CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals,
6th Edition

Mark Ciampa

CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals
ISBN-13: 9781337288781
Copyright 2018 | Published
720 pages | List Price: USD $250.95

Reflecting the latest developments and emerging trends from the field, COMPTIA SECURITY+ GUIDE TO NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS, 6e, helps you prepare for professional certification -- and career success. The text fully maps to the new CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Certification Exam, providing thorough coverage of all domain objectives. In addition to its comprehensive coverage of the fundamental essentials of network and computer security, the sixth edition includes expanded coverage of embedded device security, attacks and defenses, and new software tools to assess security. Practical, Hands-On Projects and case activities help you put what you learn into real-world practice, while the innovative Information Security Community Site connects you to additional activities, blogs, videos, and up-to-the-minute news and insights from the information security field.

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Part I: SECURITY AND ITS THREATS.
1. Introduction to Security.
2. Malware and Social Engineering Attacks.
Part II: CRYPTOGRAPHY.
3. Basic Cryptography.
4. Advanced Cryptography and PKI.
Part III: NETWORK ATTACKS AND DEFENSES.
5. Networking-Based and Web Server Attacks.
6. Network Security Devices, Technologies, and Design.
7. Administering a Secure Network.
8. Wireless Network Security.
Part IV: DEVICE SECURITY.
9. System and Application Security.
10. Mobile and Embedded Device.
Part V: ACCESS AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.
11. Access Management Fundamentals.
12. Authentication and Account Management.
Part VI: RISK MANAGEMENT.
13. Vulnerability Assessment and Data Security.
14. Business Continuity.
15. Risk Mitigation.

  • Mark Ciampa

    Dr. Mark Ciampa is a professor of information systems in the Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Prior to this current role, he served as an associate professor and the director of academic computing at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee, for 20 years. Dr. Ciampa has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for businesses, government agencies and educational institutions. He has published more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has written more than 25 technology textbooks, including COMPTIA CYSA+ GUIDE TO CYBERSECURITY ANALYST; SECURITY+ GUIDE TO NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS; SECURITY AWARENESS: APPLYING PRACTICAL SECURITY IN YOUR WORLD; CWNA GUIDE TO WIRELESS LANS and GUIDE TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. Dr. Ciampa holds a Ph.D. in technology management with a specialization in digital communication systems from Indiana State University and has certifications in security and healthcare.

  • Making the text more user-friendly than ever, the sixth edition's main Parts have been reorganized and now group common security chapters together to equip learners with a more comprehensive understanding of key topics.

  • Providing the most current coverage available, all content is up to date and mapped to the new CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 exam through highlighted chapter certification icons, a detailed mapping grid, and a quick reference guide.

  • Popular with instructors and learners alike, this trusted textbook provides comprehensive coverage of essential network and computer security topics, including threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities; technologies and tools for combating attacks, architecture, and design; identity and access management; risk management; cryptography; and much more.

  • With its practical, user-friendly organization, the text groups chapters by major domains: Security and Its Threats, Cryptography, Network Attacks and Defenses, Device Security, Access and Identity Management, and Risk Management.

  • Ciampa's clear, engaging writing style makes even difficult concepts and complex processes easier for readers to understand -- making the text an ideal resource for classroom instruction, self-paced learning, or professional reference.

  • Helping instructors and students maximize course success, numerous special features throughout the text support effective teaching and learning, including review questions; illustrations of security vulnerabilities, attacks, and defenses; case studies highlighting real-world security scenarios; and hands-on projects that enable readers to apply what they have learned to real-life practice.

  • End-of-chapter exercises direct readers to the Information Security Community Site for up-to-the-minute news and information, additional exercises, blogs, discussion boards, videos, and other useful resources.

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