CyberSecurity Specialist Bundle

Become a Cybersecurity Specialist

Gain essential cybersecurity skills and enter or advance in this exciting IT specialty. Discover the core principles of information systems security and learn fundamental skills and tools to recognize, prevent, mitigate, and recover from security threats.

Full Course Description

Cybersecurity Specialist is a course designed to prepare you to enter the cybersecurity specialty from other roles in IT or to advance your skills if you have already made that transition at an entry level.

Based on the essential knowledge and skills associated with the CompTIA Security+ certification, students who successfully complete this training will demonstrate competence in a variety of specific tasks and skills needed to support and maintain a high level of information and network security in an enterprise environment. Although not intended for advanced cybersecurity roles, it will prepare you to perform the basic and routine cybersecurity protocols and practices employers expect from security specialists at career entry and intermediate levels.

Certifications associated with this training

This course bundle will help you prepare for the Security+ certification exam from CompTIA. It includes a 4-hour instructor-led test prep session and Security+ exam voucher.

Your new skill set

IT infrastructure, Networking & Firewalls, intrusion detection, server command line, permissions & security protocols, device management, connectivity diagnosis & troubleshooting, and more.

High level skills you’ll gain from this training:

• Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate fundamental security solutions
• Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile and IoT
• Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies, including the principles of governance, risk and compliance
• Identify, analyze and respond to security threats, attempted attacks, and other data security incidents

Additional skills you’ll build in this course:

• Knowledge of protocols such as SSL, HTTP, DNS, SMTP and IPSec
• Ability to implement multiple firewall technologies
• Packet shaper, load balancer and proxy server skills
• Intermediate to expert knowledge of intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention systems
• Applied knowledge of IT infrastructure, including protocols, operating systems and network Security
• Using kernel modules
• Safe storage and virtualization
• Device management at the enterprise level
• Git and automation
• Using the server side and command line for security
• Sever coverage
• Troubleshooting after an incident
• SELinux
• Install and maintains the network and hardware systems
• Diagnose and repair connectivity issues
• Ensure users can only access the files they have permission to see
• Monitor networks to maintain speed and availability
• Manage network backup systems

Who will benefit from this training:

If you’re a current or aspiring cybersecurity specialist looking to raise your skills and your profile as a security expert, this course is for you. It’s recommended that you have at least 1 year of experience in IT, have a good working knowledge of hardware and software fundamentals and experience with networking and cloud computing. Certifications such as CompTIA A+ or Linux Essentials are recommended but not required.

Cybersecurity Specialist Syllabus