CompTIA Security+ SYO-201 Cert Guide

DVD Features Complete Practice Exam

• Master every topic on CompTIA’s new Security+ SY0-201 exam.
• Assess your knowledge and focus your learning.
• Get the practical workplace knowledge you need!

Start-to-finish Security+ SY0-201 preparation from computer security consultant, Security+ trainer, and author David L. Prowse.

Master every Security+ SY0-201 topic!

• Core computer system security concepts
• OS hardening and virtualization
• Application security
• Network design elements and threats
• Perimeter security
• Network media and devices security
• Physical security and authentication models
• Access control methods and models
• Vulnerability and risk assessment
• Monitoring and auditing
• Cryptography, including PKI
• Redundancy and disaster recovery
• Policies, procedures, and people

Test your knowledge, build your confidence, and succeed!

• Two practice exams in the book, and an additional exam on the DVD, help you prepare and assess your readiness
• Packed with visuals to help you learn quickly
• Key topics are highlighted to focus your study
• Exam preparation tasks include a review of key topics, memory table exercises, key terms, hands-on labs, and review questions

DVD Features Complete Practice Exam

• Detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers
• Multiple test modes
• Random questions and order of answers
• DVD also features complete video solutions to the Hands-On Labs in the book

Table of Contents

Part I: Systems and Application Security
Chapter 1 Introduction to Security
Chapter 2 Computer Systems Security
Chapter 3 OS Hardening and Virtualization
Chapter 4 Application Security

Part II: Network Infrastructure
Chapter 5 Network Design Elements and Network Threats
Chapter 6 Network Perimeter Security
Chapter 7 Securing Network Media and Devices

Part III: Access Control
Chapter 8 Physical Security and Authentication Models
Chapter 9 Access Control Methods and Models

Part IV: Assessments and Audits
Chapter 10 Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Chapter 11 Monitoring and Auditing

Part V: Cryptography
Chapter 12 Encryption and Hashing Concepts
Chapter 13 PKI and Encryption Protocols

Part VI: Organizational Security
Chapter 14 Redundancy and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 15 Policies, Procedures, and People

Part VII: Preparing for the CompTIA Security+ Exam
Chapter 16 Taking the Real Exam

Practice Exam 1: CompTIA Security+ SY0-201
Practice Exam 2: CompTIA Security+ SY0-201