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SEC+ CompTIA Foundational / Intermediate

CompTIA Security+

General security concepts, threats and vulnerabilities, architecture, operations and program management.

Program: Cybersecurity
Certification
CompTIA Security+
Exam
Currently SY0-701 (confirm on CompTIA's site)
Level
Foundational / Intermediate
Modules
5

About this class

Security+ is the vendor-neutral certification most widely used as the first step in a cybersecurity career. It covers the concepts and practical skills needed to assess and improve an organisation's security.

Across five modules you study general security concepts, threats, vulnerabilities and attacks, security architecture, security operations and incident response, and security program management and compliance.

Who it's for: Aspiring security analysts, IT and network professionals moving into security, and government or contractor staff needing a baseline security certification.

Prerequisites: No formal prerequisite. CompTIA suggests Network+ and about two years of IT experience.

Career roles

  • Security analyst (SOC tier 1)
  • Security administrator
  • Systems / network administrator with security duties
  • Junior compliance analyst

What you will learn

Curriculum

  1. General Security Concepts
  2. Threats Vulnerabilities Attacks
  3. Security Architecture Infrastructure
  4. Security Operations Incident Response
  5. Security Program Management Compliance

Industry trends: why this matters now

Zero trust

Verify explicitly and limit access has become the leading security design model.

Ransomware and supply-chain attacks

Organisations invest heavily in prevention, detection and recovery.

Cloud and identity security

As workloads move to the cloud, identity and configuration become the main attack surface.

Skills and compliance requirements

Many public-sector and contractor roles require baseline certifications such as Security+.

Your certification pathway

  1. CompTIA Network+
    Suggested foundation
  2. CompTIA Security+ This class
    Core security certification
  3. Next steps
    CySA+ (analyst), PenTest+ (offensive) or SecurityX (advanced), plus cloud or vendor security certifications

This class covers the Security+ objective domains and is one of the most common first security certifications. It also serves as a foundation for cloud and firewall specialisations.

Class schedule

No classes are scheduled for this course yet.

Training materials

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