CompTIA Security+Study Guide: Exam SY0–201 - Softcover

Dulaney, Emmett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470372974 ISBN 13: 9780470372975

Publisher: Sybex, 2008

Synopsis

Comprehensive Coverage to Help You Prepare for the SY0–201 Exam and Beyond

This CompTIA Authorized Study Guide provides complete coverage of the objectives for CompTIA′s Security+ Exam (SY0–201), with clear and concise information on crucial security topics. Learn from practical examples and insights drawn from real–world experience and review your newly acquired knowledge with cutting–edge exam preparation software, including a test engine and electronic flashcards. Find authoritative coverage of key exam topics like general security concepts, communication security, infrastructure security, the basics of cryptography and operational and organizational security.

Coverage includes:

• General Security Concepts
• Identifying Potential Risks
• Infrastructure and Connectivity
• Monitoring Activity and Intrusion Detection
• Implementing and Maintaining a Secure Network
• Securing the Network and Environment
• Cryptography Basics, Methods, and Standards
• Security Policies and Procedures
• Security Administration

FEATURED ON THE CD:

• Sybex Test Engine including an assessment test and practice exam
• Chapter Review Questions
• Electronic Flashcards
• Entire book in a searchable PDF

Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

About this title

About the Author

Emmett Dulaney is an assistant professor at Anderson University. He has written several certification books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is coauthor of two of Sybex′s leading certification titles: CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide and CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Third Edition. He is also a well–known certification columnist for Redmond magazine and CertCities.com.

From the Back Cover

Prepare for CompTIA′s updated Security+ exam

Validate your professional computer security expertise with certification that helps you stand out in the marketplace. This guide is your key to preparing for CompTIA′s new Security+ SY0–201 exam, the first major revision of the exam since it was launched in 2002. Acquire hands–on skills and certify your in–depth knowledge of computer security, then use this valuable training as a springboard to more advanced security certifications. Inside, you′ll find:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you′re getting the instruction you need for the exam

• Practical hands–on exercises to reinforce critical skills

• Real–world scenarios that put what you′ve learned in the context of actual job roles

• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470372974
• ISBN 13: 9780470372975
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 600