Security+ (Text & Project Manual)

This introduction to information security provides readers with a combination product of print, a lab experience, and an online web-based curriculum that can be used by readers anytime and anywhere there is an internet connection. The purpose of this book is to prepare the reader to successfully complete the latest CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam. It provides the user with a robust learning experience—supplying ample resource information in the book as well as from the online course, providing not only the necessary fundamentals, but also the knowledge and skill to pass the certification exam. The online course includes hundreds of FLASH animations and graphics that allow the user a level of engagement not possible with a pure print solution. As the demand on the internet for business and home use grows, it is imperative that the information coming in and going out be secure. Identity theft, corporate information theft, and personal account theft are ever looming. Security+ Certification Fundamentals will teach the reader what to look for and how to protect their business as well as their personal information from theft. CompTIA and the Security Certification Exam; the OSI model and protocol; user management and security; encryption and authentication; network infrastructure security; remote access security; wireless security; directory and file security; application security; windows group policies and security templates; attacks and intrusion detections; disaster recovery and business continuity. For anyone preparing to take the latest CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam.