CompTIA Security+

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This specialization provides comprehensive preparation for the CompTIA Security+ certification and equips learners with the security knowledge and skills demanded by today's threat landscape. Spanning eight modular courses and approximately 30 hours of expert video instruction and online labs, the specialization covers all Security+ exam domains: General Security Concepts, Threats, Vulnerabilities and Mitigations, Security Architecture, Security Operations, and Security Program Management and Oversight. Learners benefit by gaining practical, vendor-neutral skills directly applicable to roles such as security analyst, network security administrator, systems administrator, and IT auditor. The specialization incorporates over 100 online labs covering certificate management, firewall configuration, identity and access management, wireless security, cloud security, and incident response. By the end of this specialization, learners will be able to implement security controls, assess risks, respond to threats, and contribute to security program management across enterprise environments.

Syllabus

Course 1: Security Risk Management & Cryptography Fundamentals
Course 2: Physical Security & Identity Management
Course 3: Security Tools & Infrastructure Testing
Course 4: Endpoint & Wireless Security
Course 5: Securing the Network
Course 6: Applied Cryptography, PKI, & Cloud Security
Course 7: Secure Mobile, IoT & Secure Applications
Course 8: Business Security, Governance, & Incident Response

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This course covers advanced cryptographic protocols, public key infrastructure, and cloud and virtualization security, three interconnected areas that define how modern IT environments protect data and identity. Covering approximately 4.5 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to implement applied cryptography, manage PKI infrastructure, and secure cloud workloads and virtual environments. Learners benefit by understanding TLS, IPSec, and key management solutions, how to configure and validate digital certificates, how to apply the shared responsibility model, and how to secure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments and hypervisor infrastructure. Online labs reinforce certificate management and cloud security configuration tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to implement advanced cryptographic solutions, manage a PKI environment, and apply security controls to cloud and virtual infrastructures.
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This Security+ Business Security, Governance & Incident Response course covers business continuity, security governance, risk and compliance, automation, change management, incident response, and digital forensics, bringing together the operational and governance dimensions of enterprise security. Covering approximately 3.5 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to manage the full security lifecycle. Learners benefit by understanding how to conduct business impact analyses, develop continuity and disaster recovery plans, apply governance frameworks, manage compliance requirements, leverage automation in security operations, and lead incident response procedures. Online labs reinforce business continuity and incident handling tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply security governance, ensure organizational resilience, and execute incident response and forensics procedures in a professional enterprise environment.
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his course covers the host-level and wireless attack surfaces that every security professional must understand and defend. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction across endpoint threats, malware analysis, attack types, system hardening, and wireless network security, learners develop the skills to harden endpoints and protect wireless networks from a broad range of attacks. Learners benefit by understanding how to identify and analyze malware types, apply host-based security controls including antivirus, EDR, and application whitelisting, and implement wireless security protocols including WPA3 and 802.1X/RADIUS authentication. Online labs reinforce endpoint hardening and wireless security configuration tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to secure individual systems and wireless infrastructure against modern threats.
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This course covers two of the most operationally important domains in the Security+ curriculum: physical security and identity and account management. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to control physical access to systems and facilities, and to implement robust identity and access management solutions. Learners benefit by understanding how to design and evaluate physical security controls, implement multi-factor authentication, manage user accounts and privileges, and apply zero-trust principles to identity-based access decisions. Online labs reinforce MFA configuration, account management, and access control implementation tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to design physical security systems and implement identity management solutions that protect enterprise resources from both physical and logical threats.
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This course covers the expanding attack surfaces of embedded systems, IoT devices, mobile platforms, and web applications, all critical areas in security and on the Security+ exam. Covering approximately 3.5 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to secure a wide variety of specialized systems and application-layer communications. Learners benefit by understanding how to secure smartphones, IoT devices, and embedded systems; apply mobile device management (MDM); implement secure application-layer protocols; and identify and mitigate OWASP web application vulnerabilities including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and CSRF. Online labs reinforce mobile security and application hardening tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to protect mobile and specialized systems, implement secure protocols, and defend web applications against common attack patterns.
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This course is dedicated to network security, one of the most comprehensive chapters in the curriculum. Covering approximately 3 hours of expert instruction, learners develop a solid understanding of how to design, implement, and operate a secure network infrastructure. Learners benefit by gaining knowledge of network security zones, firewall architecture, network access control, intrusion detection and prevention, VPN technologies, and network monitoring and hardening techniques. Online labs reinforce firewall configuration, VPN setup, and network security monitoring tasks. This course directly covers the Security Architecture and Security Operations domains of the exam. By the end of this course, learners will be able to design and implement secure network architectures and apply monitoring and response techniques to defend enterprise networks.
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This course launches the CompTIA Security+ Specialization with the foundational security concepts that underpin every other domain on the exam. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction across exam preparation, business risk and threat analysis, risk assessment, data security, and cryptography fundamentals, learners build the conceptual framework needed to understand and apply security controls throughout the specialization. Learners benefit by gaining a solid understanding of the CIA triad, authentication concepts, risk management processes, threat actor types, attack motivations, and the cryptographic algorithms and protocols that protect data in transit and at rest. Online labs reinforce cryptographic implementation and risk analysis tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to explain core security concepts, perform risk assessments, analyze threat actors and attack types, and implement cryptographic solutions for common security scenarios.
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This course pairs two technically connected topics that share a common toolkit: security tools and infrastructure testing. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction across command-line security tools, protocol analysis, network scanning, log analysis, and penetration testing techniques, learners develop the practical skills to assess and monitor security posture using real-world tools. Learners benefit by gaining hands-on experience with CLI tools, network scanners, vulnerability assessment tools, and social engineering test techniques — skills that are directly applied in the security operations and testing domains of the Security+ exam. Online labs reinforce tool-based security tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to use security tools to assess infrastructure, conduct authorized testing, and apply penetration testing concepts to improve organizational security posture.