CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: Exam SY0–101 - Softcover

Pastore, Mike; Dulaney, Emmett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470036680 ISBN 13: 9780470036686

Publisher: Sybex, 2006

Synopsis

Take charge of your career with certification that can increase your marketability. This new edition of the top–selling Guide is what you need to prepare for CompTIA′s Security+ SY0–101 exam.

Developed to meet the exacting requirements of today′s certification candidates and aspiring IT security professionals, this fully updated, comprehensive book features:

• Clear and concise information on crucial security topics.
• Practical examples and hands–on labs to prepare you for actual on–the–job situations.
• Authoritative coverage of all key exam topics including general security concepts; communication, infrastructure, operational, and organizational security; and cryptography basics.

The Guide covers all exam objectives, demonstrates implementation of important instructional design principles, and provides instructional reviews to help you assess your readiness for the exam. Additionally, the Guide includes a CD–ROM with advanced testing software, all chapter review questions, and bonus exams as well as electronic flashcards that run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

Join the more than 20,000 security professionals who have earned this certification with the CompTIA authorized Study Guide.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Pastore has worked in IT for over twenty–five years. He is currently a consultant in systems implementation for the Shepherd Group in Bellevue, Washington.

Emmett Dulaney has written several certification books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX. He is the certification columnist for Redmond Magazine and CramSession.com.

From the Back Cover

Take charge of your career with certification that can increase your marketability. This new edition of the top–selling Security+ Study Guide is what you need to prepare for CompTIA′s Security+ SY0–101 exam.

Developed to meet the exacting requirements of today′s certification candidates and aspiring IT security professionals, this fully updated, comprehensive book includes:

• Clear and concise information on crucial security topics
• Practical examples and hands–on labs to prepare you for actual on–the–job situations
• Leading–edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards

Inside, find authoritative coverage of all key exam topics, including:

• General security concepts
• Communication security
• Infrastructure security
• Basics of cryptography
• Operational and organizational security

Join the more than 20,000 security professionals who have earned this certification!

This book has been reviewed and approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC). Students derive a number of important study advantages with CAQC materials, including coverage of all exam objectives, implementation of important instructional design principles, and instructional reviews that help students assess their learning comprehension and readiness for the exam.

Featured on the CD

SYBEX TEST ENGINE: Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams!

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS: Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470036680
• ISBN 13: 9780470036686
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 552