Chapter 11. Security+ Exam Study Guide
This chapter provides a study guide for the Security+ Exam SYO-101. Each section of this chapter is designed to cover specific objectives of the exam. Each section heading identifies the exam domain, and discusses the key details that you should grasp before taking the exam.
An overview of the sections in this chapter that cover the objectives of the Security+ exam is as follows:
- General Security Concepts
This section covers the details of general concepts and terms related to IT security. These concepts include methods of access control, authentication, and auditing. This section also includes a study of various types of attacks and malicious code, identifying and disabling nonessential services, and protocols to reduce vulnerability of computers and networks.
- Communication Security
This section covers a study of security concepts related to computer communications such as remote access, email, Internet-based services, directory services, and file transfer protocols. You will also learn about the security risks involved in wireless networks.
- Infrastructure Security
This section includes a study of implementing security in the IT infrastructure by creating security baselines, implementing Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and other security topologies. This also includes a study of vulnerable points in the network, such as network devices and media.
- Basics of Cryptography
This section includes a study of concepts related to encryption methods that ...
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