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September 07, 2006 - New Jersey, US: TeachMeIT, a leading provider of online courses in IT and desktop applications, has launched the curriculum for Security+ Certification. The TeachMeIT security+ curriculum is principally designed for learners IT professionals preparing for TruSecure ICSA Certified Security Associate (TICSA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or CompTIA security+ certification.
Security+ Certification helps learner to identify and help mitigate security risks. It allows learners to gain knowledge and apply the basic principles of cryptography, keys, and certificates. It helps security managers and administrators to monitor and help secure vulnerabilities in TCP/IP and network infrastructure. With Security+ certification learners know how to protect e-mail, RAS, VPNs, wireless services, and other online communications. In addition, the certification teaches learners to become skilled at creating an operational security plan and building an organizational security program.
The first course in the TeachMeIT Security+ Certification is titled ‘General Security Concepts’ and provides an overview of various security concepts, such as security goals, assets, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
‘Network Infrastructure Security Part I and II’ are the second and the third course in the Security+ certification curriculum. They detail the learner about intrusion points, intrusion detection systems, intrusion detection methods, and incident response. The courses also teach the learner about various connectivity devices and transmission and storage media.
The fourth course titled ‘Communication Security’ covers remote access and wireless technologies including 802.1x, VPN, SSH, WEP, and WAP and vulnerabilities associated with these technologies It also cover concepts related to security aspects and vulnerabilities of e-mail and the Web. The fifth course ‘Cryptography Concepts’ includes basic concepts of cryptography, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) system, digital certificates, and PKI trust models and standards. The sixth course in the curriculum on ‘Operational and Organizational Security’ identifies concepts related to backup, recovery, disaster recovery plan, and business continuity management. Additionally, the course provides information on security documentation, security policies and procedures, security education programs as well as risk management and forensics.
Free demos of the new courses are available online at:
General Security Concepts - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBA/content.asp
Network Infrastructure Security – Part1 - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBB/content.asp
Network Infrastructure Security - Part 2 - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBC/content.asp
Communication Security - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBD/content.asp
Cryptography Concepts - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBE/content.asp
Operational and Organizational Security - http://www.teachmeit.com/CB/CBF/content.asp
All TeachMeIT courses are spread across different chapters, which enable learners grasp the learning effectively. The learners also have the option to choose the topic of their interest to start their course, enabling them to focus the preparation on the specific areas as per their individual requirements. The content and the questions are designed to provide maximum learning with minimum effort.
Each course is equipped with quizzes at the end of each lesson and also includes a Mastery Exam module, to be taken after completing the entire course.
About TeachMeIT.com
TeachMeIT.com (www.teachmeit.com), a US-based leading Online IT courses provider, offers a catalogue of over 250 courses in several technologies, from desktop application essentials and the basics of graphics software, to topics such as website development, database administration and object-oriented programming.
TeachMeIT is a division of Infopro Corporation, a New Jersey-based provider of the elearning solutions. Infopro Corporation has been successfully developing and delivering cost-effective online courseware and learning management solutions for many of the world's best-known companies including Motorola, Fidelity Investments, Thomson NETg, ACT, The Boston Group, GeneEd, Seagate, Tiffany & Co., AGFA, EBIX, Experian, Gartner, Oracle, Novartis, Sybase, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and many more.
