CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide: Exam SYO-301, 2nd Edition

Description

Get a host of extras with this Deluxe version including a Security Administration Simulator!

Prepare for CompTIA's new Security+ exam SY0-301 with this Deluxe Edition of our popular CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 5th Edition. In addition to the 100% coverage of all exam essentials and study tools you'll find in the regular study guide, the Deluxe Edition gives you over additional hands-on lab exercises and study tools, three additional practice exams, author videos, and the exclusive Security Administration simulator. This book is a CompTIA Recommended product.

* Provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives for Security+ exam SY0-301 including:
* Network security
* Compliance and operational security
* Threats and vulnerabilities
* Application, data and host security
* Access control and identity management
* Cryptography
* Features Deluxe-Edition-only additional practice exams, value-added hands-on lab exercises and study tools, and exclusive Security Administrator simulations, so you can practice in a real-world environment
* Covers key topics such as general security concepts, communication and infrastructure security, the basics of cryptography, operational security, and more
* Shows you pages of practical examples and offers insights drawn from the real world

Get deluxe preparation, pass the exam, and jump-start your career. It all starts with CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide, 2nd Edition.

CONTENTS:

Foreword xxv

Introduction xxix

Assessment Test l

Chapter 1 Measuring and Weighing Risk 1

Chapter 2 Infrastructure and Connectivity 27

Chapter 3 Protecting Networks 81

Chapter 4 Threats and Vulnerabilities 121

Chapter 5 Access Control and Identity Management 175

Chapter 6 Educating and Protecting the User 207

Chapter 7 Operating System and Application Security 245

Chapter 8 Cryptography Basics 291

Chapter 9 Cryptography Implementation 339

Chapter 10 Physical and Hardware-Based Security 375

Chapter 11 Security and Vulnerability in the Network 401

Chapter 12 Wireless Networking Security 429

Chapter 13 Disaster Recovery and Incident Response 455

Chapter 14 Security-Related Policies and Procedures 499

Chapter 15 Security Administration 529

Appendix A About the Companion CD 567

Glossary 571

Index 613