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

You're reading from  CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564244
Pages 550 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Ian Neil Ian Neil
Profile icon Ian Neil

Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface 1. Objectives for the CompTIA Security+ 601 exam 2. Section 1: Security Aims and Objectives
3. Chapter 1: Understanding Security Fundamentals 4. Chapter 2: Implementing Public Key Infrastructure 5. Chapter 3: Investigating Identity and Access Management 6. Chapter 4: Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts 7. Section 2: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
8. Chapter 5: Monitoring, Scanning, and Penetration Testing 9. Chapter 6: Understanding Secure and Insecure Protocols 10. Chapter 7: Delving into Network and Security Concepts 11. Chapter 8: Securing Wireless and Mobile Solutions 12. Section 3: Protecting the Security Environment
13. Chapter 9: Identifying Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities 14. Chapter 10: Governance, Risk, and Compliance 15. Chapter 11: Managing Application Security 16. Chapter 12: Dealing with Incident Response Procedures 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
22. Chapter Review Solutions 23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Common Account Management Policies

To ensure smooth account management, it is vital that company-wide policies are in place and that everyone within the company adheres to them otherwise chaos could ensue. Let's look at each of these policies in turn.

Account Creation

Multinational corporations will generate hundreds of accounts annually and need to have a standardized format. This is known as a standard naming convention. Account templates are copied and modified with the details of new employees. Some examples of standard naming conventions are as follows:

  • First name, last name: John.Smith
  • Last name, first name: Smith.John
  • First initial, last name: J.Smith

If you have John Smith and Jack Smith, you would have two J Smiths. Therefore, you may also use a middle initial, J A Smith, or a number at the end, J Smith1, to make them unique.

All user accounts need to be unique so that each person is responsible for their own account. If you leave...

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