This course launches the CompTIA Security+ Specialization with the foundational security concepts that underpin every other domain on the exam. Covering approximately 4 hours of expert instruction across exam preparation, business risk and threat analysis, risk assessment, data security, and cryptography fundamentals, learners build the conceptual framework needed to understand and apply security controls throughout the specialization.

Learners benefit by gaining a solid understanding of the CIA triad, authentication concepts, risk management processes, threat actor types, attack motivations, and the cryptographic algorithms and protocols that protect data in transit and at rest. Online labs reinforce cryptographic implementation and risk analysis tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to explain core security concepts, perform risk assessments, analyze threat actors and attack types, and implement cryptographic solutions for common security scenarios.