Afrimaven Academy - Certified Cybersecurity Specialist: Comprehensive Training for CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

What you'll learn

Become a Certified Cybersecurity Specialist!

What You'll Learn:

Gain mastery over fundamental security concepts, threat identification and mitigation, security architecture, operational practices, and program management in cybersecurity.
Navigate through 29 sections and 264 lectures comprising 31 hours of on-demand video content, practice tests, articles, and downloadable resources.
Access course materials anytime, anywhere, with full lifetime access and compatibility across mobile and TV platforms, alongside closed captions and audio descriptions.
Receive a certificate of completion upon finishing the course, acknowledging your expertise in cybersecurity.

Course Content:

Delve into the core concepts of cybersecurity, led by an experienced IT Certification Instructor with over 20 years of expertise.
Learn to configure, manage, and troubleshoot wired and wireless networks effectively, essential for passing the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam.
Cover all domains of the Security+ (SY0-701) certification, including General Security Concepts, Threats, Vulnerabilities, Mitigations, Security Architecture, Security Operations, and Security Program Management.
Equip yourself with essential information through video lectures, downloadable study guides, practice quizzes, and a full-length practice exam.

Testimonials:

"Solid information, easy to follow, and understand." - Samantha Ndoro

"I am now more than confident to write the Comptia examination." - Naison Bukuta

Who Should Enroll:

IT Professionals
Entry-Level Security Personnel
Military Personnel
Government Employees
Security Consultants
Students and Recent Graduates

