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CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide - Second Edition

By : Ian Neil
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CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide - Second Edition

By: Ian Neil

Overview of this book

The CompTIA Security+ certification validates the fundamental knowledge required to perform core security functions and pursue a career in IT security. Authored by Ian Neil, a world-class CompTIA certification trainer, this book is a best-in-class study guide that fully covers the CompTIA Security+ 601 exam objectives. Complete with chapter review questions, realistic mock exams, and worked solutions, this guide will help you master the core concepts to pass the exam the first time you take it. With the help of relevant examples, you'll learn fundamental security concepts from certificates and encryption to identity and access management (IAM). As you progress, you'll delve into the important domains of the exam, including cloud security, threats, attacks and vulnerabilities, technologies and tools, architecture and design, risk management, cryptography, and public key infrastructure (PKI). You can access extra practice materials, including flashcards, performance-based questions, practical labs, mock exams, key terms glossary, and exam tips on the author's website at securityplus.training. By the end of this Security+ book, you'll have gained the knowledge and understanding to take the CompTIA exam with confidence.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Objectives for the CompTIA Security+ 601 exam
Free Chapter
2
Section 1: Security Aims and Objectives
7
Section 2: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
12
Section 3: Protecting the Security Environment
17
Section 4: Mock Tests
18
Chapter 13: Mock Exam 1
19
Mock Exam 1 Solutions
20
Chapter 14: Mock Exam 2
21
Mock Exam 2 Solutions

Chapter 12: Dealing with Incident Response Procedures

To protect businesses against disasters, we must have solid incident response plans and procedures. There are many different types of incidents a company will face. For example, dealing with a flood is totally different from dealing with the failure of a server’s hardware. They will have many plans in place, one for each incident, and it is vital that employees know their role in the plan for it to be effective. The plan must be exercised at least on an annual basis to be effective. Let’s look at each of these in turn, beginning with the incident response procedures.

This chapter will deal with incident response and will be divided into the following elements:

  • Incident Response Procedures
  • Attack Frameworks
  • Utilizing Data Sources to Support Investigations
  • Knowing how to Apply Mitigation Techniques or Controls to Secure an Environment
  • Implementing Cybersecurity Resilience
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