This certification validates foundational knowledge and understanding in the areas of cybersecurity concepts, network fundamentals, endpoint security, security operations, network security, and cloud security.
Identify and describe vulnerabilities and exploitsIdentify and describe the stages of the cyber attack lifecycleIdentify and describe common attack typesIdentify and describe common threat detection systemsIdentify and describe threat prevention systems and practicesExplain the purpose of a DMZExplain the purpose of Zero TrustIdentify and describe types of area networksExplain external (north-south) and internal (east-west) traffic flow patterns for environmentsExplain the function of a default gatewayExplain the function of NAT, DNS, and DHCPExplain routed protocols and routing protocolsExplain the TCP/IP model and the OSI modelIdentify and describe devices that operate in Layer 1 through Layer 4 of the OSI modelIdentify and describe network segmentation methodsExplain the function of stateful firewalls and next-generation firewalls (NGFWs)Explain the function of URL filteringExplain the function of a VPNExplain the function of a proxyIdentify and describe tunneling protocolsExplain the function of data loss prevention (DLP)Explain the function of enterprise browsersIdentify and describe internet of things (IoT) devices and endpointsExplain the objectives of endpoint security and network securityIdentify and describe endpoint security componentsDifferentiate between single-factor authentication and multi-factor authenticationDescribe identity and access management (IAM)Identify and describe the four cloud-computing deployment modelsIdentify and describe common cloud service modelsExplain the cloud shared responsibility model