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CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Cert Guide

by Lewis Heuermann

April 2024

Beginner to intermediate

814 pages

21h 54m

English

Pearson IT Certification

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Goals and MethodsWho Should Read This Book?CompTIA Security+ Exam TopicsCompanion WebsiteHow to Access the Pearson Test Prep (PTP) AppFigure Credits
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsControl CategoriesControl TypesChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsConfidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA)Non-repudiationAuthentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)Gap AnalysisZero TrustPhysical SecurityDeception and Disruption TechnologyChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsBusiness Processes Impacting Security OperationsTechnical ImplicationsDocumentationVersion ControlChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsPublic Key Infrastructure (PKI)EncryptionTransport/CommunicationSymmetric Versus Asymmetric EncryptionKey ExchangeAlgorithmsKey LengthToolsTrusted Platform ModuleHardware Security ModuleKey Management SystemSecure EnclaveObfuscationSteganographyHashingSaltingDigital SignaturesKey StretchingBlockchainOpen Public LedgerCertificatesChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsThreat ActorsAttributes of ActorsMotivationsWarChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsMessage-BasedImage-BasedFile-BasedVoice CallRemovable DeviceVulnerable SoftwareUnsupported Systems and ApplicationsUnsecure NetworksOpen Service PortsDefault CredentialsSupply ChainHuman Vectors/Social EngineeringChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsApplicationOperating System (OS)–BasedWeb-BasedHardwareVirtualizationCloud SpecificSupply ChainCryptographicMisconfigurationMobile DeviceZero-Day VulnerabilitiesChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsMalware AttacksPhysical AttacksNetwork AttacksApplication AttacksCryptographic AttacksPassword AttacksIndicatorsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSegmentationAccess ControlIsolationPatchingEncryptionMonitoringLeast PrivilegeConfiguration EnforcementDecommissioningHardening TechniquesChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsArchitecture and Infrastructure ConceptsConsiderationsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsInfrastructure ConsiderationsSecure Communication/AccessSelection of Effective ControlsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsData TypesData ClassificationsGeneral Data ConsiderationsMethods to Secure DataChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsHigh AvailabilitySite ConsiderationsPlatform DiversityMulti-Cloud SystemContinuity of OperationsCapacity PlanningTestingBackupsPowerChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSecure BaselinesHardening TargetsWireless DevicesMobile SolutionsConnection MethodsWireless Security SettingsApplication SecuritySandboxingMonitoringChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsAcquisition/Procurement ProcessAssignment/AccountingMonitoring/Asset TrackingDisposal/DecommissioningChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsIdentification MethodsAnalysisVulnerability Response and RemediationValidation of RemediationReportingChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsMonitoring and Computing ResourcesActivitiesToolsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsFirewallIDS/IPSWeb FilterOperating System SecurityImplementation of Secure ProtocolsDNS FilteringEmail SecurityFile Integrity MonitoringDLPNetwork Access Control (NAC)Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)/Extended Detection and Response (XDR)User Behavior AnalyticsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsProvisioning/De-provisioning User AccountsPermission Assignments and ImplicationsIdentity ProofingFederationSingle Sign-On (SSO)InteroperabilityAttestationAccess ControlsMultifactor Authentication (MFA)Password ConceptsPrivileged Access Management ToolsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsUse Cases of Automation and ScriptingBenefitsOther ConsiderationsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsProcessTrainingTestingRoot Cause AnalysisThreat HuntingDigital ForensicsChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsLog DataData SourcesChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsGuidelinesPoliciesStandardsProceduresExternal ConsiderationsMonitoring and RevisionTypes of Governance StructuresRoles and Responsibilities for Systems and DataChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsRisk IdentificationRisk AssessmentRisk AnalysisRisk RegisterRisk ToleranceRisk AppetiteRisk Management StrategiesRisk ReportingBusiness Impact AnalysisChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsVendor AssessmentVendor SelectionAgreement TypesVendor MonitoringQuestionnairesRules of EngagementChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsCompliance ReportingConsequences of Non-complianceCompliance MonitoringAttestation and AcknowledgmentPrivacyChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsAttestationInternalExternalPenetration TestingChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsPhishingAnomalous Behavior RecognitionUser Guidance and TrainingReporting and MonitoringDevelopmentExecutionChapter Review ActivitiesReview Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview Questions
Hands-on ActivitiesSuggested Plan for Final Review and StudySummary

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