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SecurityX: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

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This SecurityX: Governance, Risk, and Compliance training course includes security program essentials, security frameworks, and business continuity and disaster recovery.

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Designed for learners who have no prior work experience in IT or Cybersecurity, but are interested in starting a career in this exciting field.
Designed for learners with prior cybersecurity work experience who are interested in advancing their career or expanding their skillset.
Designed for learners with a solid grasp of foundational IT and cybersecurity concepts who are interested in pursuing an entry-level security role.
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Course Description

Welcome to CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 training. This course provides the knowledge needed to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement security solutions. You will be able to do so within complex environments and in accordance with enterprise policy framework using a vendor-neutral format. It also enables you to support a resilient enterprise while accounting for the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements. The knowledge you will gain includes risk and vulnerability management, organizational policies and training, system security, network security, identity management, incident response, and emerging technologies. This course maps to the CompTIA SecurityX certification exam. Students will benefit most from this course if you intend to take the CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 exam.

Skills measured 1.0 Governance Risk and Compliance 20% 2.0 Security Architecture 27% 3.0 Security Engineering 31% 4.0 Security Operations 22% Total 100%

Note: This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed above. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

About the Online CompTIA SecurityX Certification Training

For IT professionals looking to enhance their security skills in areas such as enterprise security, risk management, integrating computing and research and analysis, SecurityX training is ideal. The SecurityX certification validates one's knowledge of advanced security concepts and proves that an individual is capable of the critical thinking necessary to develop effective solutions. In our online training course, you'll learn how to integrate advanced authentication, how to manage risk in the enterprise, how to conduct vulnerability assessments and how to analyze network security concepts and components. Our content covers all exam objectives in-depth, so that when it's time to take the exam, you'll easily prove your competence of advanced security topics without breaking a sweat. Consume our training all at once, or week-by-week...choose how you want to learn! This is a self-paced online class, so you can choose your learning style.

If you want to enhance your IT resume with a new skill set, consider this course. It's accepted by the US Department of Defense, HP and Dell security personnel because it showcases the ability to conceptualize, design and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments skills that are in high demand!

About the CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam

In order to earn the official SecurityX certification, you must take one exam. Test-takers must earn a "pass" score (not scaled) on the 90 maximum-question exam. The exam runs for approximately 165 minutes.

Certifications are valid for three years. Reestablishing your certification status requires certain guidelines be met. For more information on maintaining the CompTIA SecurityX certification, visit CompTIA's website.

What Is CompTIA SecurityX?

The CompTIA SecurityX certification was launched in December 2024 as a rebranded version of CASP+ which retired in June 2025. It is a vendor-neutral certification that confirms individuals who possess the certification have the technical knowledge, advanced level security skills, and critical thinking skills to recommend and implement cybersecurity solutions.

What Does This CompTIA SecurityX Online Training Cover?

In our online CompTIA SecurityX training course, you will gain all the knowledge necessary to successfully pass the SecurityX certification exam. You will be able to apply critical thinking to a wide range of information security environments to conceptualize and implement cyber security solutions that become organizational strategies. Additionally, you will possess the skills to:

  • Design and implement security architecture in complex environments, ensuring enterprise resilience.
  • Manage security operations by using automation, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Apply security practices across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Handle risk management and use cryptographic technologies effectively.

Are There Prerequisites for the CompTIA SecurityX Training Course?

● Intermediate to advanced understanding of networking (TCP/IP, subnets, common protocols) ● Familiarity with basic security practices (firewalls, IDS/IPS, patch management) ● Some experience with governance, risk, and compliance principles (e.g., working knowledge of frameworks like ISO 27001 or NIST CSF) ● Comfort with the Linux or Windows command line ● Fundamental knowledge of cryptographic principles

Who Should Take the CompTIA SecurityX Training?

This course is intended for mid-level to senior cybersecurity professionals who are looking to validate and deepen their advanced security knowledge. It is especially relevant for security engineers, security architects, SOC analysts, and technical leads who already have foundational cybersecurity expertise but want to pursue or maintain a high-level certification aligned with the CAS-005 exam. The content also benefits IT managers and other professionals responsible for overseeing cybersecurity programs, as it provides the strategic and technical depth needed to guide enterprise security initiatives.

What is Involved in the CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam?

To earn CompTIA's SecurityX certification, you have to take and pass one exam. The test covers technical knowledge and skills that are required to design, engineer, integrate, and implement security solutions across multifaceted security environments to protect enterprise level organizations from cyber threats.

The SecurityX certification exam consists of a maximum of 90 questions, for which you have 165 minutes to complete. The test is graded on a pass/fail basis. The exam costs $480.

