Security+ Certification Training Kit
The CompTIA Security+ certification exam measures industry-standard knowledge and competencies for managing information security.
Now you can build the skills tested every day, on the job—as well as on the Security+ exam with this all-in-one training kit.
Work at your own pace using lessons and hands-on exercises co-developed by two Security+ certified professionals. As you develop the real-world expertise needed to help protect corporate information systems and data, you’re also preparing for the Security+ exam—the newest CompTIA credential.
BUILD THE SKILLS TO:
• Identify and help mitigate security risks—essential concepts
• Know and apply the basic principles of cryptography, keys, and certificates
• Monitor and help secure vulnerabilities in TCP/IP and network infrastructure
• Help protect e-mail, RAS, VPNs, wireless services, and other online communications
• Configure user and group privileges, access control, and authentication
• Implement security baselines, system updates, and intrusion detection
• Create an operational security plan—from physical security to business continuity
• Build an organizational security program—documentation, risk assessment, user education
YOUR KIT INCLUDES:
• Comprehensive self-paced study guide that maps to Security+ exam goals and objectives
• Learn-by-doing exercises for skills you can apply to the job
• Lesson summaries and review questions, including a complete Q&A summary
• Testing tool that generates realistic practice exams with automated scoring and explanations
• Key chapters from the Microsoft Windows® Security Resource Kit—for real-world knowledge beyond the exam
• Supplemental security articles on CD from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Internet Engineering Task Force, and the Common Criteria organization
• Fully searchable eBook version of the study guide
Reader Comments
Very useful for Security+ 
Data and network security is the fastest growing segment of the IT
industry. On almost every major job search engine there are literally
hundreds of opening in the security field. Security+ is the first step
to obtaining one of those jobs and this book can help.
The authors have done a decent job of covering each and every objective and domain. The book takes a more hands-on approach rather than just a manual to read and memorize. If you're like me then the more you can do the better you'll retain the information.
One thing I like about this book is that it doesn't move from one objective to the next, what the authors do in covering the objectives but in a cohesive manner, which in some case requires the splitting of objective on several chapters. In fact there is a domain breakdown in the front of the book.
The book has over 35 lessons and over 25 exercises, all are self paced so you learn at your speed. One thing I did notice is that you do need to understand networking and TCP/IP in order to comprehend some of the material.
There is a cd included which has a testing tool which has about 200 questions, I am always for more, but this should provide a good foundation. There are also a few chapters of the Security Resource Kit and I really think they should have included the entire text.
While this book does tend to lean a little to the Microsoft side of things you should be able to work with enough to have a decent shot at the exam. You might also find it useful in the pursuit of Microsoft's 70-214 exam as well. Microsoft is also planning to add Security+ to the MCSA elective list and this is another incentive for passing the exam.
Finally there are an abundance of links included inthis book which allows you to further reseach the topics without hav ing to spend an enormous amount of time searching on your own. Overall fairly well done.