CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
CompTIA Security+ is the premier global certification that establishes the essential skills required for core security functions and a career in IT security. It showcases professionals' capabilities in securing networks, applications, and devices, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and availability. CompTIA Security+ focuses on practical, hands-on skills to tackle real-world challenges.
Cost
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Format
Online
Skills developed through this program
- Identify various types of threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities, including malware, social engineering, and application attacks
- Utilize security technologies and tools, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and endpoint security, to protect systems
- Design secure network architectures, implement secure systems, and apply secure protocols for architecture and design
- Manage identity and access concepts, including authentication, authorization, and accounting, to ensure secure access control
- Assess and manage risk through risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and business continuity planning
- Apply cryptography concepts, including encryption algorithms, public key infrastructure (PKI), and digital signatures, to secure data
Occupations this program prepares you for
Credentials this program stacks toward
No program pathways.
Detailed information about this program
Exam details Exam version: V7 Exam series code: SY0-701 Launch date: November 7, 2023 Number of questions: maximum of 90, a mix of multiple-choice and performance-based questions Retirement: usually three years after launch (estimated 2026) Duration: 90 minutes Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900) Languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai Recommended experience: CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience working in a security/ systems administrator job role DoD 8140 work roles: cyber defense analyst, incident responder, vulnerability analyst, security control assessor, system administrator, network specialist, systems planner, IT project manager, information security manager, secure software assessor, and many more
What you need to earn this credential
No requirements listed.
Eligible funding programs
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Scholarships
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