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Book Description

Learn from Ian Neil, one of the world's top CompTIA Security+ trainers in the world, and enhance your analytical skills to pass the CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 exam

Key Features

  • Become a pro at answering questions from all six of the domains of the SY0-501 exam
  • Learn about cryptography algorithms, security policies, and their real-world implementations
  • Solve practice tests that complement the official CompTIA Security+ certification exam

Book Description

CompTIA Security+ is a core security certification that will validate your baseline skills for a career in cybersecurity. Passing this exam will not only help you identify security incidents but will also equip you to resolve them efficiently. This book builds on the popular CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide, which mirrors the SY0-501 exam pattern.

This practice test-based guide covers all six domains of the Security+ SY0-501 exam: threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities; technologies and tools; architecture and design; identity and access management; cryptography and PKI; and risk management. You'll take six mock tests designed as per the official Security+ certification exam pattern, each covering significant aspects from an examination point of view. For each domain, the book provides a dedicated cheat sheet that includes important concepts covered in the test. You can even time your tests to simulate the actual exam. These tests will help you identify gaps in your knowledge and discover answers to tricky exam questions.

By the end of this book, you'll have developed and enhanced the skills necessary to pass the official CompTIA Security+ exam.

What you will learn

  • Understand how prepared you are for the CompTIA Security+ certification
  • Identify different types of security threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities
  • Explore identity and access management in an enterprise environment
  • Protect your business tools and platforms from cyberattacks
  • Create and maintain a secure network
  • Understand how you can protect your data
  • Discover encryption techniques required to protect against various cyber threat scenarios

Who this book is for

If you are a security administrator, a system or network administrator, or anyone who wants to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam, this book is for you. This book is an ideal resource for students who want a career or degree in cybersecurity or are studying for the CISSP certification exam.

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright and Credits
    1. CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests SY0-501
  3. Dedication
  4. About Packt
    1. Why subscribe?
  5. Contributors
    1. About the author
    2. About the reviewers
    3. Packt is searching for authors like you
  6. Preface
    1. Who this book is for
    2. What this book covers
    3. To get the most out of this book
    4. Get in touch
      1. Reviews
  7. Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities Practice Tests
    1. Practice Test 1 – Open Questions – Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
    2. Practice Test 2 – Fill The Gaps – Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
    3. Practice Test 3 – Drag and Drops – Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
    4. Practice Test 4 – Mock Exam 1
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Malware
      2. Attacks – Social Engineering
      3. Attacks – Application
      4. Wireless Attacks
      5. Cryptographic Attacks
      6. Threat Actors
      7. Penetration Testing
      8. Vulnerability Scanning
      9. Vulnerability Impact
  8. Technologies and Tools Practice Tests
    1. Practice Test 5 – Open Questions – Technologies and Tools
    2. Practice Test 6 – Fill The Gaps – Technologies and Tools
    3. Practice Test 7 – Drag and Drops – Technologies and Tools
    4. Practice Test 8 – Mock Exam 2
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
      2. Firewalls
      3. Network Protection
      4. Proxy Server
      5. Reverse Proxy
      6. Load Balancer
      7. SIEM System
      8. Tools
      9. Data Sanitization Tools
      10. Command-Line Tools
      11. Mobile Devices
  9. Architecture and Design Practice Tests
    1. Practice Test 9 – Open Questions – Architecture and Design
    2. Practice Test 10 – Fill The Gaps – Architecture and Design
    3. Practice Test 11 – Drag and Drop – Architecture and Design
    4. Practice Test 12 – Mock Exam 3
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Frameworks and Guides
      2. Defense in Depth
      3. Secure Network
      4. Secure Mobile Device
      5. Applications
      6. IoT Devices
      7. Software Development Life Cycles
      8. Embedded Systems
      9. Secure Application Concepts
      10. Cloud Models
      11. Cloud Services
      12. Cloud Miscellaneous
      13. Virtualization
      14. Resiliency and Automation
      15. Physical Security Controls
  10. Identity and Access Management Practice Tests
    1. Practice Test 13 – Open Questions – Identity and Access Management
    2. Practice Test 14 – Fill The Gaps – Identity and Access Management
    3. Practice Test 15 – Drag and Drop – Identity and Access Management
    4. Practice Test 16 – Mock Exam 4
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Authentication Factors
      2. Federation Services
      3. AAA
      4. Authentication Types
      5. Account Types
      6. Account Policy Enforcement
      7. Access Control Models
      8. Physical Access Control
      9. Biometrics
      10. General Concepts
  11. Cryptography and PKI Practice Tests
    1. Practice Test 17 – Open Questions – Cryptography and PKI
    2. Practice Test 18 – Fill The Gaps – Cryptography and PKI
    3. Practice Test 19 – Drag and Drop – Cryptography and PKI
    4. Practice Test 20 – Mock Exam 5
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Certificate Hierarchy
      2. Certificate Validation
      3. Private Keys
      4. Public Keys
      5. Trust Models
      6. Miscellaneous
      7. Cryptographic Algorithms
      8. Symmetric Encryption
      9. Asymmetric Encryption
      10. Ephemeral Key
      11. Hashing
      12. Key Stretching
      13. Basic Cryptographic Concepts
      14. Wireless Security – Low to High
      15. Wireless Authentication
  12. Risk Management
    1. Practice Test 21 – Open Questions – Risk Management
    2. Practice Test 22 – Fill The Gaps – Risk Management
    3. Practice Test 23 – Drag and Drops – Risk Management
    4. Practice Test 24 – Mock Exam 6
    5. Cheat Sheet
      1. Risk Treatments
      2. Risk Assessment
      3. Personnel Management
      4. Business Impact Analysis
      5. Forensics
      6. Recovery Sites
      7. Data Destruction
  13. Assessment
    1. Chapter 1: Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities Practice Tests
      1. Practice Test 1 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 2 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 3 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 4 – Mock Exam 1 – Solution
    2. Chapter 2: Technologies and Tools Practice Tests
      1. Practice Test 5 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 6 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 7 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 8 – Mock Exam 2 – Solution
    3. Chapter 3: Architecture and Design Practice Tests
      1. Practice Test 9 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 10 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 11 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 12 – Mock Exam 3 – Solution
    4. Chapter 4: Identity and Access Management Practice Tests
      1. Practice Test 13 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 14 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 15 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 16 – Mock Exam 4 – Solution
    5. Chapter 5: Cryptography and PKI Practice Tests
      1. Practice Test 17 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 18 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 19 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 20 – Mock Exam 5 – Solution
    6. Chapter 6: Risk Management
      1. Practice Test 21 – Solution
      2. Practice Test 22 – Solution
      3. Practice Test 23 – Solution
      4. Practice Test 24 – Mock Exam 6 – Solution
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