Course Overview

thinQtank® Learning is offering an industry-unique five-day training camp in which students can receive the CompTIA Security+ certification. As with all of our CompTIA Training Experiences, exams are delivered in the classroom.

CompTIA® Security+ is the primary training course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, devices, and traffic in your organization. In this course, you will build on your knowledge of and professional experience with security fundamentals, networks, and organizational security as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any computer network. Students will benefit most from this course if they intend to take the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam. The CompTIA Security+ certification is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the US DoD to meet the directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements.

Our Security+ Certification Prep Course provides the basic knowledge needed to plan, implement, and maintain information security in a vendor-neutral format. This includes risk management, host and network security, authentication and access control systems, cryptography, and organizational security. This course maps to the CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SY0-701). Objective coverage is marked throughout the course. Exam voucher included.

■    Proactively implement sound security protocols to mitigate security risks
■    Quickly respond to security issues
■    Retroactively identify where security breaches may have occurred
■    Design a network, on-site or in the cloud, with security in mind

Our Learning Exclusive

In our classroom, students receive gigabytes of take-home CBT and lab material with over four-hundred labs to keep practicing and refining the skills learned in the classroom. Additionally, our students receive:

■    thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the Security+ exam
■    Exam delivery in classroom with 98% success
■    Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
■    Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
■    Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
■    WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
■    Receive all reading material and study guides when you register
■    All courses taught by CompTIA certified instructors

Course Objectives

This course is your one source for exam preparation and includes pre-class online access to:

■    Security+ reading plan
■    Security+ review guide
■    Security+ certification practice exams

Primary course objectives:

■    Identify the fundamental concepts of computer security
■    Identify security threats and vulnerabilities
■    Manage data, application, and host security
■    Implement network security
■    Identify and implement access control and account management security measures
■    Manage certificates
■    Identify and implement compliance and operational security measures
■    Manage risk
■    Troubleshoot and manage security incidents
■    Plan for business continuity and disaster recovery

Exclusive Package Ensuring Success

■    Additional 10 hours of remote lab access
■    Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
■    Customized practice exam software
■    Digital courseware
■    Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
■    Six months mentoring access to security engineers after completing the course

Course Duration

■    Five days of instructor-led training
■    70% Lecture and 30% Hands-On Labs

Prerequisites

■    CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge
■    Six to nine months experience in networking including configuring security parameters

Target Audience

■    Information Technology (IT) professionals who have networking and administrative responsibilities
■    Anyone who wants to further their career in IT by acquiring foundational knowledge of security topics

Exam Information

■    SY0-701 - Security+ Exam

Delivery Methods

■    Instructor-Led Training
■    Immersive Live-Online Training
■    On-Site and Custom Delivery