The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., announced new objectives for its CompTIA Security+ certification. Publication of 2008 Edition objectives, which detail the content of the certification exam, is a prelude to the launch of an updated CompTIA Security+ scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2008.

The update of CompTIA Security+ is in keeping with CompTIA’s practice of continuous and ongoing review of its certification content to assure that it addresses the latest changes in technology and reflects the skills needed by tech workers and required by employers.

In the case of CompTIA Security+, greater emphasis is being placed on knowing how to address specific security issues, rather than simply being able to recognize these issues.

The new exam will cover six major objectives or topics: systems security, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography and organizational security. The access control and assessments and audits topics are new additions to the exam.

The current version of the CompTIA Security+ exam remains available worldwide. New objectives for CompTIA Security+ are available at http://certification.comptia.org/resources/objectives.aspx.