SY0-601 - CompTIA Security+: Controls & Application Development, Deployment, & Automation

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Overview/Description

This CompTIA Security+ course covers some of the most important topics in the entire training series. First, the learner will discover the NIST control categories used by CompTIA along with the five critical control types. The remainder of this course deals with vital security concepts related to application development, deployment, and automation. Other core topics include various DevOps environments, secure coding techniques, OWASP, software diversity and automation. This course can be used in preparation for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 certification exam.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

SY0-601 - CompTIA Security+: Controls & Application Development, Deployment, & Automation

discover the key concepts covered in this course

describe control categories as in administrative/managerial, operational/technical, and physical

define various control types such as preventative, detective, corrective, deterrent, and compensating

describe secure application environments as in development, testing, staging, and production

compare provisioning and deprovisioning and methods for automation, containerization, and using predefined stacks and templates

describe various forms of integrity measurement to enhance application security such as digitally signing code and API calls

describe secure coding techniques like normalization, using stored procedures, obfuscation, and code reuse

use the Open Web Application Security Project guidelines to secure web applications and services

describe software diversity and how it relates specifically to compilers and binaries

describe automation and scripting including continuous monitoring, validation, integration, delivery, and deployment

summarize the key concepts covered in this course

Course Number:
it_cssecp2020_08_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate