Chapter 5. Implementing and Maintaining a Secure Network

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

  • 2.4 Recognize and understand the administration of the following directory security concepts

    • LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

  • 3.5 Understand the following concepts of Security Baselines, be able to explain what a Security Baseline is, and understand the implementation and configuration of each kind of intrusion detection system

    • OS/NOS (Operating System / Network Operating System) Hardening

    • File System

    • Updates (Hotfixes, Service Packs, Patches)

    • Network Hardening

    • Updates (Firmware)

    • Configuration

    • Enabling and Disabling Services and Protocols

    • Access Control Lists

    • Application Hardening

    • Updates (Hotfixes, Services Packs, ...

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