CompTIA Security+ Exam Cram, 2nd Edition

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CompTIA® Security+ Exam Cram

Second Edition

Exam SY0-201

Diane Barrett

Kirk Hausman

Martin Weiss

The Smart Way to Study™

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

• Master and implement general security best practices
• Systematically identify threats and risks to your systems
• Harden systems by eliminating nonessential services
• Secure your communications, networks, and infrastructure
• Systematically identify and protect against online vulnerabilities
• Implement effective access control and authentication
• Create security baselines and audit your security infrastructure
• Understand cryptographic principles, and effectively deploy cryptographic solutions
• Organize security from both a technical and organizational standpoint
• Manage every facet of security, including education and documentation
• Understand the laws related to IT security, and the basics of forensic investigations

WRITTEN BY LEADING EXPERTS:

Diane Barrett (MCSE, A+, Security+) is a professor in the Network Security and Computer Forensics programs at the University of Advancing Technology. She belongs to several security user groups, including HTCIA and InfraGard.

Kirk Hausman (MCSE, Security+) has worked for more than 20 years as a consultant, trainer, IT manager, and network and security administrator. He works for Texas A&M University as assistant commandant for IT.

Martin Weiss (CISSP, Security+, MCSE) is a manager of information security gurus at RSA, the security division of EMC.

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• Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
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• Random questions and order of answers
• Coverage of each Security+ exam objective

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3804-2

ISBN-10: 0-7897-3804-X

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The CompTIA Certification Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Taking a Certification Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Tracking Certification Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    Chapter Format and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    Exam Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Self-Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CompTIA Certification in the Real World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    The Ideal CompTIA Certification Candidate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

    Put Yourself to the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Prepare for an Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

    Studying for the Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

    Testing Your Exam Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dealing with Test Anxiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Day of the Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 1: System Threats and Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . 27

Systems Security Threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    Privilege Escalation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

    Worms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

    Trojans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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