PLPluralsight
Operations and Incident Response for CompTIA Security+
Beginner 3.9 hours English
Our recommendation
A Pluralsight course covering the blue-team side of security, aligned with the CompTIA Security+ certification. Across nearly four hours it works through network reconnaissance and discovery tools, the incident-response process, and attack frameworks. Useful Security+ preparation for one exam domain — but the Security+ exam itself is separate and paid.
Skills you'll gain
Incident responseSecurity operationsNetwork reconnaissanceBlue teamCompTIA Security+Attack frameworks
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You are studying for Security+
You want blue-team fundamentals
You want the operations/incident-response domain
Consider something else if you…
You want the full Security+ syllabus in one course
You expect the cert from this alone
You want hands-on labs only
About this course
Operations and Incident Response for CompTIA Security+ covers the blue-team side of security. Across nearly four hours it works through network reconnaissance and discovery tools, the incident-response process and attack frameworks, communication and business-continuity planning, disaster recovery, and the basics of digital forensics.
What you'll learn
Use reconnaissance and discovery tools
Follow the incident-response process
Apply common attack frameworks
Plan communication and business continuity
Build disaster-recovery basics
Understand digital forensics fundamentals
This course includes
3.9h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
Access comes with a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year; Premium about $45/month or $499/year), with a 10-day free trial. The CompTIA Security+ exam is separate and costs roughly $400–440, booked directly with CompTIA.
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Instructor
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Christopher Rees
Pluralsight instructor
Taught by Christopher Rees, an IT and security trainer with extensive CompTIA and certification-prep teaching experience.
About this provider
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Frequently asked questions
No — it covers one domain (operations and incident response) as Security+ prep. The exam itself (~$400–440) is separate, and full prep needs the other domains too.
Yes — Pluralsight offers a 10-day free trial that includes the full library.
The blue-team side: network reconnaissance and discovery tools, the incident-response process and attack frameworks.
Security+ updates its version periodically, so check the course matches the current exam objectives.
Pluralsight issues certificates of completion on its paid plans, but they are learning records rather than formal or accredited qualifications — the value is the skills.