What you'll learn
- Computer security, including its operations and components
- Set basic security settings
- Develop your skills as a company security technician.
Who is this course for
- Students who want to pass the CompTIA Security+ certification exam
- Students interested in learning computer security terminology and nomenclature
- Students interested in a career in cybersecurity
After finishing this course, you will have a thorough understanding of computer security and be able to protect your company's data better.
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- Expertise in all elements of computer security and CompTIA Security+ certification
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Course Curriculum
01 Overview of Security
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- 001 Welcome (5:34)
- 002 CompTIA Security 601 Study Guide
- 002 CompTIA-Security-Study-Notes-501
- 003 Overview of Security (2:58)
- 004 CIA Triad (3:57)
- 005 AAA of Security (OBJ 2.4) (3:08)
- 006 Security Threats (OBJ 1.1 & 1.2) (2:59)
- 007 Mitigating Threats (OBJ 5.1) (2:49)
- 008 Hackers (OBJ 1.5) (4:56)
- 009 Threat Actors (1.5) (3:15)
- 010 Threat Intelligence and Sources (OBJ 1.5) (8:55)
- 011 Threat Hunting (OBJ 1.7) (6:54)
- 012 Attack Frameworks (OBJ 4.2) (11:13)
02 Malware
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- 013 Malware (OBJ 1.2) (0:42)
- 014 Viruses (OBJ 1.2) (6:24)
- 015 Worms (OBJ 1.2) (2:12)
- 016 Trojans (OBJ 1.2) (2:51)
- 017 Demo Viruses and Trojans (OBJ 1.2) (6:19)
- 018 Ransomware (OBJ 1.2) (2:33)
- 019 Spyware (OBJ 1.2) (2:42)
- 020 Rootkits (OBJ 1.2 & 1.3) (3:32)
- 021 Spam (OBJ 1.1) (2:59)
- 022 Summary of Malware (2:05)
03 Malware Infections
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- 023 Malware Infections (4:15)
- 024 Common Delivery Methods (OBJ 1.1 & 1.5) (4:29)
- 025 Demo Phishing (OBJ 1.1 & 5.3) (5:22)
- 026 Botnets and Zombies (OBJ 1.2 & 1.4) (3:33)
- 027 Active Interception and Privilege Escalation (OBJ 1.3 & 1.4) (2:31)
- 028 Demo Privilege Escalation (OBJ 1.3 & 1.8) (5:44)
- 029 Backdoors and Logic Bombs (OBJ 1.2) (3:51)
- 030 Symptoms of Infection (OBJ 1.2) (4:13)
- 031 Removing Malware (OBJ 4.2) (5:04)
- 032 Preventing Malware (OBJ 1.6 & 3.2) (5:59)
- 033 Malware Exploitation (OBJ 1.2 & 1.4) (7:39)
04 Security Applications and Devices
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- 034 Security Applications and Devices (0:35)
- 035 Software Firewalls (OBJ 3.2) (4:18)
- 036 Demo Software Firewalls (OBJ 3.2) (6:47)
- 037 IDS (OBJ 3.2 & 3.3) (5:05)
- 038 Pop-up Blockers (OBJ 1.1, 3.3, 4.4) (3:12)
- 039 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (OBJ 2.1, 3.2, 4.4) (3:46)
- 040 Securing the BIOS (OBJ 3.2) (3:59)
- 041 Securing Storage Devices (OBJ 2.1, 2.5, & 3.3) (3:29)
- 042 Disk Encryption (OBJ 2.1, 2.8 & 3.2) (4:54)
- 043 Endpoint Analysis (OBJ 3.1 & 3.3) (5:47)
05 Mobile Device Security
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- 044 Mobile Device Security (OBJ 1.5) (1:17)
- 045 Securing Wireless Devices (OBJ 3.4 & 3.5) (1:33)
- 046 Mobile Malware (OBJ 1.1 & 3.5) (6:22)
- 047 SIM Cloning & ID Theft (OBJ 1.1, 2.4, & 2.6) (4:03)
- 048 Bluetooth Attacks (OBJ 1.4 & 3.4) (2:11)
- 049 Mobile Device Theft (OBJ 3.5) (3:13)
- 050 Security of Apps (OBJ 3.1 & 3.5) (5:09)
- 051 BYOD (OBJ 3.5) (4:59)
