>> Hi everybody.
I want to talk to you a little bit about
the Security plus certification course
that we offer here at Cybrary.
This course was developed
>> by instructor Kelly Handerhan,
>> and as you can see on the slide,
she holds a number of certifications,
including Security plus.
What we're going to cover
>> in this video will help you decide whether
>> the Security plus course is right for you
>> and how you can benefit from it.
>> What we're going to talk about first
is why you should take this course,
what this course and the certification
>> can mean to you and your career.
>> I'll cover the target audience,
who this course is specifically designed for.
We'll talk a little bit about the details of the exam
>> and what to expect for
>> when you sit for the certification,
>> the prerequisites for this course,
a little more information about the instructor,
and then ultimately what your objectives are
as far as learning goals for the course itself.
Why should you take this course?
>> What's in it for you?
>> Probably the most important reason is
>> to help you increase your knowledge
>> and gain an understanding of information security,
>> one of the most rapidly growing fields
in information technology.
It's hard to keep up with the skills necessary
>> to combat information security risks today.
>> This course will absolutely help you with that.
Secondly, is to learn how to protect company assets in
>> your organization proactively instead of re-actively.
>> Many times if we're reacting to
a compromise, it's already too late.
Let's focus on pro-activity.
This course will enhance your career
and provide for career advancement.
It's a great certification to get,
both for those who want to break
>> into the security industry
>> and those who want to advance
>> their information security career,
>> especially for those in the military
>> or government or participating on government contracts.
>> If you're familiar with the DoD directive, 8570,
or 8140 requirements,
they call for you to have a certain level of certification
>> to maintain your status
>> in a certain position or for advancement.
>> This is a great certification to get for that.
Also, it will validate your career skills
>> for those of you who've been around for a while.
>> Certainly one of the things
>> we hope you get out of this course is to get certified.
>> I do want to stress that no book
>> or course can guarantee certification,
>> and you'll need to study on your own.
This course will help make sure that you understand
>> all the elements of information security.
>> Last but not least, once you get the certification,
it will be a great springboard
>> for other certifications.
>> Like I said before,
>> this is really targeted for career changers,
>> information security professionals,
>> and individuals who are looking to increase
>> their understanding of information security.
>> Those who are new to the field won't feel overwhelmed
>> because this course starts with the basics.
>> Security plus is usually
>> the first certification folks get
>> if they are wanting to excel in
>> the information security field.
It's a good starting point
>> and there's good motivation to do so
>> because salaries for information security professionals
average around 100,000 per year,
depending on the location.
As I said before, this certification
satisfies the tier two requirements
of the Department of Defense directives 8570, and 8140.
You might also consider getting
the Network plus certification in addition to this one,
just to make sure you have
a good understanding of networking.
The domains we will cover throughout
the course breakdown as follows.
The domain we will start out with is
access control and identity management.
You can see that 13 percent
of the exam covers this domain.
A good portion of the exam is cryptography
>> but the big sections are threats
>> and vulnerabilities and network security.
>> That's what we were doing in this field,
is protecting our networks from threats.
Then we'll look at compliance and operational security;
those day-to-day activities
>> we do to protect our resources.
>> Then application, data, and host security.
This course does not cover
the domains in exactly the segments,
rather, it presents the information
in more of a logical graduation of topics.
Everything that is on the exam
will be covered in the course.
The exam itself is 90 minutes long.
You want to be cautious with time there because
>> you may have as many as 90 questions.
>> You may have slightly fewer,
but you can have as many as 90.
Most of the questions will be multiple choice
but there are also some things like drag and drop
>> but the performance piece items
>> can take time to complete.
>> In this course,
>> we'll try to help you get ready for those.
>> The instructor who created
this course is Kelly Handerhan.
She's been certified in Security plus
since the first version of it came out,
and she has maintained her certification
by taking the exam year after year.
She has all the certifications listed here,
as well as many others.
She owns her own consulting company
>> called CyberTrain.IT.
>> She's excited to have you take this course
>> and hopes it will help you be successful
>> with your certification goals.
>> What are your learning objectives for this course?
First of all, to understand
the basics of information security.
You can come in with a minimal amount of knowledge
>> because we're going to start with
>> the basics like confidentiality,
integrity, and availability.
We'll look at threats and common attacks.
We'll get into cryptography,
but not really deep,
>> just enough to understand the basics.
>> We'll talk about networking,
everything from the basics
>> to network devices like routers and firewalls.
>> Then identity and access management,
how we create user accounts
>> and how he make sure those users have access
>> to the resources they need.
>> Then last but not least,
we'll focus on availability of resources.
How do we get redundancy on our network, for example?
We'll talk about RAID,
>> which is redundant array of independent disks
>> for hard drives.
>> We'll talk about clustering for servers,
and then for computer systems and processes
>> we'll talk about our disaster recovery plan,
>> and for business as a whole,
the business continuity plan.
The prerequisites,
>> for taking this course are as follows.
>> It's good to have the Network plus certification first,
but it's also good enough to have
just a basic understanding of networking.
Regardless of what your skill of it is,
you need a willingness to learn and work hard.
This is a tough test that can be tricky.
Taking notes, studying and doing labs
>> will help you get prepared for the exam.
>> Here's our syllabus for the course.
We'll cover seven modules,
starting with risk management,
threats, attacks and vulnerabilities, cryptography,
networking basics, network connectivity devices,
operational security,
>> and then we wrap things up
>> with identity and access management.
>> It's important to get you certified,
but it's also important that you know what
you're doing once you are a certified.
The idea is that when you leave this course,
you need to be able to think about risks
>> and then manage them proactively,
>> plan some proactive steps to mitigate risks.
Be able to configure some network devices
like routers through routing tables and firewalls,
proxy servers, network address translation devices.
Be able to map out a solution
for identity and access management,
whether it's in your internal domain
or an external environment,
meaning across the Internet.
Know what to look for when you monitor
>> the current and past environment.
>> Be able to look at an environment and identify
>> what redundancy needs to be put in place
>> and then understand the role
>> and implementation of cryptography
>> in securing traffic at rest
>> but specifically network traffic
and through the use of secure transport protocols.
You need to have some real-world knowledge
>> and understanding when you leave this course.
>> Here's a quick wrap-up.
We talked about why you should take this course,
what the target audience is,
specific details about the Security plus exam,
prerequisites for the course,
a little about the instructor,
and the learning objectives for the course.
We hope this gave you a little more information
>> about the Security plus course
>> and look forward to seeing you in the course.