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- English
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About this book
CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide: Exam SYO-201, Third Edition, offers a practical guide for those interested in pursuing CompTIA Security+ certification. The book is organized into six parts. Part 1 deals with general security issues including security threats; hardware and peripheral security risks; the fundamentals of operating system (OS) hardening; implementing system security applications; and concepts of virtualization. Part 2 discusses the fundamentals of network security. Part 3 focuses on network access and network authentication. Part 4 explains the importance of risk assessments and risk mitigation, and how to conduct them. Part 5 reviews general cryptographic concepts and addresses the complex issues involved in planning a certificate-based public key infrastructure (PKI). Part 6 on organizational security discusses redundancy planning; environmental controls; implementing disaster recovery and incident response procedures; and the policies, procedures, and documentation upon which organizational computer security is based. Each chapter begins with Exam Objectives and concludes with Self-Test questions along with their corresponding answers.- Complete exam-prep package includes full coverage of new Security+ objectives, flash cards, cram sheets, MP3s for exam-day study, PPT presentations, two complete practice exams, and certification e-book library- Authored by a leading Microsoft security expert- A good reference for both beginning security professionals and seasoned IT professionals
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1 Systems Security Overview
- Chapter 2 OS Hardening
- Chapter 3 Application Security
- Chapter 4 Implementing System Security Applications
- Chapter 5 Virtualization Technologies
- Chapter 6 Network Security
- Chapter 7 Wireless Networks
- Chapter 8 NETWORK ACCESS
- Chapter 9 Network Authentication
- Chapter 10 Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation
- Chapter 11 General Cryptographic Concepts
- Chapter 12 Public Key Infrastructure
- Chapter 13 Redundancy Planning
- Chapter 14 Controls and Procedures
- Chapter 15 Legislation and Organizational Policies
- Appendix: Self Test
- Index