CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) Certification Bootcamp

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Course & Instructor Introduction

Chapter 2: Cybersecurity Core Concepts

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

Lecture 3: Defense In Depth

Lecture 4: Introduction To Risk Management Concepts

Lecture 5: Policies & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Lecture 6: Data Classification & Data Handling

Chapter 3: Networking Basics

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Basic Networking Protocols

Lecture 3: Implementing Network Protocols – Part 1

Lecture 4: Implementing Network Protocols – Part 2

Lecture 5: Identifying Ports

Lecture 6: Network Devices

Lecture 7: Secure Network Design

Lecture 8: Advanced Security Devices

Chapter 4: Security Controls

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Types of Controls – Part 1

Lecture 3: Types of Controls – Part 2

Lecture 4: Physical Security Controls

Lecture 5: Environmental Controls

Chapter 5: Identity & Access Management

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Identification & AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

Lecture 3: Authentication Factors

Lecture 4: Authentication Services

Lecture 5: Account Management

Lecture 6: Access Control Models

Chapter 6: Securing Systems

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Secure Systems

Lecture 3: Secure Operating Systems

Lecture 4: Secure Staging and Deployment

Lecture 5: Hardware and Firmware Security

Lecture 6: Mobile Device Management

Lecture 7: Embedded Systems

Lecture 8: Data Loss Prevention

Chapter 7: Wireless Security

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Wireless Security

Lecture 3: Wireless Cryptography

Lecture 4: Wireless Authentication Protocols

Lecture 5: Attacking Wireless

Chapter 8: Virtualization, Cloud, & Remote Access

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Virtualization

Lecture 3: Cloud Topologies and Deployment Types

Lecture 4: VPNs and Remote Access

Chapter 9: Common Attacks

Lecture 1: Malware

Lecture 2: Malware Prevention

Lecture 3: Common Attacks: Part 1

Lecture 4: Common Attacks: Part 2

Lecture 5: Social Engineering

Chapter 10: Application Security

Lecture 1: Secure Coding

Lecture 2: Application Attacks

Lecture 3: Frameworks

Chapter 11: Cryptography

Lecture 1: Encryption Basics

Lecture 2: Symmetric Encryption

Lecture 3: Asymmetric Encryption

Lecture 4: Digital Signatures & Web Encryption

Lecture 5: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Lecture 6: Hashing

Chapter 12: Penetration Testing & Incident Response

Lecture 1: Penetration Testing

Lecture 2: Incident Response

Chapter 13: Risk Management

Lecture 1: What is Risk Management

Lecture 2: Threat Actors

Lecture 3: Risk Mitigation Decisions

Lecture 4: Risk Assessments

Chapter 14: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

Lecture 1: Redundancy

Lecture 2: Business Continuity

Lecture 3: Alternate Site Operations

Lecture 4: Disaster Recovery

Chapter 15: Tools & Logs

Lecture 1: Command Line Tools

Lecture 2: Security Tools

Lecture 3: Monitoring The Network