CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: Creating Secure Networks

Overview/Description
CompTIA Security+ is a vendor neutral security certification that tests foundation knowledge of security skills in a computer environment. This course exams router and switch configurations, along with firewall types and configurations, and how IDS and IPS are used to secure a network environment. This course also examines other security mechanisms such as proxy servers, all-in-one security devices, flood guards, and unified security management. Finally, this course examines: layered security, Defense in depth, subnetting, DMZ, and NAT. This is the third course of the security+ SYO-401 certification training path.

Target Audience
Security professionals with a minimum of 2 years experience in IT administration with a focus on security who have day to day technical information security experience and a broad knowledge of security concerns and implementations.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: Creating Secure Networks

• identify methods of securing routers and switches
• recognize characteristics of a variety of types of firewalls
• distinguish the functions of IDS and IPS
• identify security mechanisms you can use to help protect a network
• identify potential phishing attacks
• identify security threats and implement mechanisms to secure the network environment against them