TOTAL- CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601)

TOTAL: CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601), available at $119.99, has an average rating of 4.62, with 165 lectures, 13 quizzes, based on 9878 reviews, and has 51780 subscribers.

You will learn about This is a complete and comprehensive CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601) course. It is designed to prepare you to take and pass the CompTIA exam You will have the knowledge and confidence to pass the CompTIA exam AND the skills to be a great IT security tech. Your new skills and the CompTIA Security+ Cert will help you land a great IT security tech job or, get that raise or advancement you are after. This course is ideal as both a study tool and an on-the-job reference for IT Security tasks. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is intended for anyone that is preparing for an IT Security position or looking to improve their security skills and become CompTIA Security+ certified. However, it goes beyond that and will give you the skills you need to be a better security tech on the job. It is particularly useful for This course is intended for anyone that is preparing for an IT Security position or looking to improve their security skills and become CompTIA Security+ certified. However, it goes beyond that and will give you the skills you need to be a better security tech on the job.

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Summary

Title: TOTAL: CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601)

Price: $119.99

Average Rating: 4.62

Number of Lectures: 165

Number of Quizzes: 13

Number of Published Lectures: 165

Number of Published Quizzes: 13

Number of Curriculum Items: 178

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 178

Original Price: $189.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

This is a complete and comprehensive CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601) course. It is designed to prepare you to take and pass the CompTIA exam

You will have the knowledge and confidence to pass the CompTIA exam AND the skills to be a great IT security tech.

Your new skills and the CompTIA Security+ Cert will help you land a great IT security tech job or, get that raise or advancement you are after.

This course is ideal as both a study tool and an on-the-job reference for IT Security tasks.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for anyone that is preparing for an IT Security position or looking to improve their security skills and become CompTIA Security+ certified. However, it goes beyond that and will give you the skills you need to be a better security tech on the job.

Target Audiences

This course is intended for anyone that is preparing for an IT Security position or looking to improve their security skills and become CompTIA Security+ certified. However, it goes beyond that and will give you the skills you need to be a better security tech on the job.

Welcome to the TOTAL: CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-601), a course from the production studios of Total Seminars with subject matter experts Mike Meyers and Dan Lachance.

Since the requirements and costs are high (the exam voucher is $392), you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared to pass the exam the first time and never pay full price. This course will prepare you and then you can get discounted exam vouchers at the Total Seminars website

This course covers everything you need to know to pass your CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) certification exam. With over 17 hours of in-depth and fascinating content and 125 video lectures, this course will not only make you a good IT security tech, but make sure you are ready to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam. Mike Meyers is the President of Total Seminars and well known as the “Alpha Geek“. Mike is widely known at the #1 CompTIA author and instructor with over 1 million books in print. Dan Lachance is a highly motivated and passionate IT evangelist. He is a consultant, trainer, and author with over 20 years of experience in the IT security industry.

This course shows you how to:

Apply the three “A’s” of security: authentication, authorization, and accounting

Scan your wired or wireless network and assess it for various weaknesses

Use cryptography to assure integrity of data through hashing and confidentiality of data through symmetric/asymmetric cryptosystems and public key infrastructure (PKI)

Understand critical concepts in risk management, like setting up alerts, responding to incidents, and mitigating vulnerabilities

Identify how hackers are trying to get into your network, IT infrastructure, and physical assets and how security techs help prevent those breaches

Prevent attacks ranging from simple malware to sophisticated exploits to social engineering that takes advantage of people’s trust, relationships, and lack of knowledge

Apply the techniques used in penetration testing, including passive and active reconnaissance

Secure an enterprise environment, including creating incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery plans

WHY SHOULD I TAKE THIS COURSE?

Total Seminars has an excellent reputation in the IT training industry, offering a wide variety of training tools. This course’s subject matter experts, Mike Meyers and Dan Lachance, have a combined 50+ years of experience. Mike has created training materials for thousands of schools, corporations, and government agencies, and has taught numerous seminars for the FBI, DEA, and many other corporate partners; he also wrote several bestselling CompTIA certification guides. Dan is the owner of Lachance IT Consulting, Inc. and has taught many online IT training courses in addition to his work as a network and server consultant and IT security auditor.

This course will also prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ exam, which is industry standard certification, compliant with ISO 17024 standards, accredited by ANSI, and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense.

The average beginner IT security salary is $74,000, and an information security analyst can make a much as is $117,000 starting out. If you’re looking to advance your career, this certification is a great place to start. 96% of HR managers use IT certifications as screening or hiring criteria during recruitment.

WHAT’S COVERED?

The course covers all the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) objective domains:

Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities (24%)

Architecture and Design (21%)

Implementation (25%)

Operations and Incident Response (16%)

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (14%)

EXAM INFO

Exam code: SY0-601

Max. 90 questions (performance-based and multiple choice)

Length of exam: 90 minutes

Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900)

Exam voucher cost: $349 USD (be sure to go to Total Seminars’ website for discount vouchers!)

Recommended experience: CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience in IT administration with a security focus

Testing provider: Pearson VUE (in-person and online at-home options available)

HOW DO I TAKE THE COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM?

