CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 1 General Security Concepts

Course details

The CompTIA Security+ exam is an excellent entry point for a career in information security. The latest version, SY0-701, expands coverage on cloud security, security automation and orchestration, cryptography, threat modeling, and security assessment and testing. Instructor Mike Chapple, an IT leader with 20 years of experience, provides you with the detailed information you need to prepare for the SY0-701 Security+ exam. This first course of a multi-part series covers the first domain of the exam: General Security Concepts. Join Mike to learn about fundamental security concerns, the importance of change management, and the use of appropriate cryptographic solutions.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Security concepts

1. Fundamental Security Concepts

02 - The goals of information security
03 - Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
04 - Categorizing security controls
05 - Conducting a gap analysis
06 - Zero Trust
07 - Physical access control
08 - Physical security personnel
09 - Deception technologies
10 - Change management

2. Cryptography

11 - Understanding encryption
12 - Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
13 - Goals of cryptography
14 - Choosing encryption algorithms
15 - The cryptographic lifecycle
16 - Data de-identification
17 - Data obfuscation

3. Symmetric Cryptography

18 - Data Encryption Standard (DES)
19 - 3DES
20 - AES, Blowfish, and Twofish
21 - Steganography

4. Asymmetric Cryptography

22 - Rivest, Shamir, Adleman (RSA)
23 - PGP and GnuPG
24 - Elliptic-curve and quantum cryptography
25 - Tor and perfect forward secrecy

5. Key Management

26 - Key exchange
27 - Diffie-Hellman
28 - Key escrow
29 - Key stretching
30 - Hardware security modules

6. Public Key Infrastructure

31 - Trust models
32 - PKI and digital certificates
33 - Hash functions
34 - Digital signatures
35 - Digital signature standard
36 - Create a digital certificate
37 - Revoke a digital certificate
38 - Certificate stapling
39 - Certificate authorities
40 - Certificate subjects
41 - Certificate types
42 - Certificate formats

7. Cryptographic Applications

43 - TLS and SSL
44 - Blockchain

Conclusion

45 - Continuing your studies