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Course Content

1 CompTIA Security SY0 701 Study Guide

2 Exam Tips

1 Fundamentals of Security

2 Threats and Vulnerabilities

3 Confidentiality (OBJ 1.2)

4 Integrity (OBJ 1.2)

5 Availability (OBJ 1.2)

6 Non-repudiation (OBJ 1.2)

7 Authentication (OBJ 1.2)

8 Authorization (OBJ 1.2)

9 Accounting (OBJ 1.2)

10 Security Control Categories (OBJ 1.1)

11 Security Control Types (OBJ 1.1)

12 Gap Analysis (OBJ 1.1)

13 Zero Trust (OBJ 1.2)

1 Threat Actors (OBJ 1.2, 2.1, 2.2)

2 Threat Actor Motivations (OBJ 2.1)

3 Threat Actor Attributes (OBJ 2.1)

4 Unskilled Attackers (OBJ 2.1)

5 Hacktivists (OBJ 2.1)

6 Organized Crime (OBJ 2.1)

7 Nation-state Actor (OBJ 2.1)

8 Insider Threats (OBJ 2.1)

9 Shadow IT (OBJ 2.1)

10 Threat Vectors and Attack Surfaces (OBJ 2.2)

11 Outsmarting Threat Actors (OBJ 1.2)

1 Physical Security (OBJ 1.2 2.4)

2 Fencing and Bollards (OBJ 1.2)

3 Attacking with Brute Force (OBJ 2.4)

4 Surveillance Systems (OBJ 1.2)

5 Bypassing Surveillance Systems (OBJ 2.4)

6 Access Control Vestibules (OBJ 1.2)

7 Door Locks (OBJ 1.2)

8 Access Badge Cloning (OBJ 2.4)

1 Social Engineering (OBJ 2.2 5.6)

2 Motivational Triggers (OBJ 5.6)

3 Impersonation (OBJ 2.2)

4 Pretexting (OBJ 2.2)

5 Phishing Attacks (OBJ 2.2)

6 Preventing Phishing Attacks (OBJ 5.6)

7 Conducting an Anti-Phishing Campaign (OBJ 5.6)

8 Frauds and Scams (OBJ 2.2)

9 Influence Campaigns (OBJ 2.2)

10 Other Social Engineering Attacks (OBJ 2.2)

1 Malware (OBJ 2.4)

2 Viruses (OBJ 2.4)

3 Worms (OBJ 2.4)

4 Trojans (OBJ 2.4)

5 Viruses and Trojans (OBJ 2.4)

6 Ransomware (OBJ 2.4)

7 Zombies and Botnets (OBJ 2.4)

8 Rootkits (OBJ 2.4)

9 Backdoors and Logic Bombs (OBJ 2.4)

10 Keylogger (OBJ 2.4)

11 Spyware and Bloatware (OBJ 2.4)

12 Malware Attack Techniques (OBJ 2.4)

13 Indications of Malware Attacks (OBJ 2.4)

1 Data Protection (OBJ 1.4, 3.3, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1)

2 Data Classifications (OBJ 3.3)

3 Data Ownership (OBJ 4.2 5.1)

4 Data States (OBJ 3.3)

5 Data Types (OBJ 3.3 1.4)

6 Data Sovereignty (OBJ 3.3)

7 Securing Data (OBJ 3.3)

8 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (OBJ 4.4)

9 Configuring a DLP (OBJ 4.5)

1 Cryptographic Solutions (OBJ 1.4, 2.3, 2.4)

2 Symmetric vs Asymmetric (OBJ 1.4)

3 Symmetric Algorithms (OBJ 1.4)

4 Asymmetric Algorithms (OBJ 1.4)

5 Hashing (OBJ 1.4)

6 Increasing Hash Security (OBJ 1.4)

7 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (OBJ 1.4)

