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After teaching Security+ classes to hundreds of students, I wanted to write a book that shares the same knowledge to anyone that I'm able to share in the classroom and help them take and pass the exam the first time they take it. Based on the feedback I'm getting, the book does just that. Whether you attend a class or self-study to learn this material, I wish you the best of luck in your studies.
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In CompTIA Security+ SY0-201: Get Certified, Get Ahead author and IT security expert Darril Gibson presents the essential knowledge required to pass this demanding and competitive security exam. In a technological world besieged with ever increasing security threats, IT professionals savvy enough to master systems security will be in high demand and play a vital role in the future of technology. Inside this text author Darril Gibson covers:
- Access Control Models and Authentication
- Basic and Advanced Network Security Essentials
- Predicting and Mitigating Threats
- Basics of Cryptography
- One hundred percent coverage of all CompTIA Security+ SY0-201 exam objectives
- Real-world examples of security principles in action
- Over 375 practice test questions with in-depth explanations
If you're interested in advancing your IT career, then this book is essential reading. CompTIA Security+ SY0-201: Get Certified, Get Ahead is written to help you quickly master the objectives and successfully pass the exam becoming Security+ certified.
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- Paperback: 602 pages
- Publisher: BookSurge Publishing; Stg edition (September 9, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1439236364
- ISBN-13: 978-1439236369
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.9 x 10.1 inches
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Free CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-201 Study Guide
I just passed the exam with an 868/900 (96%) and I used this book almost solely. I will throw in the disclaimer that I'm a CCNA, MCSA, and VCP (VMWare Certified Professional) with 15 years experience and the real-world experience was actually tested pretty effectively at times. I feel bad for young bucks that have lived in the world of prolific anti-virus software on workstations, servers, and email relays.
I downloaded the Security+ 2008 Exam Objectives directly from the CompTia website and double checked that this book hit on every topic and ever acronym. I'd recommend hitting this same list before, after, and during to make sure you didn't skim or miss anything. If you're very solid on the content in this book and everything on the objective list then you should call yourself "ready for this exam".
I also bought the Sybex CompTIA Security+ Study Guide for the CD with electronic flashcards and a practive exam but the Sybex book and Sybex CD were 70% garbage. I did refer to Sybex in a few cases to get details on IPSec and some encryption algorithms but Wikipedia would have done just the same thing.
Where the book lacked: beware the epic fail on their port/protocol definitions of L2TP and PPTP which is flat-out embarrassing (see errata sheet on website), their mistakenly listing WEP as Wireless Equivalent Privacy in the index which is silly (it is Wired), missing details about the Blowfish algorithm (oddly not on the Exam Objectives list but brought up twice on my exam), the book's website is ugly and worthless aside from the Errata sheet (I had really hoped for new information or sample quesitons), and finally the synonymns of the authenitcation methods aren't all covered (they were mostly common sense on the exam, but not in all cases).