CompTIA Network+ Security+ Certification Training

"The Network+ instructor was very knowledgeable and I felt he knew what was needed to get our class to pass this course. This was my first boot camp, but with the experience that I have had I will definitely refer my associates to CED Solutions."

-T. Riley, Milford, OH

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• Jul 15 - Jul 26, 2013
• Oct 07 - Oct 18, 2013

• Includes roundtrip airfare and lodging
  
  (Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale boot camps only)
• Hands-on instruction by a certified instructor
• Includes all course materials and practice exams
• Onsite Testing
• Breakfast and Lunch provided each day

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Remote Classroom Training

Our Remote Classroom Training is a live class with students observing the instructor and listening through your computer speakers. You will see the instructor's computer, slides, notes, etc., just like in the classroom. You will be following along, doing work, labs, and individual assignments.

The CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) certification ensures that the successful candidate has the important knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, describe networking technologies, basic design principles, and adhere to wiring standards and use testing tools.

Security+, a CompTIA Certification is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It is also the main course you will take to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-301). In this course, you'll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network.

• Network+ certification
• Security+ certification

Network+ certification

The CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) certification is an internationally recognized validation of the technical knowledge required of foundation-level IT network practitioners.

The CompTIA Network+ (2009 Edition) certification ensures that the successful candidate has the important knowledge and skills necessary to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate and configure basic network infrastructure, describe networking technologies, basic design principles, and adhere to wiring standards and use testing tools.

The skills and knowledge measured by this examination were derived from an industry-wide job task analysis and validated through an industry-wide global survey in Q2 2008. The results of this survey were used in weighing the domains and ensuring that the weighting is representative of the relative importance of the content.

Course Content

Network Technologies

• Explain the function of common networking protocols
• Identify commonly used TCP and UDP default ports
• Identify the following address formats
• Given a scenario, evaluate the proper use of the following addressing technologies and addressing schemes
• Identify common IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols
• Explain the purpose and properties of routing
• Compare the characteristics of wireless communication standards

Network Media and Topologies

• Categorize standard cable types and their properties
• Identify common connector types
• Identify common physical network topologies
• Given a scenario, differentiate and implement appropriate wiring standards
• Categorize WAN technology types and properties
• Categorize LAN technology types and properties
• Explain common logical network topologies and their characteristics
• Install components of wiring distribution

Network Devices

• Install, configure and differentiate between common network devices
• Identify the functions of specialized network devices
• Explain the advanced features of a switch
• Implement a basic wireless network

Network Management

• Explain the function of each layer of the OSI model
• Identify types of configuration management documentation
• Given a scenario, evaluate the network based on configuration management documentation
• Conduct network monitoring to identify performance and connectivity issues
• Explain different methods and rationales for network performance optimization
• Given a scenario, implement the following network troubleshooting methodology
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot common connectivity issues and select an appropriate solution

Network Tools

• Given a scenario, select the appropriate command line interface tool and interpret the output to verify functionality
• Explain the purpose of network scanners
• Given a scenario, utilize the appropriate hardware tools

Network Security

• Explain the function of hardware and software security devices
• Explain common features of a firewall
• Explain the methods of network access security
• Explain methods of user authentication
• Explain issues that affect device security
• Identify common security threats and mitigation techniques

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Security+ certification

The CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-301 exam) is a vendor neutral credential. The CompTIA Security+ exam is an internationally recognized validation of foundation-level security skills and knowledge, and is used by organizations and security professionals around the globe.

CompTIA Security+ demonstrates competency in:

• Network security
• Compliance and operational security
• Threats and vulnerabilities
• Application, data and host security
• Access control and identity management
• Cryptography

CompTIA Security+ not only ensures that candidates will apply knowledge of security concepts, tools, and procedures to react to security incidents, it ensures that security personnel are anticipating security risks and guarding against them.

The CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-301) will certify that the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to identify risk and participate in risk mitigation activities, provide infrastructure, application, operational and information security, apply security controls to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability, identify appropriate technologies and products, and operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws and regulations.

