

• Implement compliance audits for common security controls

• Explain the difference between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning

• Distinguish between symmetric and asymmetric forms of encryption

• Explain the use of public-key/private-key pairs to encrypt and decrypt a secure message

• Identify common security protocols (SSH, SSL, IPSec)

• Explain basic hashing concepts

• Distinguish between types of tickets, keys and certificate authorities in a PKI

• Distinguish between business continuity and disaster recovery objectives and timeframes

• Implement common backup rotation cycles

• Identify various types of redundant hardware and backup sites

• Recognize various types of environmental control solutions

• Identify RAID configurations for common availability and redundancy requirements

• Analyze and distinguish between forms of social engineering

• Describe the principles of operational security

• Identify common personnel security policies

• Describe data reminisce and secure disposal practices

• Explain common CIRT roles and responsibilities

Certification: CompTIA Security+ Certification
Certifying Body: CompTIA

CompTIA N+

Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) N+ training offers midlevel certification to for network professionals. Designed to ensure competency of network technicians in configuring and supporting TCP/IP clients and the OSI model, CompTIA N+ training and certification ensures students have the skills necessary for hardware setup, network design, cabling, configuration, installation, troubleshooting and support. Earning CompTIA N+ Certification means that the individual possess the knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful network professional offering a nationally-recognized and industry-recognized credential for experienced network technicians. Indeed, the most widely known technology companies recommend or require CompTIA N+ Certification for their networking technicians.

The CompTIA Network+ course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to become an IT network practitioner. This course is designed to fully prepare students to sit for and pass the CompTIA Network+ Certification exam. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate, and configure basic network infrastructure as well as describe networking technologies, understand basic design principles, adhere to wiring standards, and use testing tools. This course offers a technical prerequisite option for IT technicians seeking to join the Apple Consultants Network and is recognized by various federal and state government agencies. Additional job roles for prospective candidates include network technician, network installer, network administrator, help desk technician and IT cable installer.

The CompTIA Network+ course will address the following primary course objectives:

• Summarize DNS concepts and its components

• Identify the benefits and challenges of increasingly converged networks

• Describe the role and impact of networks on daily business and work

• Explain the structure of a network, including end devices and intermediate devices, and the interconnecting media

• Distinguish between circuit-switched and packet-switched communications

• Describe the role of addressing and naming in network communications

• Explain the purpose and function of protocols and standards in network communications

• Explain how protocols enable communications between completely different network devices

• Distinguish between networking protocols and networking standards

• Explain the advantages of using a layered model to describe network functionality

• Describe the role of each layer in the OSI reference model and the TCP/IP stack

• Identify virtual network components

• Describe the functions of the three upper OSI model layers

• Describe the function of well-known TCP/IP Application Layer protocols and their related services

• Explain the principles of network client–server operation

Certification: CompTIA Network+ Certification
Certifying Body: CompTIA

Click HERE for Certification Information, Certification Exam is not included in the course

For additional information call 973-720-2354 or e-mail beckfordj4@wpunj.edu

Instructor : CCI
Dates : 11/15/21
Days : Online
From : -
Fee : $1299.00
Course Number : C028

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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