- 052 Hardening Mobile Devices (OBJ 3.5) (3:54)
06 Hardening
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- 053 Hardening (OBJ 3.2) (1:50)
- 054 Unnecessary Applications (OBJ 1.6) (3:14)
- 055 Restricting Applications (OBJ 3.2 & 4.4) (2:59)
- 056 Demo Unnecessary Services (OBJ 3.2 & 3.3) (5:38)
- 057 Trusted Operating System (OBJ 3.2) (1:59)
- 058 Updates and Patches (OBJ 1.6 & 3.2) (3:29)
- 059 Patch Management (OBJ 1.6 & 3.2) (3:52)
- 060 Group Policies (OBJ 2.1) (2:36)
- 061 Demo Group Policies (OBJ 3.2) (4:09)
- 062 File Systems and Hard Drives (OBJ 2.1 & 3.2) (3:21)
07 Suppy Chain Management
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08 Virtualization
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09 Application Security
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10 Secure Software Development
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- 078 Software Development (OBJ 2.1 & 2.3) (8:36)
- 079 SDLC Principles (OBJ 1.6, 2.3, 3.2, & 5.3) (6:25)
- 080 Testing Methods (OBJ 2.3 & 3.2) (7:02)
- 081 Software Vulnerabilities and Exploits (OBJ 1.2, 1.3, & 1.6) (3:47)
- 082 Buffer Overflows (OBJ 1.3) (6:18)
- 083 Demo Buffer Overflow Attack (OBJ 1.3) (6:28)
- 084 XSS and XSRF (OBJ 1.3) (3:10)
- 085 SQL Injection (OBJ 1.3) (6:28)
- 086 Demo SQL Injection (OBJ 1.2 & 1.3) (7:16)
- 087 XML Vulnerabilities (OBJ 1.3) (5:10)
- 088 Race Conditions (OBJ 1.3) (5:50)
- 089 Design Vulnerabilities (OBJ 1.3) (4:16)
11 Network Design
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- 090 Network Security (0:47)
- 091 The OSI Model (OBJ 3.3 & 3.6) (6:03)
- 092 Switches (OBJ 1.4 & 2.7) (3:35)
- 093 Routers (OBJ 3.3) (2:30)
- 094 Network Zones (OBJ 3.3) (3:29)
- 095 Jumpbox (OBJ 3.5) (5:04)
- 096 Network Access Control (OBJ 3.3 & 4.4) (2:43)
- 097 VLANs (OBJ 3.3) (1:32)
- 098 Subnetting (OBJ 3.6) (1:53)
- 099 Network Address Translation (OBJ 3.3) (2:35)
- 100 Telephony (OBJ 3.1) (6:00)
12 Perimeter Security
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- 101 Perimeter Security (0:49)
- 102 Firewalls (OBJ 3.3 & 4.4) (8:04)
- 103 Demo SOHO Firewall (OBJ 3.3 & 4.4) (4:07)
- 104 Proxy Servers (OBJ 3.3 & 4.4) (4:15)
- 105 Honeypots and Honeynets (OBJ 2.1) (1:25)
- 106 Data Loss Prevention (OBJ 2.1, 3.2, & 4.4) (1:38)
- 107 NIDS and NIPS (OBJ 3.3) (4:13)
- 108 Unified Threat Management (OBJ 3.2 & 3.3) (1:55)
13 Cloud Security
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- 109 Cloud Computing (OBJ 1.5, 2.2, 3.5, & 3.6) (3:32)
- 110 Cloud Types (OBJ 2.2 & 3.6) (2:54)
- 111 As a Service (OBJ 2.2) (7:07)
- 112 Cloud Security (OBJ 2.5 & 3.6) (2:28)
- 113 Defending Servers (OBJ 1.7, 3.1, and 3.2) (4:35)
- 114 Cloud-based Infrastructure (OBJ 1.2, 1.6, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, & 3.6) (7:22)
- 115 CASB (OBJ 2.1) (4:28)
- 116 API (OBJ 2.1) (6:09)
- 117 FAAS and Serverless (OBJ 2.2) (8:08)
- 118 Cloud Threats (OBJ 1.3, 1.6, 2.1, & 2.2) (8:11)
14 Automation
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15 Network Attacks
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- 124 Network Attacks (OBJ 1.4) (0:40)
- 125 Ports and Protocols (OBJ 3.1) (4:27)
- 126 Memorization of Ports (OBJ 3.1) (11:33)
- 127 Unnecessary Ports (OBJ 1.6 & 3.2) (3:24)
- 128 Denial of Service (OBJ 1.3 & 1.4) (7:59)
- 129 DDoS (OBJ 1.2, 1.3, & 1.4) (1:39)
