- A password is most likely to be entered incorrectly; the user may forget the password or may have the Caps Lock key set up incorrectly.
- When purchasing any device, you should change the default username and password as many of these are available on the internet and could be used to access your device.
- Password history is the number of passwords you can use before you can reuse your current password. Some third-party applications or systems may call this a Password Reuse list.
- Password history could be set up and combined with minimum password age. If I set the minimum password age to one day, a user could only change their password a maximum of once per day. This would prevent them from rotating their passwords to come back to the old password.
- A complex password uses three of the following; uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters...
CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide
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CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide
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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.
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CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Understanding Security Fundamentals
Conducting Risk Analysis
Implementing Security Policies and Procedures
Delving into Identity and Access Management
Understanding Network Components
Understanding Cloud Models and Virtualization
Managing Hosts and Application Deployment
Protecting Against Attacks and Vulnerabilities
Implementing the Public Key Infrastructure
Responding to Security Incidents
Managing Business Continuity
Mock Exam 1
Mock Exam 2
Preparing for the CompTIA Security+ 501 Exam
Acronyms
Assessment
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