IT Security

As technology permeates every functional area of a business, organizations must contend with new security threats and vulnerabilities. As such, organizations continue to rate security a top strategic priority. CompTIA provides a number of resources for solution providers to understand and enter this growing field.

Channel Training Courses

Channel training classes, presented by industry leaders, cover a practical, how-to approach to becoming a trusted IT security adviser. All classes can be taken in-person, and many can be taken online. For a complete channel training class schedule, see our channel training calendar.

• Executive Certificate in IT Security (Foundations) NEW! This certificate may be completed entirely online through our new e-learning courses
• Executive Certificate in Data Recovery and Business Continuity (Foundations)
• [+] Quick Start Session to CompTIA Security Trustmark™ (Webinar Only)

  • Quick Start Session to CompTIA Security Trustmark™ (Webinar Only)

    In this short 25-35 minute session you’ll hear about the benefits of holding a Security Trustmark directly from other business leaders. A panel of solution provider executives discusses leveraging the Security Trustmark to build their brand and grow their business. You’ll leave the session knowing your options for pursuing this credential.

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• [+] Quick Start Session for Data Recovery and Business Continuity

  • Quick Start Session for Data Recovery and Business Continuity

    Where are the opportunities in data recovery and business continuity? How do other solution providers leverage the opportunities? This session seeks to answer these questions by covering the information introduced in the Quick Start Guide to Data Recovery and Business Continuity, a copy of which attendees receive at the conclusion of the session.

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• [+] Quick Start Session to Digital Security and Surveillance

  • Quick Start Session to Digital Security and Surveillance

    What is digital surveillance and is there really an opportunity there to grow my business? What kind of investment is required? How can I leverage my existing competencies in IP technologies, PCs, servers, storage, and networking? This session seeks answers to these types of questions by covering the information in the Quick Start Guide to Digital Security and Surveillance, a copy of which attendees will receive at the conclusion of the session.

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• [+] Quick Start Session to IT Security

  • Quick Start Session to IT Security

    In this 45-60 minute presentation, solution providers learn simple steps to help build and grow their IT security practice. Attendees learn about compliance regulations, cloud integration, how to weave security into each opportunity, adherence to best practices and re-educating customers. Session participants walk away with a list of contacts and businesses they need to know to build their IT security practice, as well as receive the CompTIA Quick Start Guide to IT Security.

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• [+] Quick Start Session for Security Compliance

  • Quick Start Session for Security Compliance

    Which of your customers are subject to compliance requirements? As a trusted advisor are you doing everything you need to be doing for your customers? Are you sure? This session seeks to answer these questions by covering the information introduced in the Quick Start Guide to Security Compliance, a copy of which attendees receive at the conclusion of the session.

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• [+] Quick Start Session to Tackling Cloud Security Concerns

  • Quick Start Session to Tackling Cloud Security Concerns

    What are the concerns with cloud security? Are you prepared to address those concerns? How can you and your customers benefit from the advantages cloud offers while still managing the risk that it introduces? This session seeks answers to these questions by covering the information in the Quick Start Guide to Tackling Cloud Security Concerns, a copy of which attendees will receive at the conclusion of the session.

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Channel Training Guides

Channel training guides walk solution providers through building a successful cybersecurity practice. Self-study guides range from quick-start introductions to an in-depth 10-week guide to offering comprehensive IT security solutions.

Our basic training guide and Roadmap are available to download for free.
Our 10-Week Guides are available to CompTIA members only.

• [+] Quick Start Guide to the CompTIA Security Trustmark™

  • Quick Start Guide to the CompTIA Security Trustmark™

    The CompTIA Security Trustmark identifies solution providers that consistently follow security best practices. This business-level credential is based on a security framework agreed upon by key vendors, solution providers, and end users in the IT industry. This guide covers the 12 specific security sections that applicants must address and outlines the process for earning the credential.

    

• [+] Quick Start Guide to Data Recovery and Business Continuity

  • Quick Start Guide to Data Recovery and Business Continuity

    No matter the business, few would argue that data is not essential to operations. For this reason, business continuity planning, systems and related services are indispensable. This quick start guide introduces some of the principles, user needs, technology options and business practices associated with backup, data recovery and business continu­ity. It also shares success stories of solution providers who provide these services to their customers and outlines some steps for getting started in building a successful DR/BC practice.

