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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

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Understanding Security Fundamentals, covers some security fundamentals that will be expanded upon in later chapters.

Chapter 2, Implementing Public Key Infrastructure, goes into the different encryption types and teaches how certificates are issued and used.

Chapter 3, Investigating Identity and Access Management, looks at different types of authentication. We will look at the concepts of identity and access management.

Chapter 4, Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts, gets you acquainted with various cloud models and cloud security, looking at their deployment and storage environments.

Chapter 5, Monitoring, Scanning, and Penetration Testing, looks at penetration testing, exercise types, scanning, threat hunting, and SIEM systems.

Chapter 6, Understanding Secure and Insecure Protocols, looks at when to use certain secure protocols.

Chapter 7, Delving into Network and Security Concepts, looks at network components, remote access, and network reconnaissance tools.

Chapter 8, Securing Wireless and Mobile Solutions, looks at wireless solutions and secure mobile solutions.

Chapter 9, Identifying Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities, explores attacks and vulnerabilities, taking each type of attack in turn and identifying its unique characteristics. This chapter is probably the most heavily tested module in the Security+ exam.

Chapter 10, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, looks at risk management and regulations, as well as frameworks.

Chapter 11, Managing Application Security, looks at application development and security.

Chapter 12, Dealing with Incident Response Procedures, covers disaster recovery preparation and recovery methods in practice.

Chapter 13, Mock Exam 1, includes mock questions, along with explanations, which will help assess whether you're ready for the test.

Chapter 14, Mock Exam 2, includes more mock questions, along with explanations, which will help assess whether you're ready for the test.