CompTIA Network+ N10-008 Certification Guide - Second Edition

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Implementing Network Security

Cybersecurity professionals are continuously working to stay at least one step ahead of hackers and protect their organizations from new and emerging cyberattacks and threats. Different types of hackers compromise organizations and user accounts with different motives, such as for fun or just to prove a point to others within the community, while more organized groups of hackers typically work together for financial gain. The age of ransomware shook the world as no one was ready for such a type of threat that affected many organizations and continues to be a major one. The idea of encrypting data and asking for a ransom was a good approach to easily gain money and cryptocurrencies from victims.

While many cybersecurity ...