What the course covers
About this course map
Five domains, mapped one-for-one to the CompTIA Network+ N10-009 exam objectives and taught in the same order, so nothing on the exam is left uncovered.
N10-009 is the current version. It launched on 20 June 2024 and has not been superseded; CompTIA retires an exam version roughly three years after launch, so N10-009 remains the exam you sit. Anything taught here is examinable.
The shape of N10-009 says something about the job. Troubleshooting is the heaviest domain at 24%, ahead of concepts, because the work is diagnosing a network somebody else built. Security has its own domain rather than being scattered, and cloud and software-defined networking now sit inside the core concepts instead of being treated as an advanced afterthought. Each domain below carries its published weighting, and we give it classroom time in proportion.
Roughly half the classroom time is hands-on. A meaningful share of the exam is performance-based — configuration and diagnosis in a simulated environment — so we practise in one rather than describing one.
Domain 01 — Networking Concepts
The model, the hardware, the addressing and the protocols that the other four domains all assume you already know. 23% of the exam.
Domain 02 — Network Implementation
Actually building it: routing, switching, wireless and the physical layer underneath all of them. 20% of the exam.
Domain 03 — Network Operations
Keeping a running network documented, monitored, patched and recoverable. 19% of the exam.
Domain 04 — Network Security
The smallest domain by weighting, and the one whose absence is most expensive. 14% of the exam.
Domain 05 — Network Troubleshooting
The heaviest domain, because diagnosing a network you did not build is the job. 24% of the exam.
Who should take this
Help desk and desktop support staff moving into infrastructure, junior network administrators and network support technicians, and anyone heading into security who needs the network fundamentals underneath it first. It also suits developers and cloud engineers who can build on a network but cannot diagnose one.
CompTIA recommends holding A+ first, plus nine to twelve months of hands-on experience in a junior network administrator or network support role. These are recommendations, not requirements — nothing prevents you from booking the exam without them. In practice, you will get more out of the week if you are already comfortable with basic PC and operating system administration.
The exam
The Network+ is set and awarded by CompTIA, and delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or by online proctor.
The exam voucher is purchased separately from CompTIA. We arrange it on your behalf and send you the code, and you book your own exam date. The certification is valid for three years and is renewed through CompTIA's continuing education programme.
How we deliver it
Five days, classroom or online live, or at your office for a private group. Roughly half the time is hands-on — subnetting drills until they are quick, switch and router configuration, wireless survey work, and fault-finding against a lab estate we have broken on purpose. Dedicated practice at performance-based question formats, domain checkpoints each day, and a full-length timed mock under exam conditions on the final afternoon.
Mapped to the CompTIA Network+ N10-009 exam objectives. Taught from Hacky Security's own curriculum and lab estate by instructors who build and run production networks.
Exam & certification
- 1Train with us40 hours of instructor-led preparation, labs and practice questions.
- 2Sit the official examExam voucher sold separately. We buy it from the certification body on your behalf and send you the code — you book your own exam date.
- 3Get certifiedThe certification is awarded by CompTIA when you pass their exam.
What you receive
- CompTIA certification — issued by CompTIA after you pass, and verifiable with them.
- Hacky Security certificate of completion — for the training itself, with a unique ID.
- Checkable by employers — anyone can confirm our certificate on the Verify page.
This course is Hacky Security’s own preparation training. The certification itself is awarded by CompTIA, not by us.
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Hacky Security is a CompTIA Authorized Partner. This course is delivered from Hacky Security's own curriculum; the certification itself is awarded by CompTIA. Certification names and codes are the trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to describe what this course prepares you for.
