CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) Exam

About CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) 

The CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 is suitable for candidates having basic cybersecurity knowledge. The CompTIA Security+ exam helps build skills and understanding of threat analysis, security of information systems, risk mitigation, understanding of IAM and PKI. 

Who should take the exam?

• The CompTIA Security+ exam is suitable for candidates who wish to work at intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.
• The certification is suitable for candidates involved in the area of information security and IT auditing, network security, system administration, security analysis, penetration testing.

Course Outline

The CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) has the following topics -

Domain 1- Understanding of Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities concepts

• Learn to examine indicators of compromise and identify the type of malware.
• Understand Compare and contrast types of attacks.
  
• Describe threat actor types and attributes.
  
• Understand penetration testing concepts.
  
• Learn concepts of vulnerability scanning.
  
• Understand the impact associated with types of vulnerabilities.

Domain 2 - Learn about Technologies and Tools

• Learn to install and configure network components
• Learn to use appropriate software tools to assess the security posture.
• Understand troubleshoot common security issues.
• Understand analyze and interpret output from security technologies.
• Given a scenario, deploy mobile devices securely.
• Given a scenario, implement secure protocols.

Domain 3 - Describe Architecture and Design

• Understand the objective for frameworks, best practices and secure configuration guides.
  
• Learn to implement secure network architecture concepts.
  
• Learn to implement secure systems design.
  
• Understand the concept of secure staging deployment
  
• Learn about the security implications of embedded systems.
  
• Describe secure application development and deployment concepts.
  
• Summarize cloud and virtualization concepts.
  
• Learn about resiliency and automation strategies to reduce risk.
  
• Understand the importance of physical security controls.
  

Domain 4 - Understand Identity and Access Management

• Learn to compare and contrast identity and access management concepts
  
• Learn to install and configure identity and access services.
  
• Learn to implement identity and access management controls.
  
• Understand common account management practices.
  

Domain 5 - Overview of Risk Management

• Understand the importance of policies, plans and procedures related to organizational security.
  
• Describe business impact analysis concepts.
  
• Understand concepts of risk management processes.
  
• Understand incident response procedures.
  
• Describe basic concepts of forensics.
  
• Understand the concept of disaster recovery and continuity of operations.
  
• Learn to compare and contrast various types of controls.
  
• Learn to perform data security and privacy practices.
  

Domain 6 - Cryptography and PKI

• Learn to contrast the basic concepts of cryptography.
  
• Understand cryptography algorithms and their basic features.
  
• Learn to install and configure wireless security settings.
  
• Learn to execute the public key infrastructure.

Exam Pattern 

• Exam Name: CompTIA Security+ SY0-501
• Exam Code: SY0-501
• Number of Questions: 90
• Length of Time:  90 Minutes
• Registration Fee:$349.00
• Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900)
• Exam Language English, Japanese, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese

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