Target Student: This course is targeted toward an Information Technology (IT) professional who has networking and administrative skills in Windows-based TCP/IP networks and familiarity with other operating systems and to those who want to further a career in IT by acquiring a foundational knowledge of security topics; prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification examination; or use Security+ as the foundation for advanced security certifications.

Prerequisites: CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge. Experience in networking, including experience configuring and managing TCP/IP is helpful.

Course Content

1.0 Network Security

1.1 Explain the security function and purpose of network devices and technologies

• Firewalls
• Routers
• Switches
• Load Balancers
• Proxies
• Web security gateways
• VPN concentrators
• NIDS and NIPS (Behavior based, signature based, anomaly based, heuristic)
• Protocol analyzers
• Sniffers
• Spam filter, all-in-one security appliances
• Web application firewall vs. network firewall
• URL filtering, content inspection, malware inspection

1.2 Apply and implement secure network administration principles

• Rule-based management
• Firewall rules
• VLAN management
• Secure router configuration
• Access control lists
• Port Security
• 802.1x
• Flood guards
• Loop protection
• Implicit deny
• Prevent network bridging by network separation
• Log analysis

1.3 Distinguish and differentiate network design elements and compounds

• DMZ
• Subnetting
• VLAN
• NAT
• Remote Access
• Telephony
• NAC
• Virtualization
• Cloud Computing

1.4 Implement and use common protocols

• IPSec
• SNMP
• SSH
• DNS
• TLS
• SSL
• TCP/IP
• FTPS
• HTTPS
• SFTP
• SCP
• ICMP
• IPv4 vs. IPv6

1.5 Identify commonly used default network ports

• FTP
• SFTP
• FTPS
• TFTP
• TELNET
• HTTP
• HTTPS
• SCP
• SSH
• NetBIOS

1.6 Implement wireless network in a secure manner

• WPA
• WPA2
• WEP
• EAP
• PEAP
• LEAP
• MAC filter
• SSID broadcast
• TKIP
• CCMP
• Antenna Placement
• Power level controls

2.0 Compliance and Operational Security

2.1 Explain risk related concepts

• Control types
• False positives
• Importance of policies in reducing risk
• Quantitative vs. qualitative
• Risk-avoidance, transference, acceptance, mitigation, deterrence
• Risks associated to Cloud Computing and Virtualization

2.2 Carry out appropriate risk mitigation strategies

• Implement security controls based on risk
• Change management
• Incident management
• User rights and permissions reviews
• Perform routine audits
• Implement policies and procedures to prevent data loss or theft

2.3 Execute appropriate incident response procedures

• Basic forensic procedures
• Damage and loss control
• Chain of custody
• Incident response: first responder

2.4 Explain the importance of security related awareness and training

• Security policy training and procedures
• Personally identifiable information
• Information classification: Sensitivity of data (hard or soft)
• Data labeling, handling and disposal
• Compliance with laws, best practices and standards
• User habits
• Threat awareness
• Use of social networking and P2P

2.5 Compare and contrast aspects of business continuity

• Business impact analysis
• Removing single points of failure
• Business continuity planning and testing
• Continuity of operations
• Disaster recovery
• IT contingency planning
• Succession planning

2.6 Explain the impact and proper use of environmental controls

• HVAC
• Fire suppression
• EMI shielding
• Hot and cold aisles
• Environmental monitoring
• Temperature and humidity controls
• Video monitoring

2.7 Execute disaster recovery plans and procedures

• Backup / backout contingency plans or policies
• Backups, execution and frequency
• Redundancy and fault tolerance
• High availability
• Cold site, hot site, warm site
• Mean time to restore, mean time between failures, recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives

2.8 Exemplify the concepts of confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA)

3.0 Threats and Vulnerabilities

3.1 Analyze and differentiate among types of malware

• Adware
• Virus
• Worms
• Spyware
• Trojan
• Rootkits
• Backdoors
• Logic bomb
• Botnets

3.2 Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks

• Man-in-the-middle
• DDoS
• DoS
• Replay
• Smurf attack
• Spoofing
• Spam
• Phishing
• Spim
• Vishing
• Spear phishing
• Xmas attack
• Pharming
• Privilege escalation
• Malicious insider threat
• DNS poisoning and ARP poisoning
• Transitive access
• Client-side attacks

