CompTIA Network+®: Deluxe Study Guide

Chapter 14. Network Threats and Mitigation

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• 6.6 Identify common security threats and mitigation techniques

  • Security threats

    • DoS

    • Viruses

    • Worms

    • Attackers

    • Man in the middle

    • Smurf

    • Rogue access points

    • Social engineering (phishing)

  • Mitigation techniques

    • Policies and procedures

    • User training

    • Patches and updates

I'm not trying to scare you; it's just that networks, by their very nature, are not secure environments. Think about it—the whole point of a having a network is to make resources available to people who aren't at the same physical location as the network's resources. Because of this, it ...