CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 5th Edition
Exam SY0-301 Exam Objectives
| Objective | Chapter |
| 1.0 Network Security | |
| 1.1 Explain the security function and purpose of network devices and technologies | 2, 3, 7 |
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Firewalls; Routers; Switches; Load Balancers; Proxies; Web security gateways; VPN concentrators; NIDS and NIPS (Behavior based, signature based, anomaly based, heuristic); Protocol analyzers; Sniffers; Spam filter, all-in-one security appliances; Web application firewall vs. network firewall; URL filtering, content inspection, malware inspection |
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| 1.2 Apply and implement secure network administration principles | 5, 11 |
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Rule-based management; Firewall rules; VLAN management; Secure router configuration; Access control ... |
