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CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide

By : Ian Neil
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CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide

By: Ian Neil

Overview of this book

CompTIA Security+ is a worldwide certification that establishes the fundamental knowledge required to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide is a best-in-class exam study guide that covers all of CompTIA Security+ 501 exam objectives. It is authored by Ian Neil, who is a world-class trainer of CompTIA Security+ 501. Packed with self-assessment scenarios and realistic exam questions, this guide will help you master the core concepts to succeed in the exam the first time you take it. Using relevant examples, you will learn all the important security fundamentals from Certificates and Encryption to Identity and Access Management concepts. You will then dive into the important domains of the exam; namely, threats, attacks and vulnerabilities, technologies and tools, architecture and design, risk management, and cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). This book comes with over 600 practice questions with detailed explanation that is at the exam level and also includes two mock exams to help you with your study plan. This guide will ensure that encryption and certificates are made easy for you.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
12
Mock Exam 1
13
Mock Exam 2
15
Acronyms

Risk Procedures and Concepts

Risk is the probability that an event will happen - it could bring profit to you. For example, if you place a bet in roulette at a casino then you could win money. It is, however, more likely that a risk will result in financial loss or loss of service. Companies will adopt a risk management strategy to reduce the risk they are exposed to, but may not be able to eliminate the loss completely. In IT, new technology comes out every day and poses new risks to businesses, and therefore risk management is ever evolving.

The main components are assets, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities:

  • Asset: The first stage in risk management is the identification and classification of the asset. If the asset is a top secret document, you will handle and store it differently than an asset that is unclassified and available for free on the internet.
  • Risk: Risk is the...