Mike Meyers CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport (Exam SY0-601), 6th Edition

Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities

Domain Objectives

•  1.1   Compare and contrast different types of social engineering techniques

•  1.2   Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack

•  1.3   Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with application attacks

•  1.4   Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with network attacks

•  1.5   Explain different threat actors, vectors, and intelligence sources

•  1.6   Explain the security concerns associated with various types of vulnerabilities

•  1.7   Summarize the techniques used in security assessments

•  1.8   Explain the ...