CompTIA Security+™ Certification
"Benchmarking foundational skills through the CompTIA Security+ certification and then adding progressive layers of expertise seems to us to be absolutely theright thing to do, from both the customer and employee standpoints"
Steve Jordan, Vice President
System Engineering & Consulting, McAfee, Inc.
About CompTIA Security+™
As more businesses use their networks to store sensitive information, the need for qualified security professionals increases. According to a recent CompTIA research report,Committing to Security: Fourth Annual Benchmark Survey, the number one cause for a network security breach is human error. CompTIA Security+ was developed in 2002 to address the rise of security issues and validate the foundational knowledge of security professionals.CompTIA Security+ objectives were derived through input from the government, academia and the IT industry. To ensure exam accuracy, CompTIA surveyed more than 1,100 subject matter experts and conducted a multilevel review process for all test questions.
To date, there are more than 45,000 CompTIA Security+ certified professionals worldwide.
Cornerstone Partners for the CompTIA Security+™
Exam
The following organizations contributed their time and
expertise toward the development and maintenance of
the CompTIA Security+ exam:
| Argonne National Laboratory | Ascendant Learning | Cybersmuggling Center - US Customs |
| Course Technology | ElementK | Entrust |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | IBM/Tivoli Software Group | Intense School |
| Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) | Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) | VCCS - Institute of Excellence for Information Technology |
| Marcraft International | Microsoft | Motorola |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | New Horizons Computer Learning Centers |
Novell |
| Olympus Security Group | RSA Security | Sun Microsystems |
| Sybex | Symantec | Tech Connect |
| US Secret Service | VeriSign |
CompTIA Security+™ Subject Matter Experts
The following subject matter experts contributed their
time and expertise toward the development of the CompTIA
Security+ certification:
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