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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

Practical Exercise – Password Policy

In this practical exercise, you need to prevent users from resetting their accounts by using the same password. The company should not allow users to change their password more than once every three days and these passwords need to be complex. A user must use a minimum of 12 passwords before they can reuse the original password. You need to prevent a hacker from using more than five attempts at guessing a password:

  1. On a Windows 10 desktop, type gpedit.msc or, on a domain controller, go to Server Manager | Tools | Group Policy management. Edit the Default Domain Policy field.
  2. Under Computer Configurations, expand Windows Settings.
  3. Select Security Settings.
  4. Select Account Policy, and then select Password Policy.
  5. Select Password History and enter 12 passwords remembered. Press OK.
  6. Select Minimum Password Age. Enter 3 days, and then press OK.
  7. Select Password must meet complexity requirements. Select the radio button...