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What You’ll Learn
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This course focuses on the key concepts of information security, including threats and vulnerabilities, cryptography, risk management, and security architecture, crucial for preparing you for the CompTIA Security+ certification exams.
Career Options
With CompTIA Security+ certification, you can pursue positions such as Security Analyst, Systems Administrator, or IT Security Specialist. This qualification is highly regarded in the cybersecurity field and can significantly enhance your career growth prospects in various IT roles as organizations increasingly prioritize security.
Class Details
The course employs a hybrid model, featuring both online theoretical lessons and hands-on labs. A basic understanding of networking concepts and prior experience in IT support is recommended for students to maximize their learning outcomes.
Certification Disclaimer
Ivy Tech cannot guarantee that any student will pass a certification or licensing exam. Your success will be determined by several factors beyond the instruction you are given in the classroom including your test-taking skills, your willingness to study outside of class, and your satisfactory completion of appropriate practice exams. Certification exam questions are drawn from databases of tens of thousands of possible questions and no two people are asked exactly the same progression of questions. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the subject matter is required. The goal of Ivy Tech in providing a certification exam studies class is to assist you in understanding the material sufficiently to provide a firm foundation for your studies as you prepare for the exam.
This workforce certification is available for free to qualifying students through the Next Level Jobs program. You are eligible to earn this free certification from Ivy Tech if you fulfill all of the following requirements:
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