Lynda – CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep (SY0-401): Threats and Vulnerabilities-0daytown

The CompTIA Security+ exam is an excellent entry point for a career in information security. This course covers the threats and vulnerabilities domain of the test. By learning about the malware, networking and application security exploitations, and social engineering techniques used by attackers, you’ll be prepared to answer questions from Security+ exam—and strengthen your own organization’s systems and defenses. Author Mike Chapple, an IT leader with over 15 years experience, also covers the processes for discovering and mitigating threats and vulnerabilities and conducting penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.

Topics include:

* Comparing viruses, worms, and Trojans
* Understanding backdoors and logic bombs
* Defending against denial of service and password attacks
* Preventing insider threats
* Detecting social engineering attacks
* Preventing wireless eavesdropping
* Understanding cross-site scripting
* Preventing SQL injection
* Deterring attacks
* Securing your network
* Scanning for and assessing threats