CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) Online Course

CPD certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world. Many organisations look for employees with CPD requirements, which means, that by doing this course, you would be a potential candidate in your respective field.

The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries.

Introduction to the Security+ Course

• Introduction to the Section

Risk Assessment

• Learning Risk Assessment for Security
• Computing Risk Assessment
• Additional Risk Terminology
• Acting on Your Risk Assessment
• Risk Associated with Cloud Computing
• Risk Associated with Virtualization
• Summary of Section

Understanding the Guidelines and Standards of Networking

• Developing Policies, Standards, and Guidelines
• Implementing Policies
• Understanding Control Types and False Positives/Negatives
• Undertaking Business Impact Analysis
• Disaster Recovery
• Summary of Section

Actively Monitoring and Servicing Your Network

• Network Monitors
• Monitoring System Logs
• Understanding Hardening
• Working with Services
• Summary of Section

Tools and Services to Secure Your Network

• Securing the Network
• Security Posture
• Reporting Security Issues
• Detection Controls vs. Prevention Controls
• Summary of Section

The TCP/IP Suite and It’s Protocols

• Mastering TCP/IP
• Protocols and Services
• Summary of Section

Networks

• Designing a Secure Network
• Understanding the Various Network Infrastructure Devices
• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Network Based IDS
• Working with NIPS
• Summary of Section

Access Control, Authentication and Authorization

• Understanding Access Control Basics
• Working with Radius

Protecting Wireless Networks

• Working with Wireless Systems
• Wireless Vulnerabilities to know

Working with Virtualization and Cloud Computing

• Working with Cloud Computing
• Working with Virtualization

Security

• Application Security
• Best Practices for Security
• Malware Vulnerabilities and Threats

This comprehensive CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) course is suitable for anyone looking to improve their job prospects or aspiring to accelerate their career in this sector and want to gain in-depth knowledge of CompTIA Security networking.

• There are no academic entry requirements for this CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) course, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds.
• As long as you are aged seventeen or over and have a basic grasp of English, numeracy and ICT, you will be eligible to enrol.

On successful completion of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice assessment. The assessment will be evaluated automatically and the results will be given to you immediately.

Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order the Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to obtain an endorsed certificate which is £65.

Certificate of Achievement from Lead Academy

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to order your certificate of achievement as proof of your new skill. The certificate of achievement is an official credential that confirms that you successfully finished a course with Lead Academy. Certificate can be obtained in PDF version at a cost of £12, and there is an additional fee to obtain a printed copy certificate which is £35.