Chapter Three. Domain 3.0: Threats and Vulnerabilities

Securing your resources is a challenge in any working environment. After all, resources are now commonly attacked through software, hardware, and peripherals. Domain 3 of the Security+ exam requires that you understand how to identify and minimize system threats to thwart would-be attackers and that you recognize the different types of assessment tools that are available to discover security threats and vulnerabilities. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to review all these concepts because there are quite a few. The following list identifies the key areas from Domain 3.0 (which counts as 21% of the exam) that you need to master:

• Analyze and differentiate among types of malware

• Analyze and differentiate among types of attacks