SY0-601.AE1
CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam Prep Course
Learn how to identify threats, secure networks, and respond to incidents as you prepare for the globally recognized CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Practice in 38 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 18 Interactive Lessons and 116 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 371 Practice Test Questions and 2 Full Length Tests
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38 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
Enroll in our CompTIA (SY0-601) exam prep course to build a strong foundation in cybersecurity.
In this course, get hands-on with threat detection, incident response, risk management, secure architecture, and identity access controls. Work with tools like Wireshark, Nessus, and John the Ripper through performance-based labs.
Discover how to install and configure your security systems to secure the networks, applications & devices with integrity, confidentiality & availability.
By the end of this course, you’ll be exam-ready and job-ready with practical experience that managers value.
- Security controls: Analyzing & understanding multiple categories & the types of controls, including technical, administrative as well and physical measures.
- Fundamentals of Security Principles: Master the core concepts of the CIA triad, non-repudiation, AAA, zero trust, as well as the importance of physical security.
- Cryptographic Solutions: Understanding PKI & multiple encryption methods, key management, hashing, digital signatures, & how they are being utilized to secure your data seamlessly.
- Threat Landscapes: Recognizing common threats, their motives, & several threat vectors, which include message-based, file-based & human-planned attacks.
Target Career Roles
- Security Engineer
- Security Architect
- Security Administrator
- Network Administrator
- Systems Administrator
- Security Consultant/Specialist
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
18 Interactive Lessons · 116 topics01 Introduction 4 topics +
- The Security+ Exam
- What Does This Course Cover?
- Exam SY0-601 Exam Objectives
- SY0-601 Certification Exam Objective Map
02 Today's Security Professional 6 topics +
- Cybersecurity Objectives
- Data Breach Risks
- Implementing Security Controls
- Data Protection
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
03 Cybersecurity Threat Landscape 4 topics +
- Exploring Cybersecurity Threats
- Threat Data and Intelligence
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
04 Malicious Code 5 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Malware
- Malicious Code
- Adversarial Artificial Intelligence
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Social Engineering, Physical, and Password Attacks 5 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Social Engineering
- Password Attacks
- Physical Attacks
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Security Assessment and Testing 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Vulnerabilities
- Penetration Testing
- Training and Exercises
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Secure Coding 11 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Software Assurance Best Practices
- Designing and Coding for Security
- Software Security Testing
- Injection Vulnerabilities
- Exploiting Authentication Vulnerabilities
- Exploiting Authorization Vulnerabilities
- Exploiting Web Application Vulnerabilities
- Application Security Controls
- Secure Coding Practices
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Cryptography and the Public Key Infrastructure 14 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- An Overview of Cryptography
- Goals of Cryptography
- Cryptographic Concepts
- Modern Cryptography
- Symmetric Cryptography
- Asymmetric Cryptography
- Hash Functions
- Digital Signatures
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Asymmetric Key Management
- Cryptographic Attacks
- Emerging Issues in Cryptography
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Identity and Access Management 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Identity
- Authentication and Authorization
- Authentication Methods
- Accounts
- Access Control Schemes
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Resilience and Physical Security 5 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Building Cybersecurity Resilience
- Response and Recovery Controls
- Physical Security Controls
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Cloud and Virtualization Security 7 topics +
- Exploring the Cloud
- Virtualization
- Cloud Infrastructure Components
- Cloud Security Issues
- Cloud Security Controls
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
12 Endpoint Security 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Protecting Endpoints
- Service Hardening
- Operating System Hardening
- Securing Embedded and Specialized Systems
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Network Security 6 topics · 13 LiveLab +
- Designing Secure Networks
- Secure Protocols
- Attacking and Assessing Networks
- Network Reconnaissance and Discovery Tools and Techniques
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
13 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Wireless and Mobile Security 4 topics +
- Building Secure Wireless Networks
- Managing Secure Mobile Devices
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
15 Incident Response 5 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Incident Response
- Incident Response Data and Tools
- Mitigation and Recovery
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
16 Digital Forensics 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Digital Forensic Concepts
- Conducting Digital Forensics
- Reporting
- Digital Forensics and Intelligence
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Security Policies, Standards, and Compliance 8 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Understanding Policy Documents
- Personnel Management
- Third-Party Risk Management
- Complying with Laws and Regulations
- Adopting Standard Frameworks
- Security Control Verification and Quality Control
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
18 Risk Management and Privacy 7 topics +
- Analyzing Risk
- Managing Risk
- Risk Analysis
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Privacy
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Hands-On Labs Our edge
38 LiveLabs- Identifying Virus Threats
- Detecting Rootkits
- Using Social Engineering Techniques to Plan an Attack
- Cracking a Linux Password Using John the Ripper
- Conducting Vulnerability Scanning Using Nessus
- Exploiting a Website Using SQL Injection
- Conducting a Cross-Site Request Forgery Attack
- Attacking a Website Using XSS Injection
- Defending Against a Buffer Overflow Attack
- Performing Symmetric Encryption
- Examining Asymmetric Encryption
- Observing an SHA-Generated Hash Value
- Observing an MD5-Generated Hash Value
- Examining PKI Certificates
- Using Rainbow Tables to Crack Passwords
- Examining Kerberos Settings
- Installing a RADIUS Server
- Configuring RAID 5
- Using the chmod Command
- Examining File Manipulation Commands
- Configuring a Standard ACL
- Implementing Port Security
- Configuring a BPDU Guard on a Switch Port
- Configuring VLANs
- Using Windows Firewall
- Performing ARP Poisoning
- Using the ifconfig Command
- Using the traceroute Command
- Capturing Packets Using Wireshark
- Performing Reconnaissance on a Network
- Using the theHarvester Tool to Gather Information about a Victim
- Using the hping Program
- Using Reconnaissance Tools
- Viewing Linux event logs
- Using Event Viewer
- Making Syslog Entries Readable
- Using FTK Imager
- Configuring a Password Policy
03 / Exam details
CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Exam Prep Course Details
Gain hands-on experience to pass the CompTIA Security+ certification exam with the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) course and lab. Interactive chapters and hands-on labs comprehensively cover the SY0-601 exam objectives and provide knowledge in areas such as security concepts, operating systems, application systems, and many more. The CompTIA Security+ study guide will help you get a full understanding of the challenges you'll face as a security professional.
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