As you read through this book, use the following checklist to ensure you understand all the skill sets the Security+ exam will cover. The criteria parallel those found on the CompTIA Web site and follow the domain structure for the test. Domain 1.0: General Security Concepts1.1 Access Control
1.2 Authentication
These objectives are covered in Chapter 2, "General Security Practices." 1.3 Nonessential Services and Protocols1.4 Attacks
1.5 Malicious Code
1.6 Social Engineering1.7 AuditingThese objectives are covered in Chapter 3, "Nonessential Services and Attacks." Domain 2.0: Communication Security2.1 Remote Access
2.2 Email
2.3 Web
These objectives are covered in Chapter 4, "Communication Security."
2.4 Directory
2.5 File Transfer
2.6 Wireless
These objectives are covered in Chapter 5, "Online Vulnerabilities." Domain 3.0: Infrastructure Security3.1 Devices
3.2 Media
3.3 Security Topologies
These objectives are covered in Chapter 6, "Infrastructure Security." 3.4 Intrusion Detection
3.5 Security Baselines
These objectives are covered in Chapter 7, "Intrusion Detection and Security Baselines." Domain 4.0: Basics of Cryptography4.1 Algorithms
4.2 Concepts of Using Cryptography
4.3 PKI
These objectives are covered in Chapter 8, "Basics of Cryptography." 4.4 Standards and Protocols4.5 Key Management/Certificate Lifecycle
These objectives are covered in Chapter 9, "Deploying Cryptography." Domain 5.0: Operational/Organizational Security5.1 Physical Security
5.2 Disaster Recovery
5.3 Business Continuity
5.4 Policy and Procedures
These objectives are covered in Chapter 10, "Organizational Security." 5.5 Privilege Management
5.6 Forensics
5.7 Risk Identification
5.8 Education
5.9 Documentation
These objectives are covered in Chapter 11, "Privilege Management, Forensics, Risk Identification, Education, and Documentation." |