TOTAL: CompTIA Security+ Certification Course + Exam SY0-701

The new CompTIA Security+ exam launched November 8th, 2023. Prep for your studies with our new video course covering all the updated objectives that were changed for the SY0-701 exam.

Welcome to the TOTAL: CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701), a course from the production studios of Total Seminars with subject matter experts Mike Meyers, Dan Lachance, and Lyndon Williams.

This course covers everything you need to know to pass your CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) certification exam, include a practice exam. This course will ensure you have the knowledge and skills to be a great entry-level cybersecurity tech AND help make sure you are ready to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam. Mike Meyers is well known as the "Alpha Geek." Mike is widely known as the #1 CompTIA author and instructor with over 1 million books in print. Dan Lachance is a highly motivated and passionate IT evangelist. He is a consultant, trainer, and author with over 20 years of experience in the IT security industry. Lyndon Williams creates innovative cybersecurity solutions with Cisco, Palo Alto, and Juniper platforms to provide business acceleration and produce intelligent, resilient automated response and remediation systems. He is also an instructor for CyberNow Labs, teaching students the necessary skills to start their journey toward becoming Cybersecurity Analysts.

This course shows you how to:

• Apply the three “A’s” of security: authentication, authorization, and accounting

• Scan your wired or wireless network and assess it for various weaknesses

• Use cryptography to assure integrity of data through hashing and confidentiality of data through symmetric/asymmetric cryptosystems and public key infrastructure (PKI)

• Understand critical concepts in risk management, like setting up alerts, responding to incidents, and mitigating vulnerabilities

• Identify how hackers are trying to get into your network, IT infrastructure, and physical assets and how security techs help prevent those breaches

• Prevent attacks ranging from simple malware to sophisticated exploits to social engineering that take advantage of people’s trust, relationships, and lack of knowledge

• Secure an enterprise environment, including creating incident response reports and disaster recovery plans as well as establishing business continuity

WHY SHOULD I TAKE THIS COURSE?

Total Seminars has an excellent reputation in the IT training industry, offering a wide variety of training tools. This course’s subject matter experts, Mike Meyers, Dan Lachance, and Lyndon Williams, have a combined 60+ years of experience. Mike has created training materials for thousands of schools, corporations, and government agencies, and has taught numerous seminars for the FBI, DEA, and many other corporate partners; he also wrote several bestselling CompTIA certification guides. Dan is the owner of Lachance IT Consulting, Inc., and has taught many online IT training courses in addition to his work as a network and server consultant and IT security auditor. Lyndon Williams is a dedicated instructor and CISO of a top-level company. He uses his on-the-job knowledge to teach students how to use their new cybersecurity proficiency in real-world scenarios.

This course will also prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ exam, which is an industry-standard certification, compliant with ISO 17024 standards, accredited by ANSI, and approved by the U.S. Department of Defense. If you’re looking to advance your career, this certification is a great place to start. 96% of HR managers use IT certifications as screening or hiring criteria during recruitment.

WHAT’S COVERED?

The course covers all the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) objective domains:

• General Security Concepts - 12%

• Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations - 22%

• Security Architecture - 18%

• Security Operations - 28%

• Security Program Management and Oversight - 20%

EXAM INFO

• Exam code: SY0-701

• Max. 90 questions (performance-based and multiple choice)

• Length of exam: 90 minutes

• Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900)

• Exam voucher cost: $392 USD (be sure to go to Total Seminars' website for discount vouchers!)

• Recommended experience: CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience working in a security/ systems administrator job role

• Testing provider: Pearson VUE (in-person and online at-home options available)

HOW DO I TAKE THE COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM?

Buy an exam voucher (get your discount voucher at Total Seminars' website), schedule your exam on the Pearson VUE website, and then take the exam at a qualifying Pearson VUE testing center or virtually using their OnVue option.

• Schedule through a testing center: pearsonvue. com

• Schedule an at-home (or at-work) exam: onvue. com

WHAT KIND OF JOB CAN I GET WITH A COMPTIA SECURITY+ CERTIFICATION?

• Security or systems administrator

• Security engineer/analyst

• Security IT auditor

• IT project manager

• Beginner cybersecurity specialist

• Junior IT auditor

• Junior penetration tester