CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: Sy0–401 - Softcover

Dulaney, Emmett; Easttom, Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118875079 ISBN 13: 9781118875070

Publisher: Sybex, 2014

Synopsis

Join over 250,000 IT professionals who′ve earned Security+ certification

If you′re an IT professional hoping to progress in your career, then you know that the CompTIA Security+ exam is one of the most valuable certifications available. Since its introduction in 2002, over a quarter million professionals have achieved Security+ certification, itself a springboard to prestigious certifications like the CASP, CISSP, and CISA. The CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0–401 covers 100% of the Security+ exam objectives, with clear and concise information on crucial security topics.

You′ll find everything you need to prepare for the 2014 version of the Security+ certification exam, including insight from industry experts on a wide range of IT security topics. Readers also get access to a robust set of learning tools, featuring electronic flashcards, assessment tests, robust practice test environment, with hundreds of practice questions, and electronic flashcards.

• CompTIA authorized and endorsed
• Includes updates covering the latest changes to the exam, including better preparation for real–world applications
• Covers key topics like network security, compliance and operational security, threats and vulnerabilities, access control and identity management, and cryptography
• Employs practical examples and insights to provide real–world context from two leading certification experts
• Provides the necessary tools to take that first important step toward advanced security certs like CASP, CISSP, and CISA, in addition to satisfying the DoD′s 8570 directive

If you′re serious about jump–starting your security career, you need the kind of thorough preparation included in the CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0–401.

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 was the co–author of CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide (Sybex).

Chuck Easttom is CEO and Chief Trainer for CEC–Security, which specializes in IT security training and CISP and Security+ exam preparation. He has over 18 years in the IT industry, 10 years teaching and training, and has authored 15 published books.

From the Back Cover

All the test prep you need for Exam SY0–401

In this highly anticipated new edition of the popular CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, top security authorities Emmett Dulaney and Chuck Easttom prepare you for the latest CompTIA Security+ exam, SY0–401. They cover exam essentials such as network security, compliance and operational security, threats and vulnerabilities, and application, data, and host security and they offer vital insights from their decades of security experience. This CompTIA approved courseware includes:

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 written labs 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 section that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

A coupon that saves you 10% on CompTIA exam vouchers

Sybex Exam Prep Tools

Go to www.sybex.com/go/securityplus6e to access a full set of study tools to help you prepare for the exam, including:

• Chapter review questions
• A pre–assessment test
• Full–length practice exams
• Over 100 electronic flashcards
• Glossary of key terms

Includes coverage of all exam objectives, including these key topics:

• Network security
• Compliance and operational security
• Threats and vulnerabilities
• Application, data, and host security
• Access control and identity management
• Cryptography

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118875079
• ISBN 13: 9781118875070
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 552