CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 3 Security Architecture
4h 10mGeneral2024-02-21
Authors

Mike Chapple
Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame
Course details
The CompTIA Security+ exam is an excellent entry point for a career in information security. The latest version, SY0-701, expands coverage on cloud security, security automation and orchestration, cryptography, threat modeling, and security assessment and testing.
Instructor Mike Chapple, an IT leader with 20 years of experience, provides you with the detailed information you need to prepare for the Security+ (SY0-701) exam. This course, the third in a multipart series, covers the third domain of the official certification exam: Security Architecture. Join Mike to explore the security implications of different architecture models and discover how to apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure. Along the way, you’ll also learn about designing and implementing data protection strategies and the importance of resilience and recovery in security architecture.
Instructor Mike Chapple, an IT leader with 20 years of experience, provides you with the detailed information you need to prepare for the Security+ (SY0-701) exam. This course, the third in a multipart series, covers the third domain of the official certification exam: Security Architecture. Join Mike to explore the security implications of different architecture models and discover how to apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure. Along the way, you’ll also learn about designing and implementing data protection strategies and the importance of resilience and recovery in security architecture.
Skills covered
Software Quality AssuranceVulnerability ManagementGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceNetwork SecurityCybersecurityCert PrepSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Security architecture
- 02 - Study resources
1. Cloud Computing
- 03 - What is the cloud
- 04 - Cloud computing roles
- 05 - Drivers for cloud computing
- 06 - Multitenant computing
- 07 - Cloud considerations
- 08 - Security service providers
2. Virtualization
- 09 - Virtualization
- 10 - Desktop and application virtualization
3. Cloud Building Blocks
- 11 - Cloud compute resources
- 12 - Cloud storage
- 13 - Cloud networking
- 14 - Cloud databases
- 15 - Cloud orchestration
- 16 - Containers
- 17 - SOA and microservices
4. Cloud Activities
- 18 - Cloud activities and the cloud reference architecture
- 19 - Cloud deployment models
- 20 - Cloud service categories
- 21 - Security and privacy concerns in the cloud
- 22 - Data sovereignty
- 23 - Operational concerns in the cloud
5. Cloud Security Controls
- 24 - Cloud firewall considerations
- 25 - Cloud application security
- 26 - Cloud provider security controls
6. TCP IP Networking
- 27 - Introducing TCP IP
- 28 - IP addresses and DHCP
- 29 - Domain Name System (DNS)
- 30 - Network ports
- 31 - ICMP
7. Secure Network Design
- 32 - Security zones
- 33 - VLANs and network segmentation
- 34 - Security device placement
- 35 - Software-defined networking (SDN)
8. Network Security Devices
- 36 - Routers, switches, and bridges
- 37 - Firewalls
- 38 - Web application firewalls
- 39 - Proxy servers
- 40 - Load balancers
- 41 - VPNs and VPN concentrators
- 42 - Network intrusion detection and prevention
- 43 - Protocol analyzers
- 44 - Unified threat management
- 45 - Failure modes
9. Network Security Techniques
- 46 - Restricting network access
- 47 - Network access control
- 48 - Router configuration security
- 49 - Switch configuration security
- 50 - Maintaining network availability
- 51 - Network monitoring
- 52 - SNMP
- 53 - Isolating sensitive systems
- 54 - Zero trust networking
- 55 - Secure access service edge (SASE)
10. Embedded Systems Security
- 56 - Industrial control systems
- 57 - Internet of Things
- 58 - Securing smart devices
- 59 - Secure networking for smart devices
- 60 - Embedded systems
11. Data Protection
- 61 - Understanding data security
- 62 - Data types
- 63 - Data anonymization
- 64 - Data obfuscation
- 65 - Information classification
12. Resilience and Recovery
- 66 - Business continuity planning
- 67 - Business continuity controls
- 68 - High availability and fault tolerance
- 69 - Disaster recovery
- 70 - Backups
- 71 - Restoring backups
- 72 - Disaster recovery sites
- 73 - Testing BC DR plans
- 74 - Capacity planning
Conclusion
- 75 - Continuing your studies
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Related learn paths
- Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Certification
- Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Certification Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) (CAS-004) Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst + (CySA+) (CS0-002) Certification Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Certification Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) Certification Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-001) Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (ITF+) (FC0-U61) Exam