- 130 Stopping a DDoS (OBJ 2.1 & 2.3) (2:29)
- 131 Spoofing (OBJ 1.4 & 3.3) (1:19)
- 132 Hijacking (OBJ 1.3 & 1.4) (3:47)
- 133 Replay Attack (OBJ 1.3) (1:29)
- 134 Demo Null Sessions (OBJ 1.6) (2:27)
- 135 Transitive Attacks (OBJ 2.4) (1:27)
- 136 DNS Attacks (OBJ 1.1, 1.4 & 3.1) (4:36)
- 137 ARP Poisoning (OBJ 1.4) (1:33)
16 Securing Networks
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- 138 Securing Networks (OBJ 3.3) (0:52)
- 139 Securing Network Devices (OBJ 1.2, 1.6, 3.3, & 3.7) (6:45)
- 140 Securing Network Media (OBJ 2.7) (8:51)
- 141 Securing WiFi Devices (OBJ 1.4 & 3.4) (4:25)
- 142 Wireless Encryption (OBJ 1.6 & 3.4) (5:33)
- 143 Wireless Access Points (OBJ 1.4 & 3.4) (6:14)
- 144 Wireless Attacks (OBJ 1.2, 1.4 & 1.8) (4:18)
- 145 Demo Wireless Attack (OBJ 1.4) (7:42)
- 146 WPA3 (OBJ 3.4) (6:08)
- 147 Other Wireless Technologies (OBJ 1.4 & 3.5) (6:05)
17 Physical Security
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18 Facilities Security
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- 153 Facilities Security (OBJ 2.7) (0:39)
- 154 Fire Suppression (OBJ 2.7) (6:24)
- 155 HVAC (OBJ 2.5, 2.6, & 2.7) (2:26)
- 156 Shielding (OBJ 2.7) (2:37)
- 157 Vehicular Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.6 & 2.7) (6:53)
- 158 IoT Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.6) (3:29)
- 159 Embedded System Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.6) (6:52)
- 160 ICS and SCADA Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.6) (8:19)
- 161 Mitigating Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.6) (3:30)
- 162 Premise System Vulnerabilities (OBJ 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, & 2.6) (6:14)
19 Authentication
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- 163 Authentication (OBJ 2.4, 3.5, & 3.8) (5:56)
- 164 Authentication Models (OBJ 2.4, 3.5, 3.8, & 3.9) (5:22)
- 165 802.1x (OBJ 3.4 & 3.8) (3:47)
- 166 LDAP and Kerberos (OBJ 3.1 & 3.8) (2:29)
- 167 Remote Desktop Services (OBJ 3.1) (1:54)
- 168 Remote Access Service (OBJ 3.1 & 3.8) (2:06)
- 169 VPN (OBJ 3.3) (3:05)
- 170 RADIUS vs TACACS+ (OBJ 3.8) (2:20)
- 171 Authentication Summary (OBJ 3.8) (2:06)
- 172 Authentication Attacks (OBJ 1.2) (7:12)
20 Access Control
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- 173 Access Control (OBJ 3.8) (0:53)
- 174 Access Control Models (OBJ 3.8) (8:17)
- 175 Best Practices (OBJ 2.7, 3.8, & 5.3) (5:46)
- 176 Users and Groups (OBJ 3.7 & 3.8) (9:15)
- 177 Permissions (OBJ 3.8) (3:44)
- 178 Usernames and Passwords (OBJ 1.6 & 3.7) (2:39)
- 179 Demo Policies (OBJ 3.7) (4:37)
- 180 User Account Control (OBJ 3.7 & 3.8) (1:56)
21 Risk Assessments
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22 Vulnerability Management
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- 187 Vulnerability Management (OBJ 1.7, 4.1, & 5.4) (7:53)
- 188 Penetration Testing (OBJ 1.8) (4:29)
- 189 Training and Exercises (OBJ 1.8 & 4.2) (4:48)
- 190 OVAL (OBJ 1.7) (1:37)
- 191 Vulnerability Assessments (OBJ 1.7 & 4.1) (6:55)
- 192 Demo Nmap Scanning (OBJ 4.1) (8:53)
- 193 Demo Vulnerability Scanning (OBJ 1.7, 4.1, & 4.3) (9:36)
- 194 Password Analysis (OBJ 1.2) (5:57)
- 195 Demo Password Cracking (OBJ 4.1) (2:39)
23 Monitoring and Auditing
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- 196 Monitoring Types (OBJ 3.3) (2:57)
