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    CompTIA Security+ Certification

    • CompTIA Security+ Certification

    • By: Axzo Press

    • Publisher: ILT

    • Pub. Date:

    • Print ISBN: 978-1-426-00597-8

    • Web ISBN: 1-426005-97-0

    • Pages in Print Edition: 596

    • Subscriber Rating: 4 out of 5 rating4 [3 Ratings] Subscriber Reviews

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    Overview

    This ILT Series course, rated 4.9/5.0 in overall quality by ProCert Labs, will prepare students to pass the CompTIA Security+ 2008 certification exam. After taking this course, students will understand the field of network security and how it relates to other areas of information technology. This course also provides the broad-based knowledge necessary to prepare for further study in specialized security fields, or it can serve as a capstone course that gives a general introduction to the field. Comes with CertBlaster exam prep software (download).

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    Table of Contents

     Index

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    Copyright

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    Introduction
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    Topic A: About the manual

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    Topic B: Setting student expectations

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    Topic C: Classroom setup

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    Topic D: Support

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    Unit 1. Mitigating threats
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    Section 1.1. Topic A: Core system maintenance

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    Section 1.2. Topic B: Virus and spyware management

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    Section 1.3. Topic C: Browser security

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    Section 1.4. Topic D: Social engineering threats

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    Section 1.5. Unit summary: Mitigating threats

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    Unit 2. Cryptography
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    Section 2.1. Topic A: Symmetric cryptography

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    Section 2.2. Topic B: Public key cryptography

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    Section 2.3. Unit summary: Cryptography

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    Unit 3. Authentication systems
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    Section 3.1. Topic A: Authentication

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    Section 3.2. Topic B: Hashing

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    Section 3.3. Topic C: Authentication systems

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    Section 3.4. Unit summary: Authentication systems

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    Unit 4. Messaging security
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    Section 4.1. Topic A: E-mail security

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    Section 4.2. Topic B: Messaging and peer-to-peer security

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    Section 4.3. Unit summary: Messaging security

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    Unit 5. User and role based security
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    Section 5.1. Topic A: Security policies

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    Section 5.2. Topic B: Securing file and print resources

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    Section 5.3. Unit summary: User and role based security

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    Unit 6. Public key infrastructure
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    Section 6.1. Topic A: Key management and life cycle

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    Section 6.2. Topic B: Setting up a certificate server

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    Section 6.3. Topic C: Web server security with PKI

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    Section 6.4. Unit summary: Public key infrastructure

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    Unit 7. Access security
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    Section 7.1. Topic A: Biometric systems

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    Section 7.2. Topic B: Physical access security

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    Section 7.3. Topic C: Peripheral and component security

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    Section 7.4. Topic D: Storage device security

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    Section 7.5. Unit summary: Access security

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    Unit 8. Ports and protocols
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    Section 8.1. Topic A: TCP/IP review

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    Section 8.2. Topic B: Protocol-based attacks

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    Section 8.3. Unit summary: Ports and protocols

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    Unit 9. Network security
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    Section 9.1. Topic A: Common network devices

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    Section 9.2. Topic B: Secure network topologies

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    Section 9.3. Topic C: Browser-related network security

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    Section 9.4. Topic D: Virtualization

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    Section 9.5. Unit summary: Network security

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    Unit 10. Wireless security
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    Section 10.1. Topic A: Wi-Fi network security

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    Section 10.2. Topic B: Non-PC wireless devices

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    Section 10.3. Unit summary: Wireless security

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    Unit 11. Remote access security
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    Section 11.1. Topic A: Remote access

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    Section 11.2. Topic B: Virtual private networks

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    Section 11.3. Unit summary: Remote access security

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    Unit 12. Auditing, logging, and monitoring
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    Section 12.1. Topic A: System logging

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    Section 12.2. Topic B: Server monitoring

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    Section 12.3. Unit summary: Auditing, logging, and monitoring

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    Unit 13. Vulnerability testing
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    Section 13.1. Topic A: Risk and vulnerability assessment

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    Section 13.2. Topic B: IDS and IPS

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    Section 13.3. Topic C: Forensics

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    Section 13.4. Unit summary: Vulnerability testing

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    Unit 14. Organizational security
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    Section 14.1. Topic A: Organizational policies

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    Section 14.2. Topic B: Education and training

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    Section 14.3. Topic C: Disposal and destruction

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    Section 14.4. Unit summary: Organizational security

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    Unit 15. Business continuity
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    Section 15.1. Topic A: Redundancy planning

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    Section 15.2. Topic B: Backups

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    Section 15.3. Topic C: Environmental controls

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    Section 15.4. Unit summary: Business continuity

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    Appendix A. Certification exam objectives map
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    Section A.1. Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives

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    Appendix B. CompTIA Security+ 2008 acronyms
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    Section B.1. Topic A: Acronym list

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    Course summary
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    Topic A: Course summary

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    Topic B: Continued learning after class

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    Glossary

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    Index