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Security+ Essentials

Threats, controls, cryptography, and identity — the CompTIA Security+ way.

16 hours 19 lessons beginner
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Course overview

A complete exam-aligned tour of cybersecurity fundamentals. By the end you'll think like a defender and be ready for the Security+ exam.

What you'll learn

  • Pass the CompTIA Security+ exam
  • Apply the CIA triad to real systems
  • Explain cryptography without hand-waving
  • Design basic identity and access controls
Curriculum

6 modules · 19 lessons

  1. 01

    Threats & Attacks

    4 lessons
    • 1.1The threat landscape 51 min
    • 1.2Malware families 51 min
    • 1.3Social engineering 51 min
    • 1.4Web attacks 51 min
  2. 02

    Cryptography

    3 lessons
    • 2.1Symmetric and asymmetric 51 min
    • 2.2Hashing and signatures 51 min
    • 2.3PKI and certificates 51 min
  3. 03

    Identity & Access

    3 lessons
    • 3.1Authentication factors 51 min
    • 3.2Authorization models 51 min
    • 3.3Federation and SSO 51 min
  4. 04

    Operations

    3 lessons
    • 4.1Logging and monitoring 51 min
    • 4.2Incident response 51 min
    • 4.3Backup and recovery 51 min
  5. 05

    Governance

    3 lessons
    • 5.1Risk management 51 min
    • 5.2Policies 51 min
    • 5.3Compliance basics 51 min
  6. 06

    Exam Readiness

    3 lessons
    • 6.1Practice exam 1 51 min
    • 6.2Practice exam 2 51 min
    • 6.3Final review 51 min
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