CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 Exam Cram, 4th Edition

Description

CompTIA® Security+ Exam Cram, Fourth Edition, is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA’s newly updated version of the Security+ exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains a set of 200 questions in two full practice exams. The CD-ROM contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that provides real-time practice and feedback with all the questions so you can simulate the exam.

Covers the critical information you need to know to score higher on your Security+ exam!

--Categorize types of attacks, threats, and risks to your systems

--Secure devices, communications, and network infrastructure

-- Troubleshoot issues related to networking components

-- Effectively manage risks associated with a global business environment

-- Differentiate between control methods used to secure the physical domain

-- Identify solutions to secure hosts, data, and applications

-- Compare techniques to mitigate risks in static environments

-- Determine relevant access control, authorization, and authentication procedures

-- Select appropriate mitigation techniques in response to attacks and vulnerabilities

-- Apply principles of cryptography and effectively deploy related solutions

--Implement security practices from both a technical and an organizational standpoint

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Network Security

Chapter 1 Secure Network Design

Implement Security Configuration Parameters on Network Devices and Other Technologies

    Firewalls

    Routers

    Switches

    Load Balancers

    Proxies

    Web Security Gateways

    VPN Concentrators

    NIDS and NIPS

    Protocol Analyzers

    Spam Filter

    UTM Security Appliances

    Web Application Firewall Versus Network Firewall

    Application-Aware Devices

    Cram Quiz

    Cram Quiz Answers

Given a Scenario, Use Secure Network Administration Principles

    Rule-Based Management

    Firewall Rules

    VLAN Management

    Secure Router Configuration

    Access Control Lists

    Port Security

    802.1X

    Flood Guards

    Loop Protection

    Implicit Deny

    Network Separation

    Log Analysis

    Unified Threat Management

    Cram Quiz

    Cram Quiz Answers

Explain Network Design Elements and Components

    DMZ

    Subnetting

    VLAN

    NAT

    Remote Access

    Telephony

    NAC

    Virtualization

    Cloud Computing

    Layered Security/Defense in Depth

    Cram Quiz

    Cram Quiz Answers

What Next?

Chapter 2 Network Implementation

Given a Scenario, Implement Common Protocols and Services

    Protocols

    Ports

    OSI Relevance

    Cram Quiz

    Cram Quiz Answers

Given a Scenario, Troubleshoot Security Issues Related to Wireless Networking

    WPA

    WPA2

    WEP

    EAP

    PEAP

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