CompTIA Security+

Overview

ZHELTA Academy's three-semester Security+ pathway hands you a virtual SOC analyst seat. Semester 1 teaches you to think like an attacker — threat actors, malware classification, cryptography, certificates and PKI. Semester 2 reverses the lens — secure architecture, zero-trust, IAM lifecycle, secure coding and risk management. Semester 3 puts you in the chair — live SIEM ticket triage on a Splunk-clone, forensics 101, NIST 800-53 + PCI + HIPAA compliance, business continuity and disaster recovery. Maps 1-for-1 to the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam.

What you'll learn

• Semester 1 — Threats, Attacks & Cryptography: threat actor profiles, malware classification (ransomware, RATs, rootkits), social engineering, symmetric + asymmetric crypto, hashing, PKI + certificate lifecycle
• Semester 2 — Architecture, IAM & Risk Design: secure network arch, zero-trust + microsegmentation, cloud security models (CSPM, CWPP), IAM lifecycle, MFA + SSO + SCIM, secure SDLC, risk register + treatment
• Semester 3 — Incident Response, Operations & GRC: SIEM + SOAR ticket triage, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, forensics 101 (memory + disk imaging), NIST 800-53 / 800-171, PCI-DSS / HIPAA / GDPR, BCP + DR planning
• 62+ hand-authored SIEM ticket simulations + CTF micro-challenges — every lesson opens into an investigation surface
• 3 graded capstone certificates (one per semester) demonstrating end-to-end security competence

Outcomes

• Pass CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 on first attempt
• Triage SIEM alerts, escalate tickets, and write an incident timeline a manager would sign
• Design a zero-trust reference architecture for a mid-size enterprise
• Map a control set to NIST 800-53 + PCI-DSS + HIPAA when the auditor walks in
• Qualify immediately for SOC Analyst Tier 1, Security Operations Specialist, and GRC Analyst roles

Syllabus

1. Threats, Attacks & Cryptography

   Sem 1

   22 modules · threat actors, malware classification, social engineering, crypto fundamentals, PKI + certificates · 22 interactive labs · Capstone: Threat-modelling & Crypto Lab.

2. Architecture, IAM & Risk Design

   Sem 2

   24 modules · secure network arch, zero-trust, cloud security, IAM lifecycle, MFA + SSO, secure SDLC, risk management · 24 interactive labs · Capstone: Zero-Trust Reference Architecture.

3. Incident Response, Ops & GRC

   Sem 3

   16 modules · SIEM + SOAR ops, forensics 101, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST + PCI + HIPAA compliance, BCP/DR · 16 interactive labs · Capstone: Live SOC Incident Run-book.