Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601): Edition 6
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Learn IT security fundamentals while getting complete coverage of the objectives for the latest release of CompTIA Security+ certification exam SY0-601. This thoroughly revised, full-color textbook covers how to secure hardware, systems, and software. It addresses new threats and cloud environments, and provides additional coverage of governance, risk, compliance, and much more. Written by a team of highly respected security educators, Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+TM and Beyond, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601) will help you become a CompTIA-certified computer security expert while also preparing you for a successful career.
Find out how to:
- Ensure operational, organizational, and physical security
- Use cryptography and public key infrastructures (PKIs)
- Secure remote access, wireless networks, and virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Authenticate users and lock down mobile devices
- Harden network devices, operating systems, and applications
- Prevent network attacks, such as denial of service, spoofing, hijacking, and password guessing
- Combat viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits
- Manage e-mail, instant messaging, and web security
- Explore secure software development requirements
- Implement disaster recovery and business continuity measures
- Handle computer forensics and incident response
- Understand legal, ethical, and privacy issues
- Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or exam objective
- Learning objectives
- Real-world examples
- Try This! and Cross Check exercises
- Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings
- Exam Tips
- End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
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About the author
Wm. Arthur Conklin, PhD, CompTIA Security+, CISSP®, CSSLP®, is an associate professor in the College of Technology at the University of Houston. He is the director of the Center for Information Security Research and Education at UH.
Gregory White, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the director for the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at UTSA.
Series Editor: Corey Schou, PhD
