Objective:

• Students will compare various types of infrastructure security systems.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
3.2 – Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure

• Infrastructure considerations
  • Device placement
  • Security zones
  • Attack surface
  • Connectivity
  • Failure modes
    • Fail-open
    • Fail-closed
  • Device attribute
    • Active vs passive
    • Inline vs tap/monitor
  • Port security
    • 802.1X
    • Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
  • Firewall types
    • Web application firewall (WAF)
    • Unified threat management (UTM)
    • Next-generation firewall (NGFW)
    • Layer 4/Layer 7

Guiding Question:

What is the best way to secure an organization’s infrastructure?

Resources:

• Lesson 3.2.1 – Infrastructure Considerations.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

1. Read the Lesson 3.2.1 – Infrastructure Considerations.pptx presentation in today’s class.
2. Complete the Unit 3 – Infrastructure Considerations activity using the materials provided in Google Classroom.

Assigned: December 10th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: December 11th, 2025