CompTIA Security+ Certificate

Security+ is the credential employers most often list for a first cybersecurity role, and it is the natural next step for IT support professionals and CompTIA A+ or Network+ holders moving into security. It is vendor-neutral, so what you learn applies to any employer's technology stack.

This program prepares you for the current CompTIA Security+ exam and for the work behind it. Every module pairs live instruction with hands-on practice in official CompTIA CertMaster Labs, where you work the daily tasks of a security analyst: monitoring a SIEM, analyzing logs, running vulnerability scans, and responding to incidents. Scenario exercises follow the exam's performance-based question (PBQ) format, so test day feels familiar.

Classes are small and taught live over Zoom by a security professional, never pre-recorded video. Your instructor watches you work a scan, a log, or an incident, corrects your process on the spot, and uses practice exam results to focus review time where the class needs it most. You finish with the DWC CompTIA Security+ Certificate, a professional certificate issued by Digital Workshop Center, and an exam voucher to earn the CompTIA Security+ certification.

Security+ may satisfy foundational qualification requirements under the DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program, which makes it relevant for veterans and for federal, military, and defense contractor roles. Confirm the requirement for a specific position with the hiring agency or contractor.

This course includes

• 48 hours of live, instructor-led training over Zoom: sixteen 3-hour sessions, two per week
• Official CompTIA Security+ courseware
• Official CompTIA CertMaster Labs access for hands-on practice
• CompTIA Security+ exam voucher (one attempt)
• Performance-based question (PBQ) practice and a full timed practice exam
• Capstone incident scenario: analyze evidence, respond, and report findings
• One-on-one career coaching for your resume, LinkedIn, job search, and interviews
• Tech support plus access to the Parker Dewey micro-internship network
• DWC CompTIA Security+ Certificate upon completion

What You'll Learn at a Glance

• Classify security controls and apply the CIA triad, zero trust, hashing, encryption, and PKI to real systems
• Profile threat actors, recognize indicators of compromise, and match each attack type to the defense that counters it
• Evaluate enterprise, cloud, virtualized, and IoT architectures and place security appliances correctly in a network design
• Harden systems against a secure baseline and run and interpret vulnerability scans
• Monitor SIEM alerts, analyze logs, and work an incident from detection through documentation
• Perform risk calculations and evaluate third-party, supply chain, and compliance risk
• Answer performance-based questions with confidence and sit the CompTIA Security+ exam prepared

CompTIA Security+ Certification Training: Live Online Cybersecurity Classes with CertMaster Labs

This 48-hour program follows the current published CompTIA Security+ exam domains across six modules, delivered in sixteen 3-hour live sessions, two per week, over about eight weeks.

The program opens with General Security Concepts (6 hours), where you classify security controls, work with the CIA triad and zero trust, and learn how hashing, encryption, and PKI protect data, finishing with a hands-on lab on certificates and hashing. Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations (9 hours) follows: threat actors and vectors, social engineering including AI-assisted phishing, malware, password and injection attacks, and the indicators that reveal them in logs and traffic. Security Architecture (6 hours) covers enterprise, cloud, virtualized, IoT, and ICS environments, protecting data at rest, in transit, and in use, and the backup, failover, and continuity planning that keep an organization running.

Security Operations (12 hours) is the largest module because it is the daily work of the analyst roles this certificate targets: secure baselines and hardening, the vulnerability management lifecycle, identity and access management, SIEM monitoring and log analysis, and the incident response lifecycle, with labs that take you through vulnerability scans and an incident end to end. Security Program Management and Oversight (9 hours) covers governance, risk analysis with hands-on risk calculations, vendor and supply chain risk, privacy, audits, and penetration testing. The program closes with Exam Preparation and Capstone (6 hours): domain review, PBQ practice, a full timed practice exam, exam scheduling and voucher use, and a capstone incident scenario.

Graduates are prepared to pursue entry-level roles including SOC Analyst (Tier 1), Security Analyst, Incident Response Analyst, and Compliance Analyst. Lesson content and order may vary based on instructor approach and changes in the industry.

Enrollment is rolling, with no cohort calendar to wait for. Your class start date, session days, and session times are set once enrollment fills, typically within 2 to 3 weeks, and sessions can be scheduled during the day or in the evening. Class start timing depends on enrollment and cannot be guaranteed.

Request program information and an admissions advisor will help you plan your schedule, exam timeline, and funding.

• No formal prerequisites. You should be comfortable with computers and have foundational networking knowledge, such as IP addressing, routing, and switching.
• Missing the networking foundation? DWC recommends CompTIA Network+ first. Career changers starting from zero often begin with CompTIA A+.
• A computer with a webcam and reliable internet access. Labs run in your browser through CompTIA CertMaster Labs. Review the equipment and software requirements.
• Problem-solving mindset: willingness to learn and approach security challenges methodically.

Program Tuition

• Program tuition: $5,295
• Included: CompTIA Security+ exam voucher (one attempt), official CompTIA courseware, and CertMaster Labs access
• Exam retakes, if needed, are purchased separately at CompTIA pricing

WIOA grants, Vocational Rehabilitation funding, employer billing, Climb Credit payment plans, and scholarships, including the Next Mission Scholarship for qualifying veterans, can cover or reduce your cost. Explore financial aid options.

Enrollment is rolling: classes start once enrollment fills, typically within 2 to 3 weeks. Request program information to get started.