3.3 Analyze and differentiate among types of social engineering attacks

• Shoulder surfing
• Dumpster diving
• Tailgating
• Impersonation
• Hoaxes
• Whaling
• Vishing

3.4 Analyze and differentiate among types of wireless attacks

• Rogue access points
• Interference
• Evil twin
• War driving
• Bluejacking
• Bluesnarfing
• War chalking
• IV attack
• Packet sniffing

3.5 Analyze and differentiate among types of application attacks

• Cross-site scripting
• SQL injection
• LDAP injection
• XML injection
• Directory traversal/command injection
• Buffer overflow
• Zero day
• Cookies and attachments
• Malicious add-ons
• Session hijacking
• Header manipulation

3.6 Analyze and differentiate among types of mitigation and deterrent techniques

• Manual bypassing of electronic controls
• Monitoring system logs
• Physical security
• Hardening
• Port security
• Security posture
• Reporting
• Detection controls vs. prevention controls

3.7 Implement assessment tools and techniques to discover security threats and vulnerabilities

• Vulnerability scanning and interpret results
• Tools
• Risk calculations
• Assessment types
• Assessment technique

3.8 Within the realm of vulnerability assessments, explain the proper use of penetration testing versus vulnerability scanning

• Penetration testing
• Vulnerability scanning
• Black box
• White box
• Gray box

4.0 Application, Data and Host Security

4.1 Explain the importance of application security

• Fuzzing
• Secure coding concepts
• Cross-site scripting prevention
• Cross-site Request Forgery (XSRF) prevention
• Application configuration baseline (proper settings)
• Application hardening
• Application patch management

4.2 Carry out appropriate procedures to establish host security

• Operating system security and settings
• Anti-malware
• Patch management
• Hardware security
• Host software baselining
• Mobile devices
• Virtualization

4.3 Explain the importance of data security

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Data encryption
• Hardware based encryption devices
• Cloud computing

5.0 Access Control and Identity Management

5.1 Explain the function and purpose of authentication services

• RADIUS
• TACACS
• TACACS+
• Kerberos
• LDAP
• XTACACS

5.2 Explain the fundamental concepts and best practices related to authentication, authorization and access control

• Identification vs. authentication
• Authentication (single factor) and authorization
• Multifactor authentication
• Biometrics
• Tokens
• Common access card
• Personal identification verification card
• Smart card
• Least privilege
• Separation of duties
• Single sign on
• ACLs
• Access control
• Mandatory access control
• Discretionary access control
• Role/rule-based access control
• Implicit deny
• Time of day restrictions
• Trusted OS
• Mandatory vacations
• Job rotation

5.3 Implement appropriate security controls when performing account management

• Mitigates issues associated with users with multiple account/roles
• Account policy enforcement
• Group based privileges
• User assigned privileges

6.0 Cryptography

6.1 Summarize general cryptography concepts

• Symmetric vs. asymmetric
• Fundamental differences and encryption methods
• Transport encryption
• Non-repudiation
• Hashing
• Key escrow
• Steganography
• Digital signatures
• Use of proven technologies
• Elliptic curve and quantum cryptography

6.2 Use and apply appropriate cryptographic tools and products

• WEP vs. WPA/WPA2 and preshared key
• MD5
• SHA
• RIPEMD
• AES
• DES
• 3DES
• HMAC
• RSA
• RC4
• One-time-pads
• CHAP
• PAP
• NTLM
• NTLMv2
• Blowfish
• PGP/GPG
• Whole disk encryption
• TwoFish
• Comparative strengths of algorithms
• Use of algorithms with transport encryption

6.3 Explain the core concepts of public key infrastructure

• Certificate authorities and digital certificates
• PKI
• Recovery agent
• Public key
• Private key
• Registration
• Key escrow
• Trust models

6.4 Implement PKI, certificate management and associated components

• Certificate authorities and digital certificates
• PKI
• Recovery agent
• Public key
• Private keys
• Registration
• Key escrow
• Trust models

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