Upon successfully passing the exam, your SecurityX certification will be valid for three years. To renew your certification, there are some guidelines that must be met. If you want more information, you can visit the CompTIA website.

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SecurityX: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

This SecurityX: Governance, Risk, and Compliance training course includes security program essentials, security frameworks, and business continuity and disaster recovery.

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Course Description

Welcome to CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 training. This course provides the knowledge needed to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement security solutions. You will be able to do so within complex environments and in accordance with enterprise policy framework using a vendor-neutral format. It also enables you to support a resilient enterprise while accounting for the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements. The knowledge you will gain includes risk and vulnerability management, organizational policies and training, system security, network security, identity management, incident response, and emerging technologies. This course maps to the CompTIA SecurityX certification exam. Students will benefit most from this course if you intend to take the CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 exam.

Skills measured 1.0 Governance Risk and Compliance 20% 2.0 Security Architecture 27% 3.0 Security Engineering 31% 4.0 Security Operations 22% Total 100%

Note: This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed above. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

About the Online CompTIA SecurityX Certification Training

For IT professionals looking to enhance their security skills in areas such as enterprise security, risk management, integrating computing and research and analysis, SecurityX training is ideal. The SecurityX certification validates one's knowledge of advanced security concepts and proves that an individual is capable of the critical thinking necessary to develop effective solutions. In our online training course, you'll learn how to integrate advanced authentication, how to manage risk in the enterprise, how to conduct vulnerability assessments and how to analyze network security concepts and components. Our content covers all exam objectives in-depth, so that when it's time to take the exam, you'll easily prove your competence of advanced security topics without breaking a sweat. Consume our training all at once, or week-by-week...choose how you want to learn! This is a self-paced online class, so you can choose your learning style.

If you want to enhance your IT resume with a new skill set, consider this course. It's accepted by the US Department of Defense, HP and Dell security personnel because it showcases the ability to conceptualize, design and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments skills that are in high demand!

About the CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam

In order to earn the official SecurityX certification, you must take one exam. Test-takers must earn a "pass" score (not scaled) on the 90 maximum-question exam. The exam runs for approximately 165 minutes.

Certifications are valid for three years. Reestablishing your certification status requires certain guidelines be met. For more information on maintaining the CompTIA SecurityX certification, visit CompTIA's website.

What Is CompTIA SecurityX?

The CompTIA SecurityX certification was launched in December 2024 as a rebranded version of CASP+ which retired in June 2025. It is a vendor-neutral certification that confirms individuals who possess the certification have the technical knowledge, advanced level security skills, and critical thinking skills to recommend and implement cybersecurity solutions.

What Does This CompTIA SecurityX Online Training Cover?

In our online CompTIA SecurityX training course, you will gain all the knowledge necessary to successfully pass the SecurityX certification exam. You will be able to apply critical thinking to a wide range of information security environments to conceptualize and implement cyber security solutions that become organizational strategies. Additionally, you will possess the skills to:

  • Design and implement security architecture in complex environments, ensuring enterprise resilience.
  • Manage security operations by using automation, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Apply security practices across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Handle risk management and use cryptographic technologies effectively.

Are There Prerequisites for the CompTIA SecurityX Training Course?

● Intermediate to advanced understanding of networking (TCP/IP, subnets, common protocols) ● Familiarity with basic security practices (firewalls, IDS/IPS, patch management) ● Some experience with governance, risk, and compliance principles (e.g., working knowledge of frameworks like ISO 27001 or NIST CSF) ● Comfort with the Linux or Windows command line ● Fundamental knowledge of cryptographic principles

Who Should Take the CompTIA SecurityX Training?

This course is intended for mid-level to senior cybersecurity professionals who are looking to validate and deepen their advanced security knowledge. It is especially relevant for security engineers, security architects, SOC analysts, and technical leads who already have foundational cybersecurity expertise but want to pursue or maintain a high-level certification aligned with the CAS-005 exam. The content also benefits IT managers and other professionals responsible for overseeing cybersecurity programs, as it provides the strategic and technical depth needed to guide enterprise security initiatives.

What is Involved in the CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam?

To earn CompTIA's SecurityX certification, you have to take and pass one exam. The test covers technical knowledge and skills that are required to design, engineer, integrate, and implement security solutions across multifaceted security environments to protect enterprise level organizations from cyber threats.

The SecurityX certification exam consists of a maximum of 90 questions, for which you have 165 minutes to complete. The test is graded on a pass/fail basis. The exam costs $480.

Upon successfully passing the exam, your SecurityX certification will be valid for three years. To renew your certification, there are some guidelines that must be met. If you want more information, you can visit the CompTIA website.

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