CompTIA Security+ provides foundational principles and broad-based knowledge necessary to implement and monitor security on networks, applications, and operating systems, and respond to security breaches. Security+ covers topics including foundational principles for securing a network, managing risk, access control, identity management, and cryptography.

This course verifies the knowledge and skills required to plan and scope an assessment, understand legal and compliance requirements, perform vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, analyze data, and effectively report and communicate results.