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Get complete coverage of all the objectives included on CompTIA Security+ exam inside this completely updated, comprehensive volume. Written by leading network security experts, this definitive guide covers exam SY0-301 in full detail. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this practical resource also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.

Covers all exam topics, including:

• General security concepts
• Operational organizational security
• Legal issues, privacy, and ethics
• Cryptography
• Public key infrastructure
• Standards and protocols
• Physical security
• Infrastructure security
• Remote access and authentication
• Intrusion detection systems
• Security baselines
• Types of attacks and malicious software
• E-mail and instant messaging
• Web components
• Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Risk, change, and privilege management
• Computer forensics

Electronic content includes two full practice exams