SY0-301 – CompTIA Security Exam

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About the SY0-301 CompTIA Security exam

The CompTIA Security exam designates knowledgeable professionals in the field of security, one of the fastest-growing fields in IT. Now-a-days security threats are increasing in number and severity, and the gap between the need for security professionals and qualified IT personnel is the largest of any IT specialty, according to a 2008 CompTIA study. Even in a troubled economy, most businesses plan to maintain or increase their investment in security.
CompTIA Security certification is an international, vendor-neutral certification that proves competency in system security, network infrastructure, access control and organizational security.
The CompTIA Security Plus exam is designed to measure your ability to implement and troubleshoot Security issues. CompTIA Security test is a vendor neutral entry-level exam, which prepares you for advanced security related certifications such as CISSP, ISC-2, SSCP, MCSE, MCSE: Security and MCSA: Security.
Major organizations that employ CompTIA Security Certified staff include Booz Allen Hamilton, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Motorola, Symantec, Telstra, Hitachi, Ricoh, Lockheed Martin, Unisys, Hilton Hotels Corp., General Mills, the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines.

Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that the candidate should have CompTIA Network certification and at least two years of technical networking experience, with an emphasis on security.

What to expect in the SY0-301 exam?

This CompTIA Security plus exam or SY0-301 exam consists of multiple-choice questions. There are no case study type questions and the test is not adaptive. You will be required to attempt approximately 100 questions in 90 minutes. To pass, you need a score of 750 on a scale of 100-900.

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• General Security Concepts – This objective explains how to recognize, differentiate, and explain the access control models and methods of authentication. It includes identification of non-essential services and protocols and know what actions to take to reduce the risks of those services and protocols.
• Communication Security – This objective describes how to recognize and understand the administration of the remote access technologies, email security concepts, Internet security concepts, directory security concepts and file transfer protocols and concepts.
• Infrastructure Security – This objective explains us to understand security concerns and concepts of devices like Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Wireless, Modems, etc.
• Basics of Cryptography – This objective identifies and explains the different kinds of cryptographic algorithms, and explains how cryptography addresses the following security concepts, etc.
• Operational / Organizational Security – This objective explains the application of concepts of physical security and security implications of the disaster recovery, etc.