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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
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
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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
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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