CompTIA SecurityX Certification Boot Camp
Retail Price: $2,995.00
Next Date: 02/24/2025
Course Days: 5
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Audience
This boot camp is ideal for IT professionals looking to: Advance their cybersecurity knowledge. Gain hands-on experience with current security technologies. Upgrade from CompTIA Security+ certification.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites to take the CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 exam, making it an excellent choice for individuals aiming to advance their cybersecurity or IT careers. However, it is recommended that candidates have at least five years of IT experience with a focus on security and hold certifications like CompTIA Security+ or equivalent knowledge. Our SecurityX Boot Camp is tailored to help you develop the advanced security skills needed to pass the exam and thrive in a variety of high-demand IT security roles.
Outline
- Overview of course objectives, structure, and expectations.
- Importance of the SecurityX certification in career advancement.
- Introduction to key cybersecurity concepts.
- Introduction to governance frameworks such as NIST and ISO.
- Understanding risk management processes and compliance standards.
- Best practices for aligning security policies with compliance requirements.
- Overview of threat intelligence platforms and sources.
- Techniques for identifying vulnerabilities and attack vectors.
- Using predictive analysis to anticipate potential threats.
- Hands-on activity to perform a risk assessment on a simulated network.
- Identify key risks and propose mitigation strategies.
- Document findings for stakeholder review.
Why It Matters
Building a strong foundation in governance, risk, and threat intelligence equips professionals with the critical skills to protect systems, ensure compliance, and anticipate cyber threats. Hands-on labs provide real-world experience, preparing participants to excel in their cybersecurity careers.
- Principles of secure enterprise design using zero-trust frameworks.
- Layered defense strategies to protect critical systems.
- Integrating security into the software development lifecycle.
- Implementing multi-factor authentication for enhanced security.
- Managing privileged access controls in enterprise environments.
- Leveraging modern identity management solutions.
- Design a secure architecture for a mock organization.
- Implement network segmentation and security baselines.
- Review architecture for potential vulnerabilities.
Why It Matters
This session focuses on building secure enterprise architectures using zero-trust frameworks, layered defense strategies, and integrating security into development lifecycles. Participants will also learn advanced authentication techniques and apply their knowledge in a hands-on lab to design and evaluate secure environments effectively.
- Overview of the incident response lifecycle and its phases.
- Techniques for effective containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Developing incident response playbooks and workflows.
- Identifying threats using behavioral analysis and data logs.
- Leveraging SIEM tools for threat detection and tracking.
- Applying machine learning techniques to uncover hidden threats.
- Simulated response to a security breach scenario.
- Analyze system logs to identify malicious activity.
- Implement containment measures and draft an incident report.
Why It Matters
This session delves into advanced security operations, focusing on incident response strategies, proactive threat hunting, and leveraging tools like SIEM for threat detection. Participants will also engage in a hands-on lab to simulate responses to cyber incidents, analyze system logs, and implement containment measures effectively.
- Performing vulnerability assessments and reporting findings.
- Using penetration testing tools to uncover system weaknesses.
- Applying remediation techniques to mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Challenges of securing legacy systems in modern networks.
- Strategies for protecting IoT and industrial control systems.
- Implementing compensating controls for unsupported environments.
- Apply security configurations to protect a legacy system.
- Identify and fix misconfigurations in a simulated environment.
- Test system resilience against common attack methods.
Why It Matters
This session emphasizes securing specialized and legacy systems by performing penetration testing, addressing vulnerabilities, and implementing security configurations. Participants will explore strategies to protect IoT and industrial systems while applying hands-on techniques in a lab to harden vulnerable systems against attacks.
- Review core concepts from governance to incident response.
- Address challenging topics and clarify common misconceptions.
- Discuss exam tips, strategies, and practice questions.
- Take a full-length simulated exam under timed conditions.
- Review and analyze answers with instructor feedback.
- Identify areas for final improvement before the certification exam.
- Integrate skills from the entire course to tackle a complex threat scenario.
- Develop a comprehensive incident response plan.
- Present findings and solutions to a simulated board of stakeholders.
- Guidance on registering for the SecurityX exam.
- Tips for leveraging the certification to advance your career.
- Access to ongoing Training Camp resources and alumni network.
Why It Matters
This session prepares participants for certification success through a comprehensive review, a full-length practice exam, and targeted feedback to address areas for improvement. The capstone project integrates course knowledge to solve real-world scenarios, and career guidance provides strategies for exam registration and leveraging the certification for career advance