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General Security Concepts |
| Course Status: | Released | Courseware Features |
| Course Language: | English | |
| Course Duration: | 6 Hours | |
| Deployment Options: | Online, Interactive CDs, Network, |
Audience |
| Network administrators, firewall administrators, system administrators, application developers, and IT security officers |
Prerequisites |
| Knowledge and skills equivalent of those tested for in the CompTIA A+ and Network+ certification exams |
Course Aim |
| This learning path addresses the topics and concepts that learners need to know in order to obtain Security+ certification. Security+ certification is an industry-wide, vendor-neutral certification program that is developed and sponsored by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). The CompTIA Security+ certification exam was developed by leading industry experts from all sectors of the IT industry. The path uses text and graphics, interactive exercises, and simulations to aid the learner in gaining the skills and knowledge necessary for certification. This learning path teaches the student to successfully implement networked security infrastructures that comply with best practices and will prepare students for CompTIA's Security+ exam. |
Learning Objectives |
| To introduce the key principles of security for the enterprise |
Topics Covered |
| CompTIA Security+ Certification How to achieve CompTIA Certification Access control Access control concepts Access control types and models Resource access and system access control Identifying resource and system access control needs Implementing resource access and system access control Securing access Principles of authentication Kerberos PPP authentication Attacks and malicious code Threats to information and network infrastructure Denial-of-service attacks Network attacks and exploits Threats from hackers Monitoring passwords Social engineering Password assessment and management Password cracking Enforcing password policy Password cracking with LC4 |