CompTIA Security+
SY0-601
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will know how to:
 Correctly use fundamental security terminology,
describe organizational security strategies, and
identify the components of a security plan.
 Conduct risk assessments and plan vulnerability
assessments
 Explain common cryptographic techniques and
standards, and identify public key infrastructure
concepts.
 Describe common network attacks, and categorize
traffic management devices like firewalls and packet
filters.
 Identify network security devices, and apply
monitoring and detection techniques.
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will know how to:
 Apply transport encryption and harden networks.
 Explain authentication factors, and understand
network authentication protocols.
 Compare access control models, apply file-level
access control, and centrally manage account
security.
 Recognize malware threats, protect data through its
life cycle, and secure hosts and workstations.
 Protect mobile devices, embedded and specialized
systems, and converged networks.
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will know how to:
 Describe application attack techniques, and oversee
secure development processes.
 Identify virtualization and cloud technologies, and
secure them as part of the overall enterprise
network.
 Identify social engineering techniques, practice
organizational security through organizational
policies, plan user training, and choose physical
security controls.
 Plan for disaster through business continuity plans,
fault tolerant systems, data backups, and incident
response policies.
Chapter 1: Security fundamentals
In this chapter, you'll learn:
 About basic security concepts
 About enterprise security planning
 How to build a security program
Module A: Security concepts
In this module, you'll learn:
 About basic security concepts
 About enterprise security planning
 How to build a security program