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CompTIA № 11 of 14 Entry-level SY0-601

Security+
Foundation

This CompTIA Security+ training course provides the foundational knowledge you need to pass the SY0-601 certification exam — and the skills to ensure compliance and operational security in your organization.

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6wk
Programme Length
5
Exam Domains
1:1
Mentor Pairing
350q
Practice Bank
№ 01 / Overview

The credential that opens the door.

CompTIA Security+ certification is a vendor-neutral certification that is recognized worldwide as a benchmark for information system security best practices. Earning Security+ certification demonstrates your knowledge of industry-wide information assurance topics, like systems security, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, and organizational security.

Attend this CompTIA Security+ training in one of three formats — live instructor-led, on-demand, or a blended on-demand/instructor-led version. The cohort is designed so career-changers and recent graduates can keep up, while working IT professionals can accelerate.

Who this is for: Career-changers entering cybersecurity, helpdesk and sysadmin professionals moving into security, junior SOC analysts, military and federal personnel pursuing DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II compliance, and students who want a foundation before tackling CEH, CHFI or CISSP.

№ 02 / Outcomes

You will learn how to.

  • 01Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examAll 5 SY0-601 domains covered with strategic exam weighting.
  • 02Confidently explain and define an array of security vulnerabilitiesFrom malware to social engineering, from misconfiguration to supply chain.
  • 03Navigate the complexities of secure system and network designZero trust, segmentation, defence-in-depth — at the foundation level.
  • 04Explore defensive measures like PKI, firewalls and IDSThe control catalogue every security professional reaches for.
  • 05Plan to comply with applicable regulations and frameworksGDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, NIST CSF — the rules of the road.
  • 06Position for entry-level cybersecurity rolesTier 1 SOC analyst, junior security engineer, security administrator.
Network operations centre with monitor walls
Chapter 03 — In the lab
№ 03 / Curriculum

Six weeks. Five domains.

Curriculum mapped to the CompTIA SY0-601 Exam Objectives. Each domain concludes with a scenario-based quiz and a mentor checkpoint.

Social engineering, malware types, application attacks, network attacks, threat actors, vulnerability types, threat intelligence sources, and security assessment techniques. ~24% of the exam.
Enterprise security architecture, virtualisation and cloud, secure application development, authentication and authorisation design, cybersecurity resilience, embedded systems, physical security, and cryptographic design. ~21% of the exam.
Secure protocols, host and application security solutions, secure network design, wireless security, mobile security, cloud security solutions, identity and account management, and PKI. ~25% of the exam.
Network reconnaissance and discovery tools, incident response policies and procedures, investigation data sources, mitigation techniques, digital forensics, and the IR lifecycle. ~16% of the exam.
Control types, regulations and frameworks, organisational policies, risk management processes, privacy and data sensitivity. Includes a full mock SY0-601 exam under timed conditions. ~14% of the exam.
№ 04 / Faculty

Practitioners who teach.

Working security engineers who have prepped thousands of candidates for Security+.

Lead Instructor · Security+ · CySA+ · CASP
Senior Security Engineer

Fifteen-plus years across helpdesk, sysadmin, security engineering and SOC roles. CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer. Has prepped over a thousand candidates for SY0-601.

Mentor · Security+ · Network+
Lead Mentor, Foundations Practice

Specialises in career-changers — translates technical concepts into clear analogies and pairs students with role-aligned study plans.

№ 05 — From a graduate
"You definitely don't have to have a background in IT as I didn't before I started — but learned a lot and continue to learn even after the program through Mac Jason Academy."
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Samuel Lawson
Cyber Security Graduate
№ 06 / Questions

The questions we hear most.

No formal experience is required. CompTIA recommends Network+ certification and 2 years of IT administration experience with a security focus, but neither is mandatory. We pace the cohort so career-changers can build the foundation as they go.
Yes — the CompTIA Security+ exam voucher, study guide and practice questions are all included with course tuition. This is standard delivery, not an upsell.
SY0-601, the current exam at time of publishing. We monitor CompTIA's release schedule and update curriculum within four weeks of any new version.
Sit in on the next cohort free of charge. Most students pass on the first attempt — those who don't usually need focused review on the implementation and architecture domains and recover quickly.
Two evening sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30–9:00pm CT), plus a Saturday lab workshop. Self-paced on-demand option is also available with monthly live Q&A sessions.
Yes — we partner with Mia-Share / Meritize for tuition financing with monthly payment plans. See Financial Aid for full details.
№ 07 — Enroll

Cohort opens in weeks, not months.

Hold your seat with a deposit. Speak to admissions if you'd prefer a quick fit-check first — including whether to start with Security+ or jump straight into CEH or CSA based on your background.

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