CompTIA SecurityX Training
Offered to the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community through UNF Professional and Lifelong Learning in partnership with Applied Technology Academy — live online or in person, taught by ATA's practitioner instructors.
Course Overview
CompTIA SecurityX is an advanced cybersecurity certification for experienced security architects and senior security engineers. This expert-level credential validates the ability to lead, design, and enhance an organization’s cybersecurity framework. SecurityX-certified professionals demonstrate expertise in implementing robust security strategies, mitigating risks, and ensuring enterprise-wide cybersecurity readiness. This course equips learners with the knowledge and skills to safeguard critical systems and drive cybersecurity innovation in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.
Course Objectives The CompTIA SecurityX validates that the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to:
Architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise.
Utilize automation, monitoring, detection, and incident response to support ongoing security operations in an enterprise environment proactively.
Apply security best practices across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Incorporate cryptographic technologies and techniques to strengthen information security, considering the impact of emerging trends such as artificial intelligence.
Implement appropriate governance, compliance, risk management, and threat-modeling strategies to enhance enterprise security and resilience.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Introduction
- Lesson 1.1: Preassessment
- Module 2: Summarizing Governance Risk and Compliance
- Lesson 2.1: Implement Appropriate Governance Components
- Lesson 2.2: Explain Legal Compliance
- Lesson 2.3: Apply Risk Management Strategies
- Lesson 2.4: Module Quiz
- Module 3: Implementing Architecture and Design
- Lesson 3.1: Apply Software Development (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.2: Apply Software Development (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.3: Integrate Software Architecture (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.4: Integrate Software Architecture (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.5: Support Operational Resilience (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.6: Support Operational Resilience (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.7: Implement Cloud Infrastructure (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.8: Implement Cloud Infrastructure (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.9: Implement Cloud Infrastructure (Part 3)
- Lesson 3.10: Integrate Zero Trust Concepts (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.11: Integrate Zero Trust Concepts (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.12: Troubleshoot using AAA and IAM (Part 1)
- Lesson 3.13: Troubleshoot using AAA and IAM (Part 2)
- Lesson 3.14: Module Quiz
- Module 4: Understanding Security Engineering
- Lesson 4.1: Enhance Endpoint Security (Part 1)
- Lesson 4.2: Enhance Endpoint Security (Part 2)
- Lesson 4.3: Configure Network Infrastructure
- Lesson 4.4: Initiate Security Automation (Part 1)
- Lesson 4.5: Initiate Security Automation (Part 2)
- Lesson 4.6: Apply Cryptography Concepts (Part 1)
- Lesson 4.7: Apply Cryptography Concepts (Part 2)
- Lesson 4.8: Module Quiz
- Module 5: Applying Security Operations and Incident Response
- Lesson 5.1: Perform Threat Modeling
- Lesson 5.2: Examine Security Monitoring (Part 1)
- Lesson 5.3: Examine Security Monitoring (Part 2)
- Lesson 5.4: Analyze Known Attack Methods and Associated Mitigations
- Lesson 5.5: Apply Threat Hunting Tools and Technologies (Part 1)
- Lesson 5.6: Apply Threat Hunting Tools and Technologies (Part 2)
- Lesson 5.7: Evaluate Incident Analysis and Response (Part 1)
- Lesson 5.8: Evaluate Incident Analysis and Response (Part 2)
- Lesson 5.9: Module Quiz
Intended Audience
At least 10 years of general hands-on IT experience, including at least 5 years of hands-on security experience, with expertise equivalent to Network+, Security+, CySA+, Cloud+, and PenTest+ certifications or similar knowledge.