CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-601), 4th Edition

Chapter 4

Types of Attacks

CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES

4.01     Understanding Social Engineering

4.02     Identifying Network Attacks

4.03     Looking at Password Attacks

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One of the most exciting topics to learn about for your Security+ certification exam is the different types of attacks hackers use to compromise systems and networks. This chapter is important for the Security+ exam, but it’s also important for your use in the real world. To understand how to better protect the organization’s assets, you need to understand the popular ways that hackers are getting into the systems.

This chapter exposes you to the different types of attacks that are popular today and gives you some history on some older ...