8 Digital Certificates (OBJ 1.4)

9 Exploring Digital Certificates (OBJ 1.4)

10 Blockchain (OBJ 1.4)

11 Encryption Tools (OBJ 1.4)

12 Obfuscation (OBJ 1.4)

13 Cryptographic Attacks (OBJ 2.3 2.4)

1 Risk Management (OBJ 5.2)

2 Risk Assessment Frequency (OBJ 5.2)

3 Risk Identification (OBJ 5.2)

4 Risk Register (OBJ 5.2)

5 Qualitative Risk Analysis (OBJ 5.2)

6 Quantitative Risk Analysis (OBJ 5.2)

7 Risk Management Strategies (OBJ 5.2)

8 Risk Monitoring and Reporting (OBJ 5.2)

1 Third-party Vendor Risks (OBJ 2.2, 2.3, 5.3)

2 Supply Chain Risks (OBJ 2.3 5.3)

3 Supply Chain Attacks (OBJ 2.2 5.3)

4 Vendor Assessment (OBJ 5.3)

5 Vendor Selection and Monitoring (OBJ 5.3)

6 Contracts and Agreements (OBJ 5.3)

1 Governance and Compliance (OBJ 5.1 5.4)

2 Governance (OBJ 5.1)

3 Governance Structures (OBJ 5.1)

4 Policies (OBJ 5.1)

5 Standards (OBJ 5.1)

6 Procedures (OBJ 5.1)

7 Governance Considerations (OBJ 5.1)

8 Compliance (OBJ 5.4)

9 Non-compliance Consequences (OBJ 5.4)

1 Asset and Change Management (OBJ 1.3, 4.1, 4.2)

2 Acquisition and Procurement (OBJ 4.2)

3 Mobile Asset Deployments (OBJ 4.1)

4 Asset Management (OBJ 4.2)

5 Asset Disposal and Decommissioning (OBJ 4.2)

6 Change Management (OBJ 1.3)

7 Change Management Processes (OBJ 1.3)

8 Technical Implications of Changes (OBJ 1.3)

9 Documenting Changes (OBJ 1.3)

1 Audits and Assessments (OBJ 5.5)

2 Internal Audits and Assessments (OBJ 5.5)

3 Performing an Internal Assessment (OBJ 5.5)

4 External Audits and Assessments (OBJ 5.5)

5 Performing an External Assessment (OBJ 5.5)

6 Penetration Testing (OBJ 5.5)

7 Reconnaissance in Pentesting (OBJ 5.5)

8 Performing a Basic PenTest (OBJ 5.5)

9 Attestation of Findings (OBJ 5.5)

1 Cyber Resilience and Redundancy (OBJ 3.4)

2 High Availability (OBJ 3.4)

3 Data Redundancy (OBJ 3.4)

4 Configuring a RAID (OBJ 3.4)

5 Capacity Planning (OBJ 3.4)

6 Powering Data Centers (OBJ 3.4)

7 Data Backups (OBJ 3.4)

8 Continuity of Operations Plan (OBJ 3.4)

9 Redundant Site Considerations (OBJ 3.4)

10 Resilience and Recovery Testing (OBJ 3.4)

1 Security Architecture (OBJ 3.1 4.1)

2 On-premise versus the Cloud (OBJ 3.1)

3 Cloud Security (OBJ 3.1 4.1)

4 Virtualization and Containerization (OBJ 2.3 3.1)

5 Serverless (OBJ 3.1)

6 Microservices (OBJ 3.1)

7 Network Infrastructure (OBJ 3.1)

8 Software-Defined Network (SDN) (OBJ 3.1)

9 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (OBJ 3.1)

10 Centralized vs Decentralized Architectures (OBJ 3.1)

11 Internet of Things (IoT) (OBJ 3.1 4.1)

12 ICS and SCADA (OBJ 3.1 4.1)

13 Embedded Systems (OBJ 3.1 4.1)

1 Security Infrastructure (OBJ 3.2 4.5)

2 Ports and Protocols (OBJ 4.5)

3 Firewalls (OBJ 3.2)

4 Configuring Firewalls (OBJ 4.5)

5 IDS and IPS (OBJ 3.2)

6 Network Appliances (OBJ 3.2)

7 Port Security (OBJ 3.2)

8 Securing Network Communications (OBJ 3.2)

9 SD-WAN and SASE (OBJ 3.2)

10 Infrastructure Considerations (OBJ 3.2)

11 Selecting Infrastructure Controls (OBJ 3.2)

1 Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions (OBJ 2.4 4.6)

