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This up-to-date study aid contains hundreds of accurate practice questions and detailed answer explanations
CompTIA Security+(TM) Certification Practice Exams, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-601) is filled with more than 1000 realistic practice questions-including new performance-based questions-to prepare you for this challenging exam. To help you understand the material, in-depth explanations of both the correct and incorrect answers are included for every question. This practical guide covers all official objectives for Exam SY0-601 and is the perfect companion to CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition.
Covers all exam topics, including:
- Networking Basics and Terminology
- Introduction to Security Terminology
- Security Policies and Standards
- Types of Attacks
- Vulnerabilities and Threats
- Mitigating Security Threats
- Implementing Host-Based Security
- Securing the Network Infrastructure
- Wireless Networking and Security
- Authentication
- Authorization and Access Control
- Introduction to Cryptography
- Managing a Public Key Infrastructure
- Physical Security
- Risk Analysis
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- Understanding Monitoring and Auditing
- Security Assessments and Audits
- Incident Response and Computer Forensics
Online content includes:
- Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain
- Interactive performance-based question sample
List of contents
1 Networking Basics and Terminology
2 Introduction to Security Terminology
3 Security Policies and Standards
4 Types of Attacks (GC)
5 Vulnerabilities and Threats
6 Mitigating Security Threats
7 Implementing Host-based Security
8 Securing the Network Infrastructure
9 Wireless Networking and Security
10 Authentication
11 Authorization and Access Control
12 Introduction to Cryptography
13 Managing a Public Key Infrastructure
14 Physical Security
15 Application Attacks and Security
16 Virtualization and Cloud Security
17 Risk Analysis
18 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
19 Understanding Monitoring and Auditing
20 Security Assessments and Audits
21 Incident Response and Computer Forensics
About the author
Daniel Lachance, MCITP, MCTS, CNI, IBM Certified Instructor, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, is a technical trainer for Global Knowledge and has delivered classroom training for a wide variety of products for the past 17 years. Throughout his career he has also developed custom applications and planned, implemented, troubleshot, and documented various network configurations. Lachance was the technical editor on CompTIA Network+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition and other certification books.
Glen E. Clarke (Halifax, NS) holds a number of industry certifications such as Microsoft’s MCSE, MCSD, MCSA Messaging, and MCSA Security. He also holds a number of CompTIA certifications, including CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+, in addition to the Prosoft Security Analyst (CIW SA) certification. Glen is an experienced trainer, author, and technical editor, and works for GigaBlink Technologies Inc., a training and consulting company located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Glen is also an active member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).
