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Ian Neil
Ian Neil
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Ian Neil

Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+. He is able to break down information into manageable chunks so that people with no background knowledge can gain the skills required to become certified. He has recently worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds (not just IT professionals), with an extremely successful pass rate. He is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner that has worked with high-end training providers over the past 23 years and was one of the first technical trainers to train Microsoft internal staff when they opened their Bucharest Office in 2006.
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Unsecure Networks

Unsecured networks are vulnerable as they allow unauthorized users to connect. Nowadays, we use various network technologies, including wireless, wired, and Bluetooth connections, which can act as potential gateways for threats that jeopardize our data and privacy. These are further described below:

  • Wireless networks: A wireless network using open system authentication lacks encryption. This means that any data exchanged between a guest’s device and a hotel’s network, for instance, is sent in plain text that cybercriminals with the right tools can intercept to eavesdrop on this data, potentially accessing sensitive information such as login credentials, personal messages, and financial details. Strategies to protect wireless networks include using encryption and disabling the broadcast of the service set identifier (SSID), which acts as the network’s name. By disabling this broadcast, network administrators obscure the network’s...
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CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Certification Guide - Third Edition
Published in: Jan 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781835461532

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Ian Neil

Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+. He is able to break down information into manageable chunks so that people with no background knowledge can gain the skills required to become certified. He has recently worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds (not just IT professionals), with an extremely successful pass rate. He is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner that has worked with high-end training providers over the past 23 years and was one of the first technical trainers to train Microsoft internal staff when they opened their Bucharest Office in 2006.
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