2 Identity and Access Management (IAM) (OBJ 4.6)

3 Multifactor Authentication (OBJ 4.6)

4 Password Security (OBJ 4.6)

5 Password Attacks (OBJ 2.4)

6 Single Sign-On (SSO) (OBJ 4.6)

7 Federation (OBJ 4.6)

8 Privileged Access Management (PAM) (OBJ 4.6)

9 Access Control Models (OBJ 4.6)

10 Assigning Permissions (OBJ 4.6)

1 Vulnerabilities and Attacks (OBJ 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1)

2 Hardware Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.2, 2.3, 2.5)

3 Bluetooth Vulnerabilities and Attacks (OBJ 2.3, 2.5, 4.1)

4 Mobile Vulnerabilities and Attacks (OBJ 2.3, 2.5, 4.1)

5 Zero-day Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.3)

6 Operating System Vulnerabilities (OBJ 2.3 2.5)

7 SQL and XML Injections (OBJ 2.3 2.4)

8 Conducting an SQL Injection (OBJ 2.3 2.4)

9 XSS and XSRF (OBJ 2.3 2.4)

10 Buffer Overflow (OBJ 2.3 2.4)

11 Race Conditions (OBJ 2.3)

1 Malicious Activity (OBJ 2.4)

2 Distributed Denial of Service (OBJ 2.4)

3 Domain Name System (DNS) Attacks (OBJ 2.4)

4 Directory Traversal Attack (OBJ 2.4)

5 Execution and Escalation Attack (OBJ 2.4)

6 Replay Attacks (OBJ 2.4)

7 Session Hijacking (OBJ 2.4)

8 On-Path Attacks

9 Injection Attacks

10 Indicators of Compromise (IoC)

1 Hardening (OBJ 2.5, 4.1, 4.5)

2 Changing Default Configurations (OBJ 2.5)

3 Restricting Applications (OBJ 2.5)

4 Unnecessary Services (OBJ 2.5)

5 Trusted Operating Systems (OBJ 2.5)

6 Updates and Patches (OBJ 2.5)

7 Patch Management (OBJ 2.5)

8 Group Policies (OBJ 2.5 4.5)

9 SELinux (OBJ 2.5 4.5)

10 Data Encryption Levels (2.5)

11 Secure Baselines (OBJ 2.5 and 4.1)

1 Security Techniques (OBJ 4.1 4.5)

2 Wireless Infrastructure Security (OBJ 4.1)

3 Wireless Security Settings (OBJ 4.1)

4 Application Security (OBJ 4.1)

5 Network Access Control (NAC) (OBJ 4.5)

6 Web and DNS Filtering (OBJ 4.5)

7 Email Security (OBJ 4.5)

8 Endpoint Detection and Response (OBJ 4.5)

9 User Behavior Analytics (OBJ 4.5)

10 Selecting Secure Protocols (OBJ 4.5)

1 Vulnerability Management (OBJ 4.3)

2 Identifying Vulnerabilities (OBJ 4.3)

3 Threat Intelligence Feeds (OBJ 4.3)

4 Responsible Disclosure Programs (OBJ 4.3)

5 Analyzing Vulnerabilities (OBJ 4.3)

6 Conducting Vulnerability Scans (OBJ 4.3)

7 Assessing Vulnerability Scan Results (OBJ 4.3)

8 Vulnerability Response and Remediation (OBJ 4.3)

9 Validating Vulnerability Remediation (OBJ 4.3)

10 Vulnerability Reporting (OBJ 4.3)

1 Alerting and Monitoring (OBJ 4.4)

2 Monitoring Resources (OBJ 4.4)

3 Alerting and Monitoring Activities (OBJ 4.4)

4 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) (OBJ 4.4)

5 Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (OBJ 4.4)

6 Data from Security Tools (OBJ 4.4)

7 Security Content Automation and Protocol (SCAP) (OBJ 4.4)

8 NetFlow and Flow Analysis

9 Single Pane of Glass (OBJ 4.4)

1 Incident Response (OBJ 4.8)

2 Incident Response Process (OBJ 4.8)

3 Threat Hunting (OBJ 4.8)

4 Root Cause Analysis (OBJ 4.8)

5 Incident Response Training and Testing (OBJ 4.8)

6 Digital Forensic Procedures (OBJ 4.8)

7 Data Collection Procedures (OBJ 4.8)

8 Disk Imaging and Analysis (OBJ 4.8)

1 Investigating an Incident (OBJ 4.9)

2 Investigating with Data (OBJ 4.9)

3 Dashboards (OBJ 4.9)

4 Automated Reports (OBJ 4.9)

5 Vulnerability Scans (OBJ 4.9)

6 Packet Captures (OBJ 4.9)

7 Firewall Logs (OBJ 4.9)

8 Application Logs (OBJ 4.9)

9 Endpoint Logs (OBJ 4.9)

10 OS-specific Security Logs (OBJ 4.9)

11 IPSIDS Logs (OBJ 4.9)

12 Network Logs (OBJ 4.9)

13 Metadata (OBJ 4.9)

1 Automation and Orchestration (OBJ 4.7)

2 When to Automate and Orchestrate (OBJ 4.7)

3 Benefits of Automation and Orchestratation (OBJ 4.7)

4 Automating Support Tickets (OBJ 4.7)

5 Automating Onboarding (OBJ 4.7)

6 Automating Security (OBJ 4.7)

7 Automating Application Development (OBJ 4.7)

8 Integrations and APIs (OBJ 4.7)

1 Security Awareness (OBJ 5.6)

2 Recognizing Insider Threats (OBJ 5.6)

3 Password Management (OBJ 5.6)

4 Avoiding Social Engineering (OBJ 5.6)

5 Policy and Handbooks (OBJ 5.6)

6 Remote and Hybrid Work Environments (OBJ 5.6)

7 Creating a Culture of Security (OBJ 5.6)

1 Conclusion

2 BONUS Where do I go from here

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Lectures264
LanguageEnglish
Duration4 - 8 months
CertificateYes
Pass Percentage70 %

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