    

• [+] Quick Start Guide to Digital Security and Surveillance

  • Quick Start Guide to Digital Security and Surveillance

    Almost every type of business – from retailers, banks, and restaurants to schools, hospitals, and warehouses – has a need to protect their physical assets and to assure the safety of their patrons and employees. Increasingly the need for physical security involves the use of digital solutions. This Quick Start Guide explores the opportunity for IT solution providers in digital surveillance and security (DSS) and addresses how to establish a DSS service offering. Among the solutions discussed are sourcing, integrating, deploying, and supporting IP-based cameras and related video servers as well as implementing storage strategies to store and process surveillance data over an IP network.

    

• [+] Quick Start Guide to IT Security

  • Quick Start Guide to IT Security

    This guide provides simple steps to help build and grow your IT security practice, including compliance regulations, cloud integration, how to weave security into each opportunity, adherence to best practices, and re-educating your customers. It also provides a checklist of useful organizations and the names you need to know as you build your own IT security business.

    

• [+] Quick Start Guide to Security Compliance

  • Quick Start Guide to Security Compliance

    PCI, FISMA, HIPAA are but a small sampling of the dozens of standards, regulations and laws that impact IT and how IT services are provided. Discovering what applies to which customers can be a dizzying, time-consuming, and sometimes daunting task. This guide offers a quick reference to what the regulations are, when they apply, and how IT service providers can use their knowledge of them to create revenue opportunities for their businesses.

    

• [+] Quick Start Guide to Tackling Cloud Security Concerns

  • Quick Start Guide to Tackling Cloud Security Concerns

    Business leaders do not have to look far to see some of the risk associated with cloud computing. From reports of cloud outages that bring down well-known and frequently visited web sites to password snafus that leave data “in the cloud” exposed, news outlets offer easy access to reports of security lapses in cloud services. Despite the questions these lapses raise there remains an intense interest in leveraging the agility and scalability offered by cloud-based solutions. This Quick Start Guide reviews the top cloud security concerns and offers a framework for addressing those concerns. It provides guidance on managing cloud concerns and also offers information on when to re-consider the appropriateness of a cloud solution.

    

• [+] IT Security Industry Roadmap

  • IT Security Industry Roadmap

    Developed by the CompTIA IT Security Community, this roadmap provides a snapshot of the current landscape of IT Security, where the industry is going and how to prepare for changes.

    

• [+] 10-Week Guide to Accelerating Your IT Security Business

  • 10-Week Guide to Accelerating Your IT Security Business

    How do you measure the ROI of a fire extinguisher? Establishing a "return" on security investments can be equally difficult to measure. To be successful at positioning the benefits of network and data protection, solution providers must understand how their customers measure the value of security. The 10-Week Guide to Accelerating your IT Security Business provides a roadmap to offering comprehensive IT security solutions. It outlines the current security threatscape, offers guidance on measuring the cost of a security breach and provides insights into a customer’s security concerns. This guide also introduces the process of risk evaluation and management and points to resources available to further refine skills.

    

CompTIA Business Credentials for the IT Channel

CompTIA Trustmark credentials improve business practices resulting in competitive differentiation and customer confidence by identifying IT companies that consistently follow best practices for a specific area of expertise. CompTIA Trustmark holders are required to complete and adhere to an extensive control framework for a specific area of expertise.

• [+] CompTIA Security Trustmark™

  • CompTIA Security Trustmark™

    The CompTIA Security Trustmark identifies solution providers that consistently follow security best practices by helpings companies to identify regulatory compliance gaps and address problem areas in security policies, processes and planning. Earning the CompTIA Security Trustmark means increased marketability, efficiency and productivity.

CompTIA Research & Market Intelligence

CompTIA research benchmarks business attitudes, purchase plans and technology preferences so solution providers can plan their selling strategy.

Research is available to CompTIA members only.

• [+] Research Study: 10th Annual Information Security Trends

  • 10th Annual Information Security Trends

    Published Nov. 2012
    

    CompTIA’s 10th Annual Information Security Trends study comes at a time of dramatic change in the IT industry. Cloud computing, mobility, and big data are altering the landscape and causing technology to be ingrained in business operations like never before. Yet security remains a high priority, even among these trendy topics.

    

• [+] Research Brief: Reactions to Identity Hack Reveal Areas of Opportunity

  • Reactions to Identity Hack Reveal Areas of Opportunity

    Published Aug. 2012
    

    As personal lives and business lives are increasingly blurred, the implications go beyond individual inconvenience and reach into corporate concerns. A brief survey from CompTIA following a high-profile attack reveals several areas in which IT providers can help customers improve identity security.