Buy an exam voucher (get your discount voucher at Total Seminars’ website), schedule your exam on the Pearson VUE Web site, then take the exam at a qualifying Pearson VUE testing center or virtually using their OnVue option.

Schedule through a testing center: pearsonvue. com

Schedule an at-home (or at-work) exam: onvue. com

WHAT KIND OF JOB CAN I GET WITH A COMPTIA SECURITY+ CERTIFICATION?

Security or systems administrator

Security engineer/analyst

Security IT auditor

IT project manager

Beginner cybersecurity specialist

Junior IT auditor

Junior penetration tester

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to CompTIA Security+ SY0-601

Lecture 2: About the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam

Chapter 2: Chapter 1: Risk Management

Lecture 1: Defining Risk

Lecture 2: Threats and Vulnerabilities

Lecture 3: Threat Intelligence

Lecture 4: Risk Management Concepts

Lecture 5: Security Controls

Lecture 6: Risk Assessments and Treatments

Lecture 7: Quantitative Risk Assessments

Lecture 8: Qualitative Risk Assessments

Lecture 9: Business Impact Analysis

Lecture 10: Data Types and Roles

Lecture 11: Security and the Information Life Cycle

Lecture 12: Data Destruction

Lecture 13: Personnel Risk and Policies

Lecture 14: Third-Party Risk Management

Lecture 15: Agreement Types

Lecture 16: Chapter 1 Exam Question Review

Lecture 17: Wiping Disks with the dd Command Lab

Lecture 18: Chapter 1 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Chapter 3: Chapter 2: Cryptography

Lecture 1: Cryptography Basics

Lecture 2: Data Protection

Lecture 3: Cryptographic Methods

Lecture 4: Symmetric Cryptosystems

Lecture 5: Symmetric Block Modes

Lecture 6: Asymmetric Cryptosystems

Lecture 7: Diffie-Hellman

Lecture 8: Hashing

Lecture 9: Understanding Digital Certificates

Lecture 10: Trust Models

Lecture 11: Public Key Infrastructure

Lecture 12: Certificate Types

Lecture 13: Touring Certificates

Lecture 14: Cryptographic Attacks

Lecture 15: Password Cracking

Lecture 16: Password Cracking Demo

Lecture 17: Chapter 2 Exam Question Review

Lecture 18: SSH Public Key Authentication Lab

Lecture 19: Chapter 2 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Chapter 4: Chapter 3: Identity and Account Management

Lecture 1: Identification, Authentication, and Authorization

Lecture 2: Enabling Multifactor Authentication

Lecture 3: Authorization

Lecture 4: Accounting

Lecture 5: Authentication Methods

Lecture 6: Access Control Schemes

Lecture 7: Account Management

Lecture 8: Network Authentication

Lecture 9: Identity Management Systems

Lecture 10: Chapter 3 Exam Question Review

Lecture 11: Creating LInux Users and Groups Lab

Lecture 12: Chapter 3 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Chapter 5: Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade

Lecture 1: Touring the CLI

Lecture 2: Shells

Lecture 3: The Windows Command Line

Lecture 4: Microsoft PowerShell

Lecture 5: Linux Shells

Lecture 6: Python Scripts

Lecture 7: Windows Command-Line Tools

Lecture 8: Linux Command-Line Tools

Lecture 9: Network Scanners

Lecture 10: Network Scanning with Nmap

Lecture 11: Network Protocol Analyzers

Lecture 12: Using Wireshark to Analyze Network Traffic

Lecture 13: Using tcpdump to Analyze Network Traffic

Lecture 14: Log Files

Lecture 15: Centralized Logging

Lecture 16: Configuring Linux Log Forwarding

Lecture 17: Chapter 4 Exam Question Review

Lecture 18: Linux Shell Script Lab

Lecture 19: Nmap Lab

Lecture 20: Chapter 4 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Chapter 6: Chapter 5: Securing Individual Systems

Lecture 1: Malware

Lecture 2: Weak Configurations

Lecture 3: Common Attacks

Lecture 4: Driver and Overflow Attacks

Lecture 5: Password Attacks

Lecture 6: Bots and Botnets

Lecture 7: Disk RAID Levels

Lecture 8: Securing Hardware

Lecture 9: Securing Endpoints

Lecture 10: Chapter 5 Exam Question Review

Lecture 11: Linux Software RAID Lab

Lecture 12: Chapter 5 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

Chapter 7: Chapter 6: The Basic LAN

Lecture 1: The OSI Model

Lecture 2: ARP Cache Poisoning

Lecture 3: Other Layer 2 Attacks

Lecture 4: Network Planning

Lecture 5: Load Balancing

Instructors

Total Seminars ? Over 1 Million Enrollments
Home of Mike Meyers and his Team of IT Certification Pros

Mike Meyers
CompTIA Certification Pro

Dan Lachance
Instructor for Total Seminars

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 52 votes

2 stars: 81 votes

3 stars: 515 votes

4 stars: 2729 votes

5 stars: 6501 votes

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