CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide

Learn IT security essentials and prepare for the Security+ exam with this CompTIA exam guide, complete with additional online resources—including flashcards, PBQs, and mock exams—at securityplus.trainingKey FeaturesWritten by Ian Neil, one of the world's top CompTIA Security+ trainersTest your knowledge of cybersecurity jargon and acronyms with realistic exam questionsLearn about cryptography, encryption, and security policies to deliver a robust infrastructureBook DescriptionThe CompTIA Security+ certification validates the fundamental knowledge required to perform core security functions and pursue a career in IT security. Authored by Ian Neil, a world-class CompTIA certification trainer, this book is a best-in-class study guide that fully covers the CompTIA Security+ 601 exam objectives. Complete with chapter review questions, realistic mock exams, and worked solutions, this guide will help you master the core concepts to pass the exam the first time you take it. With the help of relevant examples, you'll learn fundamental security concepts from certificates and encryption to identity and access management (IAM). As you progress, you'll delve into the important domains of the exam, including cloud security, threats, attacks and vulnerabilities, technologies and tools, architecture and design, risk management, cryptography, and public key infrastructure (PKI). You can access extra practice materials, including flashcards, performance-based questions, practical labs, mock exams, key terms glossary, and exam tips on the author's website at securityplus.training. By the end of this Security+ book, you'll have gained the knowledge and understanding to take the CompTIA exam with confidence.What you will learnMaster cybersecurity fundamentals, from the CIA triad through to IAMExplore cloud security and techniques used in penetration testingUse different authentication methods and troubleshoot security issuesSecure the devices and applications used by your companyIdentify and protect against various types of malware and virusesProtect yourself against social engineering and advanced attacksUnderstand and implement PKI conceptsDelve into secure application development, deployment, and automationWho this book is forIf you want to take and pass the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 exam, even if you are not from an IT background, this book is for you. You’ll also find this guide useful if you want to become a qualified security professional. This CompTIA book is also ideal for US Government and US Department of Defense personnel seeking cybersecurity certification.

Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+. He is able to break down information into manageable chunks so that people with no background knowledge can gain the skills required to become certified. He has recently worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds (not just IT professionals), with an extremely successful pass rate. He is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner, who, over the past 23 years, has worked with high-end training providers and was one of the first technical trainers to train Microsoft internal staff when they opened their Bucharest Office in 2006.