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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 3 Security Architecture

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Overview

Prepare for the third domain of the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) certification exam: Security Architecture.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Security architecture
  • Study resources
1. Cloud Computing
  • What is the cloud?
  • Cloud computing roles
  • Drivers for cloud computing
  • Multitenant computing
  • Cloud considerations
  • Security service providers
2. Virtualization
  • Virtualization
  • Desktop and application virtualization
3. Cloud Building Blocks
  • Cloud compute resources
  • Cloud storage
  • Cloud networking
  • Cloud databases
  • Cloud orchestration
  • Containers
  • SOA and microservices
4. Cloud Activities
  • Cloud activities and the cloud reference architecture
  • Cloud deployment models
  • Cloud service categories
  • Security and privacy concerns in the cloud
  • Data sovereignty
  • Operational concerns in the cloud
5. Cloud Security Controls
  • Cloud firewall considerations
  • Cloud application security
  • Cloud provider security controls
6. TCP/IP Networking
  • Introducing TCP/IP
  • IP addresses and DHCP
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Network ports
  • ICMP
7. Secure Network Design
  • Security zones
  • VLANs and network segmentation
  • Security device placement
  • Software-defined networking (SDN)
8. Network Security Devices
  • Routers, switches, and bridges
  • Firewalls
  • Web application firewalls
  • Proxy servers
  • Load balancers
  • VPNs and VPN concentrators
  • Network intrusion detection and prevention
  • Protocol analyzers
  • Unified threat management
  • Failure modes
9. Network Security Techniques
  • Restricting network access
  • Network access control
  • Router configuration security
  • Switch configuration security
  • Maintaining network availability
  • Network monitoring
  • SNMP
  • Isolating sensitive systems
  • Zero trust networking
  • Secure access service edge (SASE)
10. Embedded Systems Security
  • Industrial control systems
  • Internet of Things
  • Securing smart devices
  • Secure networking for smart devices
  • Embedded systems
11. Data Protection
  • Understanding data security
  • Data types
  • Data anonymization
  • Data obfuscation
  • Information classification
12. Resilience and Recovery
  • Business continuity planning
  • Business continuity controls
  • High availability and fault tolerance
  • Disaster recovery
  • Backups
  • Restoring backups
  • Disaster recovery sites
  • Testing BC/DR plans
  • Capacity planning
Conclusion
  • Continuing your studies

Taught by

Mike Chapple

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