Chapter 15
Security Considerations
Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What are the different types of network security threats?
What are social engineering attacks?
What are the various types of malicious software?
What are denial-of-service attacks?
How do security tools and software updates mitigate network security threats?
How does antimalware software mitigate data loss and service disruptions?
Key Terms
This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.
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