CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Online Course

The CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Online Course guides students through the latest CompTIA Security+ IT certification programme, and is intended to ensure foundation-level security skills and proficiency for security and organisation professionals. The Security+ Online Course can benefit those preparing for the SY0-601 Exam, but is also useful for those who want to cover the essential principles for network security and risk management.

The CompTIA Security+ training program certifies aptitude and proficiency in the field of: network infrastructure, system security, organizational security, and access control. The course covers the topics such as threats, attacks and vulnerabilities; technologies and tools; architecture and design; identity and access management; risk management; cryptography and PKI. The certification provides knowledge and skills to support the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability required to protect your network from threats and attacks.

CompTIA Security+ ensures an IT professional has the knowledge and skills to:

• Install and configure systems to secure applications, networks, and devices;
• Perform threat analysis and respond with appropriate mitigation techniques;
• Participate in risk mitigation activities;
• Operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws, and regulations.

This course is delivered through an online course portal and will give students 12 months access to their materials. The course includes interactive activities that to keep the student engaged, and each lesson includes Flash Cards, a short quiz and exercises to confirm your understanding of the subject. When returning to your studies you to return to the last point or to the furthest point you have read.

The CompTIA Security+ Course includes 95+ pre-assessment questions, 121 quizzes, 90+ post assessment questions and 81+ videos.

We recommend that students register for and access a free trial of this course prior to enrolment.

Please Note: As this is a digital edition of the course, refunds cannot be issued once the access code has been issued. The free trial will give you access to the first lesson of the course materials so you can make sure the materials are suitable.

Free Trial Instructions:

1. Follow the above link.
2. Click on the Chapters and Lessons link.
3. Click on the "Sign Up" link and create an account.
4. You will receive an email to authorise your sign-up and once authorised simply follow the above link again and access the first lesson through the Chapters and Lessons link.

The course includes the following Practice Tests:

Pre-assessment:

The pre-assessment questions are designed as a guide to assess the students’ knowledge before they begin the course. 

Flash Card Quizzes:

Each lesson will have interactive Flash Card Quizzes.

Assessment Quiz:

Each lesson will also contain a final Assessment Quiz where you can achieve a passing grade before progressing to the next unit.

Post Assessment:

This is a final indicator to gauge a student’s readiness and should be attempted after all of the Flash Care & Assessment Quizzes have been completed.

8 Practice Exam Quizzes:

There are 4 separate Practice Exam Quizzes for each A+ Exam to be completed at the end of the course.

Optional Live Labs can be added to your Online Course. The live labs give access to real computer equipment, networked together and conveniently accessible over the internet.

The Live Labs allow access to equipment such as computers, servers, switches or routers, that a user is free to configure.

The benefits of live-labs are:

• Exam based practical tasks
• Real equipment, absolutely no simulations
• Access to the latest industry technologies
• Available anytime, anywhere on any device
• Break and Reset functionality
• No hardware costs

While there are no official prerequisites for the SY0-601 exam, CompTIA recommend candidates have completed the Network+ syllabus and have a minimum of two years experience in IT administration with a focus on security.

You can register at any time and have 12 months access to the course from enrolment. The course is designed as a self-study course, but if you have any problems you can email our support email service. As the course is self-study you can complete in as little or as long a time as you prefer. 

Assessment is from the CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601 Examination. The Examination has a maximum of 90 questions in a multiple choice and performance-based questions over a 90 minute period. The Exam is graded on a scale of 100 - 900 with a minimum passing score of 750.

On completion of the CompTIA Security+ Online Course you can apply for the Security+ SY0-601 Examination.

Examinations must be sat at a registered Pearson VUE testing centre and are currently £226.00 + VAT each.

You can find or register for your nearest exam centres by selecting the Test Takers option from the Pearson Vue Website.