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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

Exam SY0-701 CompTIA Essentials

The industry-standard entry certification for a cyber security role. Five exam domains, taught end to end, then proven in hands-on labs across Windows and Linux.

11 courses · 76 sections · 867 lectures · 148 labs · ≈ 172 h of hands-on labs

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Exam domains

  • General Security Concepts — 12%
  • Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations — 22%
  • Security Architecture — 18%
  • Security Operations — 28%
  • Security Program Management and Oversight — 20%

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Step 1 — Learn the exam material

Cover all five SY0-701 domains end to end.

2 courses · 32 sections · 380 lectures

Learn

  • CourseCompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1
  • CourseSecurity+ (SY0-701) - Self-paced Course! (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    13 sections · 181 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. Introduction to Security+ Course 1
    3. Today's Security Professional 11
    4. Cybersecurity Threat Landscape 12
    5. Malicious Code 11
    6. Social Engineering 16
    7. Security Assessment and Testing 56
    8. Application Security 45
    9. Cryptography and PKI 12
    10. Identity and Access Management 9
    11. Resilience and Physical Security 5
    12. Cloud and Virtualization Security 1
    13. Audio Version of the Course 1

Step 2 — General security concepts and threats

Know the vocabulary, control types, and the current threat landscape.

2 courses · 13 sections · 147 lectures · 22 labs

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Step 3 — Identity and account management

Create, restrict and audit users, groups and permissions on both platforms.

18 labs

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  • CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — identity and access management sections 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1

Practise

Step 4 — Cryptography and PKI

Issue certificates, secure services with TLS, and attack weak crypto.

25 labs

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  • CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — cryptography and PKI sections 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1

Practise

Step 5 — Securing systems and networks

Harden hosts, configure firewalls and IPSec, and spot insecure traffic.

32 labs

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  • CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — security architecture and network security sections 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1

Practise

Step 6 — Security operations — tools of the trade

Use the defensive and offensive tooling the exam expects you to recognise.

1 course · 6 sections · 99 lectures · 12 labs

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Step 7 — Governance, risk and compliance

Run risk assessments, compare controls, plan continuity and recovery, and manage third-party risk and audits.

21 labs

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  • CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — Chapter 1 - Risk Management and Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1

Step 8 — Guided labs written for SY0-701

Do the sixteen current-exam tasks: harden Linux and Windows hosts, sign code, automate with Ansible, back up, monitor and alert.

16 labs

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  • CourseCovered in CompTIA Security+ Certification (SY0-701): The Total Course (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems, Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN and Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    19 sections · 199 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About Security+ 3
    3. Chapter 1 - Risk Management 15
    4. Chapter 2 - Foundations of Cryptography 9
    5. Chapter 3 - Physical Security 8
    6. Chapter 4 - Identity and Account Management 13
    7. Chapter 5 - Tools of the Trade 19
    8. Chapter 6 - Securing Individual Systems 15
    9. Chapter 7 - Securing the Basic LAN 32
    10. Chapter 8 - Securing Wireless LANs 10
    11. Chapter 9 - Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments 12
    12. Chapter 10 - Securing Dedicated and Mobile Systems 10
    13. Chapter 11 - Secure Protocols and Applications 12
    14. Chapter 12 - Testing Infrastructure 8
    15. Chapter 13 - Business Security Impact 18
    16. Chapter 14 - Dealing with Incidents 11
    17. Next Steps & Certification 1
    18. Practice Exam 1
    19. Audio Version of Training 1

Practise

Step 9 — Put it together on live machines

Work unguided against realistic scenarios before exam day.

1 course · 7 sections · 153 lectures · 8 labs

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