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CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide

You're reading from   CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide Master IT security essentials and exam topics for CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 certification

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789348019
Length 532 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ian Neil Ian Neil
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Understanding Security Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 2. Conducting Risk Analysis 3. Implementing Security Policies and Procedures 4. Delving into Identity and Access Management 5. Understanding Network Components 6. Understanding Cloud Models and Virtualization 7. Managing Hosts and Application Deployment 8. Protecting Against Attacks and Vulnerabilities 9. Implementing the Public Key Infrastructure 10. Responding to Security Incidents 11. Managing Business Continuity 12. Mock Exam 1
13. Mock Exam 2
14. Preparing for the CompTIA Security+ 501 Exam 15. Acronyms
16. Assessment 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Conducting Risk Analysis

As a security professional, you will need to understand that identifying and managing risks can help to keep your company's environment safe from various types of attacks. In this chapter, we will look at types of threats and vulnerabilities and the roles that different threat actors play.

We will cover the following exam objectives in this chapter:

  • Explain threat actor types and attributes: Types of actors: script kiddies—hacktivists—organized crime—nation states/APT—insiders—competitors. Attributes of actors: internal/external—level of sophistication—resources/funding—intent/motivation. Use of open source intelligence
  • Explain the importance of policies, plans, and procedures related to organizational security: Standard operating procedure—agreement types—BPA—SLA—...
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