CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide: Sy0–401 - Hardcover

Dulaney, Emmett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118978684 ISBN 13: 9781118978689

Publisher: Sybex, 2014

Synopsis

Your complete guide to the CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam (SY0–401)

CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide provides a comprehensive study tool for the SY0–401 exam, launched in May 2014. With in–depth information on security essentials and standards, practical examples, and insights drawn from real–world experience, this guide provides you with the information you need to be a security administrator, as well as the preparing you for the Security+ exam. This deluxe edition of Sybex′s CompTIA Security+ Study Guide features over one hundred additional pages of material, plus free software and bonus videos that help explain complex topics. The companion DVD also includes a robust set of learning tools, featuring Sybex′s proprietary test engine with chapter review questions, a pre–assessment test, hundreds of practice questions, and over one hundred electronic flashcards.

The CompTIA Security+ exam is considered the "starting point" for security professionals looking to get a leg up on the competition. This ninety–minute exam contains up to one hundred questions, so candidates must be secure enough in the material to answer quickly with confidence. This study guide helps you master the material:

• Review network, compliance, and operational security
• Understand data, application, and host security
• Master the complexities of cryptography
• Get up to speed on threats, vulnerabilities, access control, and identity management

Practice makes perfect, and this guide provides hundreds of opportunities to get it right. Work through from beginning to end, or just focus on your weak areas – either way, you′ll be getting clear, concise, complete information on key exam topics. For the SY0–401 candidate who wants to ace the exam, CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide provides the information, tools, and practice needed to succeed.

About this title

About the Author

Emmett Dulaney, Security+, A+, Network+, is an Assistant Professor at Anderson University. He has written certification books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and co–authored two of Sybex’s leading certification titles: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide and CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide.

From the Back Cover

Includes Real–World Scenarios, Hands–on Exercises, and a Deluxe DVD Featuring:

+ Practice Test Environment

+ Hundreds of Sample Questions

+ Electronic Flashcards

+ Video for Each Topic

+ E–book Versions in Various Formats

Practical, comprehensive Security+ prep

The CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide takes exam prep to a whole new level, with over one hundred additional pages of questions, freeware and demo tools, and author videos demonstrating critical tasks for the SY0–401. New scenario–based questions exclusive to the Deluxe edition use real–world, on the job issues to test your skills, and you’ll gain practical insights into crucial issues facing IT security professionals as you explore everything this set has to offer:

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

Featured on the DVD

SYBEX TEST ENGINE

Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and two practice exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS

Reinforce your understanding with 200 electronic flashcards.

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

Learn how to perform key tasks with over an hour of instructional video from the author.

Also on the DVD, you’ll find the entire book in ePDF, Mobi, and ePub formats.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118978684
• ISBN 13: 9781118978689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 640