Washington University in St. Louis
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SECP041: CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep ($2,895)

Course summary:

CompTIA Security+ certification proves your competency in system security, network infrastructure, access control and organizational security. This certification demonstrates an emphasis in information security and the skills needed to thwart malicious attacks and mitigate costs associated with security breaches. CompTIA Security+ not only ensures you can apply knowledge of security concepts, tools and procedures to react to security incidents, but it also ensures you can anticipate security risks and guard against them.

Course outline:

This is a 35-hour course.

  • System Security
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Access Control
  • Assessments and Audits
  • Cryptography
  • Risk Management and Mitigation
  • Organizational Security
Learning outcomes:

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify strategies developed by cyber adversaries to attack networks and hosts and the countermeasures deployed to defend them
  • Understand the principles of organizational security and the elements of effective security policies
  • Know the technologies and uses of cryptographic standards and products
  • Install and configure network-based and host-based security technologies
  • Describe how wireless and remote access security is enforced
  • Describe the standards and products used to enforce security on web and communications technologies
  • Identify strategies for ensuring business continuity, fault tolerance and disaster recovery
  • Summarize application and coding vulnerabilities and identify development and deployment methods designed to mitigate them
  • Take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam

Notes: 

This course helps the participant prepare for CompTIA’s Security+ SY0-501 exam and includes an exam voucher.

The voucher is valid for 12 months after the course at a Pearson VUE testing center.

Type:
Virtual
 
Day & Time:
Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri
Apr 7 - Apr 11, 2025
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
 
Enrollment Deadline:
March 31, 2025
 
Location:
Zoom
 
Course Fee(s):
$2,895
 
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Enrollment Deadline is March 31, 2025 at 5 PM CST. Beyond this date, please call 314-935-4444 to register.

Parking and refreshments are provided.

CANCELLATION POLICY
A full refund will be given when a registrant cancels more than five (5) business days prior to the start of the class. Cancellations received within 5 business days of the start of the class and no-shows will be billed in full. Another person may be substituted at any time at no additional charge.

A request to transfer a class to a future date can only occur if the request is more than 5 business days prior to the start of class.  Otherwise, the request will be considered a cancellation and the policy will apply.
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Recommendations:

The CompTIA Security+ certification is an entry-level security credential for IT professionals with two years of networking experience. It is recommended that you have the CompTIA Network+ certification, but professionals without it who have real-world experience have taken the course and successfully earned the Security+ certification.

This course is recommended for security architects, security engineers, security consultants/specialists, information assurance technicians, security administrators, systems administrators and network administrators.

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