CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Exams, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-601)

by Glen E. Clarke, Daniel Lachance

Overview

This up-to-date study aid contains hundreds of accurate practice questions and detailed answer explanations

CompTIA Security+™ Certification Practice Exams, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-601) is filled with more than 1000 realistic practice questions—including new performance-based questions—to prepare you for this challenging exam. To help you understand the material, in-depth explanations of both the correct and incorrect answers are included for every question. This practical guide covers all official objectives for Exam SY0-601 and is the perfect companion to CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition.

Covers all exam topics, including:

• Networking Basics and Terminology
• Introduction to Security Terminology
• Security Policies and Standards
• Types of Attacks
• Vulnerabilities and Threats
• Mitigating Security Threats
• Implementing Host-Based Security
• Securing the Network Infrastructure
• Wireless Networking and Security
• Authentication
• Authorization and Access Control
• Introduction to Cryptography
• Managing a Public Key Infrastructure
• Physical Security
• Risk Analysis
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Understanding Monitoring and Auditing
• Security Assessments and Audits
• Incident Response and Computer Forensics

Online content includes:

• Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain
• Interactive performance-based question sample
  
  
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260467970
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/04/2021
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Glen E. Clarke (Halifax, NS) holds a number of industry certifications such as Microsoft’s MCSE, MCSD, MCSA Messaging, and MCSA Security. He also holds a number of CompTIA certifications, including CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+, in addition to the Prosoft Security Analyst (CIW SA) certification. Glen is an experienced trainer, author, and technical editor, and works for GigaBlink Technologies Inc., a training and consulting company located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Glen is also an active member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).

Daniel Lachance, 56 CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, MCT, MCSA, MCITP, MCTS, is the owner of Lachance IT Consulting Inc. He has delivered technical IT training for a wide variety of products for more than 20 years.

Glen E. Clarke, CCNA, MCSE, MCSD, CEH, CHFI, CISSO, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA PentTest+, is an independent technical trainer and consultant. He is the author of a number of For Dummies certification titles, covering topics such as A+ and Windows certification, and is the author of the CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide from McGraw-Hill.

Table of Contents

1 Networking Basics and Terminology
2 Introduction to Security Terminology
3 Security Policies and Standards
4 Types of Attacks (GC)
5 Vulnerabilities and Threats
6 Mitigating Security Threats
7 Implementing Host-based Security
8 Securing the Network Infrastructure
9 Wireless Networking and Security
10 Authentication
11 Authorization and Access Control
12 Introduction to Cryptography
13 Managing a Public Key Infrastructure
14 Physical Security
15 Application Attacks and Security
16 Virtualization and Cloud Security
17 Risk Analysis
18 Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
19 Understanding Monitoring and Auditing
20 Security Assessments and Audits
21 Incident Response and Computer Forensics