Security Analyst Starter
From Security+ fundamentals to the attacks you will actually be asked about.
Free to watch. Starting adds a personal copy to My Learning with progress tracking and a curated-path certificate on completion.
About this path
A first security role needs three things: the vocabulary Security+ tests, enough networking to read a packet capture, and the instinct to spot a social-engineering attempt. This path takes the strongest Security+ modules rather than all sixty-four lessons, adds the networking chunk that makes them legible, and finishes with the media-literacy technique that is, in practice, phishing defence.
What you'll learn
- Use the core security vocabulary correctly and confidently
- Explain common attack types and the controls that stop them
- Read network fundamentals well enough to investigate an alert
- Recognise social engineering by the technique, not the vibe
- Walk into Security+ knowing which domains you still owe study to
The path, module by module
Each step is lifted from a full course in our catalog, and where a course repeats itself we keep only the lessons that earn their place.
Module 1 · from CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Complete Course
Security Controls and the CIA Triad
Security fundamentals from Professor Messer, who is the reason most people pass this exam.
8 lessons · 1h 9m
How to Pass Your SY0-701 Security+ Exam in 2026 · Security Controls - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.1 · The CIA Triad - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.2
Module 2 · from CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Complete Course
Threat Actors, Phishing, and Certificates
Threats and attack types, the domain that carries the most exam weight and the most real-world use.
8 lessons · 1h 11m
Hashing and Digital Signatures - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.4 · Blockchain Technology - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.4 · Certificates - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.4
Module 3 · from CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Complete Course
Subnetting, Routing, and Zero Trust
Enough networking to follow an incident. Security lessons assume this and rarely say so.
8 lessons · 1h 26m
Magic Number Subnetting - CompTIA Network+ N10-009 - 1.7 · Seven Second Subnetting - CompTIA Network+ N10-009 - 1.7 · Software Defined Networking - CompTIA Network+ N10-009 - 1.8
Module 4 · from Computer Science Crash Course
Attacks, Cryptography, and Machine Learning
Hackers, cyber attacks, and cryptography explained from first principles. Ten minutes each, and the mental model sticks.
8 lessons · 1h 36m
Hackers & Cyber Attacks: Crash Course Computer Science #32 · Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science #33 · Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course Computer Science #34
Module 5 · from Navigating Digital Information
Spot the Social Engineering
Fact-checking, lateral reading, and how social platforms manipulate attention. Phishing defence is media literacy with a corporate logo on it.
3 lessons · 44m · hand-picked from 8
The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2 · Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3 · Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10
Module 6 · from CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Complete Course
Security+ Exam Command Center
The exam command centre: domains, weightings, and what to revise last.
3 lessons · 6m
The SY0-701 Exam, Domain by Domain · Registering and What Exam Day Looks Like · A Spaced-Repetition Study Plan