CompTIA® Security+ Exam Cram

Fourth Edition, is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA’s newly updated version of the Security+ exam. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains a set of 200 questions in two full practice exams. The CD-ROM contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that provides real-time practice and feedback with all the questions so you can simulate the exam.

Covers the critical information you need to know to score higher on your Security+ exam!

--Categorize types of attacks, threats, and risks to your systems

--Secure devices, communications, and network infrastructure

--Troubleshoot issues related to networking components

--Effectively manage risks associated with a global business environment

--Differentiate between control methods used to secure the physical domain

--Identify solutions to secure hosts, data, and applications

--Compare techniques to mitigate risks in static environments

--Determine relevant access control, authorization, and authentication procedures

--Select appropriate mitigation techniques in response to attacks and vulnerabilities

--Apply principles of cryptography and effectively deploy related solutions

--Implement security practices from both a technical and an organizational standpoint