CompTIA Security+ Certification

CompTIA Security+ certification is an international, vendor-neutral credential designed to ensure foundation-level skills and knowledge to identify risk; participate in risk mitigation activities; provide infrastructure, information, operational, and application security. The certification is useful for security professionals working in the field of organization security. Taking the increasing security threats and their severity into account the need of the highly skilled security personnel in the prime concern of the organizations. Add to this the fact that numerous studies and salary surveys have proven that even in a troubled economy, most businesses plan to maintain or increase their spending on computer security personnel, and it's no wonder that Security+ is one of CompTIA's most demanded certifications.

CompTIA Security+ certification exam objectives are as follows:

• Risk Management
• Cryptography and PKI
• Technologies and Tools
• Architecture and Design
• Identity and Access Management
• Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities

Here are some of the key skills measured in the CompTIA Security+ certification exam:

• Explaining the impacts and proper use of environmental controls
• Identifying security threats and performing risk mitigation activities
• Understanding applicable policies, laws and regulations of IT security
• Exemplifying the concepts of data Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability
• Understanding and applying cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Implementing and configuring a wireless network in a safe and secure manner
• Explaining the concepts of user authentication, authorization & access control
• Applying and implementing secure network administration principles & procedures
• Understanding and explaining the security functions of common network devices and technologies
• Identifying and analyzing common attacks such as social engineering, malware, application & wireless attacks

CompTIA Security+ certification preparation program certifies aptitude and proficiency in the field of access control, system Security, network Infrastructure, organizational security.

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