CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam SY0-201)

by White, Gregory; Conklin, Wm. Arthur; Williams, Dwayne; Davis, Roger; Cothren, Chuck

• ISBN13: 9780071601276
• ISBN10: 0071601279
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-12-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

Summary

A CompTIA Security+ Exam Guide and An On-the-Job Reference--All-in-One - Get complete coverage of all the material included on the CompTIA Security+ exam inside this fully up-to-date, comprehensive resource. Written by network security experts, this authoritative exam guide features learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA Security+ exam with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Get full details on all exam topics, including how to: Combat viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, logic bombs, and worms * Defend against DDoS, spoofing, replay, TCP/IP hijacking, and other attacks * Apply best practices for access control methods * Implement authentication using Kerberos, CHAP, biometrics, and other methods * Use cryptography and PKI * Secure remote access, wireless, and virtual private networks (VPNs) * Harden networks, operating systems, and applications Manage incident response and follow forensic procedures. The CD-ROM features One full practice exam; Complete electronic book.

Author Biography

Greg White (San Antonio, TX), Security+, CISSP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. White is the Director of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at UTSA, and was the author of the first edition of the Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide from McGraw-Hill.Wm. Arthur Conklin (Houston, TX), Security+, CISSP, is an Assistant Professor in the Information and Logistics Technology department at the University of Houston. In addition to his PhD, Mr. Conklin has a MBA from UTSA, and two graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Dr. Conklin’s interests are information security, systems theory, and secure software design.

Table of Contents

Security Concepts

General Security Concepts

Operational Organizational Security

Legal Issues, Privacy, and Ethics

Cryptography and Applications

Cryptography

Public Key Infrastructure

Standards and Protocols

Security in the Infrastructure

Physical Security

Infrastructure Security

Authentication and Remote Access

Wireless Security

Security in Transmissions

Intrusion Detection Systems

Security Baselines

Types of Attacks and Malicious Software

E-Mail and Instant Messaging

Web Components

Operational Security

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Risk Management

Change Management

Privilege Management

Computer Forensics

Appendixes

About the CD

OSI Model and Internet Protocols

Glossary

Index

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