Mike Meyers' CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport, Third Edition (Exam SY0-301): (Mike Meyers' Certficiation Passport)

From the #1 Name in Professional CertificationPrepare for CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301 with McGraw-Hill—a Gold-Level CompTIA Authorized Partner. Get on the fast track to becoming CompTIA Security+ certified with this affordable, portable study tool. Inside, network security expert T.J. Samuelle guides you on your career path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus only on what you need to know to pass the latest release of the CompTIA Security+ exam, this certification passport is your ticket to success on exam day. Featuring: 200 practice questionsElectronic test engine with practice examItineraries--List of official exam objectives coveredETAs--Amount of time needed to complete each lessonTravel Advisories--Expert advice on critical topicsLocal Lingo--Concise definitions of key terms and conceptsTravel Assistance--Recommended resources for more informationCheckpoints--End-of-chapter questions, answers, and explanationsCareer Flight Path--Career options mapped out to maximize the return from your IT journey From the the Series Editor, Mike MeyersHello! I’m Mike Meyers, president of Total Seminars and author of a number of popular certification books. On any given day, you’ll find me replacing a hard drive, setting up a web site, or writing code. I love every aspect of this book. It’s part of a powerful book series called Mike Meyers’ Certification Passports. Every book in this series combines easy readability with a condensed format—in other words, it’s the kind of book I always wanted when I went for my certifications. Putting a huge amount of information in an accessible format is an enormous challenge, but I think we have achieved our goal and I am confident you’ll agree.I designed this series to do one thing and only one thing—to get you the information you need to achieve your certification. You won’t find any fluff in here. T.J. Samuelle and I packed every page with nothing but the real nitty gritty of the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Every page has 100 percent pure concentrate of certification knowledge!Your Destination: CompTIA Security+ Certification This book is your passport to CompTIA’s Security+ Certification, the vendor-neutral industry-standard certification developed for foundation-level security professionals. Based on a worldwide job task analysis, the structure of the exam focuses on core competencies in network security, compliance and operational security, threats and vulnerabilities, application, data, and host security, access control and identity management, and cryptography.Whether the Security+ certification is your first step toward a career focus insecurity or an additional skill credential, this book is your passport to success on the CompTIA Security+ Certification exam.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Organizational Security Chapter 1: Organizational Security and Compliance Chapter 2: Security Training and Incident Response Chapter 3: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Part II: Cryptography Chapter 4: Cryptography and Encryption Basics Chapter 5: Public Key Infrastructure Part III: Access Control and Identity Management Chapter 6: Access Control Chapter 7: Authentication and Identity Management Part IV: Network Security Chapter 8: Securing Networks Chapter 9: Secure Network Administration Chapter 10: Securing Wireless Networks Part V: Application, Data, and Host Security Chapter 11: Securing Host Systems Chapter 12: Securing Applications and Data Part VI: Threats and Vulnerabilities Chapter 13: Monitoring for Security Threats Chapter 14: Vulnerability Assessments Appendices Appendix A: About the CD-ROM Appendix B: Career Flight Path Index

About the Author :
Trevor Kay (London Ontario, Canada), Network+, Server+, Security+, is an IT consultant and author of a number of computer books on CompTIA certifications. Trevor has held many IT positions, including IT helpdesk, desktop and network support, and network administration. Trevor served as a subject matter expert for CompTIA on the Network+ and Security+ exams, and is the author of the Linux+ Bible, the Server+ Bible, and the Network+ Bible, all from Wiley.