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Objectives for the CompTIA Security+ 601 exam
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Free ChapterSection 1: Security Aims and Objectives
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Chapter 1: Understanding Security Fundamentals
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Chapter 2: Implementing Public Key Infrastructure
- Chapter 2: Implementing Public Key Infrastructure
- PKI Concepts
- Asymmetric and Symmetric Encryption
- Key Stretching Algorithms
- Salting Passwords
- Cipher Modes
- Quantum Computing
- Blockchain and the Public Ledger
- Hashing and Data Integrity
- Comparing and Contrasting the Basic Concepts of Cryptography
- Basic Cryptographic Terminologies
- Common Use Cases for Cryptography
- Practical Exercises
- Review Questions
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Chapter 3: Investigating Identity and Access Management
- Chapter 3: Investigating Identity and Access Management
- Understanding Identity and Access Management Concepts
- Identity Types
- Account Types
- Authentication Types
- Implementing Authentication and Authorization Solutions
- Summarizing Authentication and Authorization Design Concepts
- Cloud versus On-Premises Authentication
- Common Account Management Policies
- Practical Exercise – Password Policy
- Review Questions
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Chapter 4: Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts
- Chapter 4: Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts
- Overview of Cloud Computing
- Implementing Different Cloud Deployment Models
- Understanding Cloud Service Models
- Understanding Cloud Computing Concepts
- Understanding Cloud Storage Concepts
- Selecting Cloud Security Controls
- Exploring the Virtual Network Environments
- Review Questions
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Section 2: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
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Chapter 5: Monitoring, Scanning, and Penetration Testing
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Chapter 6: Understanding Secure and Insecure Protocols
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Chapter 7: Delving into Network and Security Concepts
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Chapter 8: Securing Wireless and Mobile Solutions
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Section 3: Protecting the Security Environment
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Chapter 9: Identifying Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
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Chapter 10: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
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Chapter 11: Managing Application Security
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Chapter 12: Dealing with Incident Response Procedures
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Section 4: Mock Tests
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Chapter 13: Mock Exam 1
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Mock Exam 1 Solutions
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Chapter 14: Mock Exam 2
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Mock Exam 2 Solutions
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Chapter Review Solutions
- Chapter 1 – Understanding Security Fundamentals
- Chapter 2 – Implementing Public Key Infrastructure
- Chapter 3 – Investigating Identity and Access Management
- Chapter 4 – Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts
- Chapter 5 – Monitoring, Scanning, and Penetration Testing
- Chapter 6 – Understanding Secure and Insecure Protocols
- Chapter 7 – Delving into Network and Security Concepts
- Chapter 8 – Securing Wireless and Mobile Solutions
- Chapter 9 – Identifying Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
- Chapter 10 – Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- Chapter 11 – Managing Application Security
- Chapter 12 – Dealing with Incident Response Procedures
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About this
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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.
- Publication date:
- December 2020
- Publisher
- Packt
- Pages
- 550
- ISBN
- 9781800564244
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