- 197 Performance Baselining (OBJ 2.1) (4:38)
- 198 Protocol Analyzers (OBJ 3.3 & 4.1) (3:01)
- 199 SNMP (OBJ 3.1) (3:43)
- 200 Demo Analytical Tools (OBJ 4.1) (4:29)
- 201 Auditing (OBJ 1.7) (1:57)
- 202 Demo Auditing Files (OBJ 1.7) (3:56)
- 203 Logging (OBJ 1.7, 4.3, & 4.5) (3:42)
- 204 Log Files (OBJ 4.3) (5:17)
- 205 SIEM (OBJ 1.7 & 4.3) (8:51)
- 206 Syslog (OBJ 1.7 & 4.3) (5:52)
- 207 SOAR (OBJ 1.7 & 4.4) (3:20)
24 Cryptography
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- 208 Cryptography (OBJ 2.1 & 2.8) (4:58)
- 209 Symmetric vs Asymmetric (OBJ 2.8) (6:14)
- 210 Symmetric Algorithms (OBJ 2.8) (4:59)
- 211 Public Key Cryptography (OBJ 2.8) (3:12)
- 212 Asymmetric Algorithms (OBJ 2.8) (3:47)
- 213 Pretty Good Privacy (OBJ 2.8) (1:49)
- 214 Key Management (OBJ 2.8) (2:14)
- 215 One-Time Pad (OBJ 2.8) (4:21)
- 216 Demo Steganography (OBJ 2.8) (3:54)
- 217 Cryptography Considerations (OBJ 2.8) (12:26)
25 Hashing
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26 Public Key Infrastructure
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27 Security Protocols
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28 Planning for the Worst
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- 233 Planning for the Worst (OBJ 2.5 & 5.4) (2:13)
- 234 Redundant Power (OBJ 2.5) (3:10)
- 235 Backup Power (OBJ 2.5) (3:09)
- 236 Data Redundancy (OBJ 2.5) (4:42)
- 237 Demo RAIDs (OBJ 2.5) (3:38)
- 238 Network Redundancy (OBJ 2.5) (2:07)
- 239 Server Redundancy (OBJ 2.5 &3.3) (1:45)
- 240 Redundant Sites (OBJ 2.1) (2:23)
- 241 Data Backup (OBJ 2.5) (2:57)
- 242 Tape Rotation (OBJ 2.5) (3:55)
- 243 Disaster Recovery Plan (OBJ 2.1, 2.5, 4.2, & 5.4) (5:41)
- 244 Business Impact Analysis (OBJ 5.4) (15:47)
29 Social Engineering
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- 245 Social Engineering (OBJ 1.1) (0:55)
- 246 Demo Pretexting (OBJ 1.1 & 5.3) (4:17)
- 247 Insider Threat (OBJ 1.5) (2:13)
- 248 Phishing (OBJ 1.1 & 5.3) (6:34)
- 249 Motivation Factors (OBJ 1.1) (7:14)
- 250 More Social Engineering (OBJ 1.1 & 1.2) (4:03)
- 251 Fraud and Scams (OBJ 1.1) (5:26)
- 252 Influence Campaigns (OBJ 1.1) (4:14)
- 253 User Education (OBJ 5.3) (4:47)
30 Policies and Procedures
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- 254 Policies and Procedures (OBJ 5.2 & 5.3) (5:56)
- 255 Data Classifications (OBJ 5.3 & 5.5) (6:45)
- 256 Data Ownership (4:06)
- 257 PII and PHI (OBJ 5.2 & 5.5) (6:22)
- 258 Legal Requirements (OBJ 5.2 & 5.5) (5:45)
- 259 Privacy Technologies (OBJ 5.5) (6:29)
- 260 Security Policies (OBJ 5.3 & 5.5) (10:22)
- 261 User Education (OBJ 5.3) (4:05)
- 262 Vendor Relationships (OBJ 5.3) (7:55)
- 263 Disposal Policies (OBJ 2.7 & 4.1) (5:07)
- 264 IT Security Frameworks (OBJ 5.2) (3:21)
- 265 Key Frameworks (OBJ 5.2) (8:37)
31 Incident Response and Forensics
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- 266 Incident Response Procedures (OBJ 4.2) (4:39)
- 267 Incident Response Planning (OBJ 4.2) (18:19)
- 268 Investigative Data (OBJ 4.3) (12:30)
- 269 Forensic Procedures (OBJ 4.5) (13:55)
- 270 Data Collection Procedures (OBJ 4.1 & 4.5) (7:59)
- 271 Demo Disk Imaging (OBJ 4.1) (6:59)
- 272 Security Tools (OBJ 4.1) (21:03)
32 Conclusion
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Frequently Asked Questions
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