CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide Authorized Courseware: Exams 220-801 and 220-802, 2nd Edition

Chapter 17

Security

The following CompTIA A+ 220-802 Exam objectives are covered in this chapter:

• 2.1 Apply and use common prevention methods.
  • Physical security: Lock doors, Tailgating, Securing physical documents/passwords/shredding, Biometrics, Badges, Key fobs, RFID badge, RSA token, Privacy filters, Retinal
  • Digital security: Antivirus, Firewalls, Antispyware, User authentication/strong passwords, Directory permissions
  • User education
  • Principle of least privilege
• 2.2 Compare and contrast common security threats.
  • Social engineering
  • Malware
  • Rootkits
  • Phishing
  • Shoulder surfing
  • Spyware
  • Viruses: Worms, Trojans
• 2.3 Implement security best practices to secure a workstation.
  • Setting strong passwords
  • Requiring passwords
  • Restricting user permissions ...