CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Exam SY0-401), 2nd Edition

4 Types of Attacks

CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES

4.01   Understanding Social Engineering

4.02   Identifying Network Attacks

4.03   Looking at Password Attacks

4.04   Understanding Application Attacks

     Two-Minute Drill

Q&A  Self Test

One of the most exciting topics to learn about for your Security+ certification exam is the different types of attacks that hackers use to compromise systems and networks. This chapter is important for the Security+ exam, but is also important for your use in the real world. To understand how to better protect ...