Lesson 1: Security Fundamentals
Security Building Blocks
Authentication Methods
Cryptography Fundamentals
Security Policy Fundamentals
Lesson 2: Security Threats
Social Engineering
Software-Based Threats
Hardware-Based Threats
Lesson 3: Hardening Internal Systems and Services
Harden Operating Systems
Harden Directory Services
Harden DHCP Servers
Harden File and Print Servers
Lesson 4: Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
Harden Internetwork Connection Devices
Harden DNS and BIND Servers
Harden Web Servers
Harden File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Servers
Harden Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Servers
Harden Email Servers
Harden Conferencing and Messaging Servers
Lesson 5: Securing Network Communications
Protect Network Traffic with IP Security (IPSec)
Secure Wireless Traffic
Harden a Web Browser
Secure the Remote Access Channel
Lesson 6: Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Install a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy
Harden a Certificate Authority
Back Up a CA
Restore a CA
Lesson 7: Managing Certificates
Enroll Certificates
Secure Network Traffic by Using Certificates
Renew Certificates
Revoke Certificates
Back Up Certificates and Private Keys
Restore Certificates and Private Keys
Lesson 8: Enforcing Organizational Security Policies
Enforce Corporate Security Policy Compliance
Enforce Legal Compliance
Enforce Physical Security Compliance
Educate Users
Lesson 9: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
Scan for Vulnerabilities
Monitor for Intruders
Set Up a Honeypot
Respond to Security Incidents
Appendix A: Mapping Security+ Course Content to the CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives
Appendix B: Using Security Utilities