CompTIA ITF+

The CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam focuses on the essential IT skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks commonly performed by advanced end-users and entry-level IT professionals alike, including:

• Using features and functions of common operating systems and establishing network connectivity
• Identifying common software applications and their purpose
• Using security and web browsing best practices

This exam is intended for candidates who are advanced end users and/or are considering a career in IT.

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA’s Network+ certification validates the knowledge and skills needed to troubleshoot, configure and manage both wired and wireless networks found in companies around the world. CompTIA Network+ certifies a professional-level understanding of emerging technologies including cloud and virtualization technologies.

CompTIA Network+ ensures an IT professional has the following knowledge and skills:

• Design and implement functional networks
• Configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices
• Use devices such as switches and routers to segment network traffic and create resilient networks
• Identify benefits and drawbacks of existing network configurations
• Implement network security, standards and protocols
• Troubleshoot network problems
• Support the creation of virtualized networks

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Security+ is the first security certification IT professionals should earn. It establishes the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Successful candidates will have the following skills:

• Detect various types of compromise and understand penetration testing and vulnerability scanning concepts
• Install, configure, and deploy network components while assessing and troubleshooting issues to support organizational security
• Implement secure network architecture concepts and systems design
• Install and configure identity and access services, as well as management controls
• Implement and summarize risk management best practices and the business impact
• Install and configure wireless security settings and implement public key infrastructure

The CompTIA Security+ exam focuses on today’s best practices for risk management and risk mitigation, including more emphasis on the practical and hands-on ability to both identify and address security threats, attacks and vulnerabilities.

Cisco CCNA

The Cisco Certified Network Associate v1.0 (CCNA 200-301) exam is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNA certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability

Cisco CCNA CyberOps

The CCNA Cyber Ops certification provides a framework for an analyst to obtain the necessary skills to help monitor the network for security threats, know when to provide triage services, and either mitigate a low-level threat or follow the escalation policy if a high-level threat is detected

Splunk Fundamentals 1

Students demonstrate the ability to search and navigate in Splunk, use fields, get statistics from your data, create reports, dashboards, lookups, and alerts. Students learn to create robust searches, reports, and charts and use Splunk's datasets features and Pivot interface.