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

CD-ROM features:

•Two full practice exams
•PDF copy of the book