Security+ Study Guide
This guide gives you 100% coverage of the official CompTIA Security+ exam objectives for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Security+ Study Guide
Domain 3.0: Infrastructure Security
Chapter List
- Chapter 6: Devices and Media
- Chapter 7: Topologies and IDS
- Chapter 8: System Hardening
Introduction
Implementing infrastructure security is one of the biggest parts of being a Security+ technician. As such, device and media security is covered extensively in the Security+ exam. Security+ technicians must know all of the components of a network and all of the potential issues that may occur regarding every piece of common infrastructure within a network environment.
This chapter covers all of the critical network infrastructure including devices such as firewalls, routers, switches, servers, workstations, and the cabling that connects them all together. It also looks at how to connect these items with a wireless connection. It also looks at Intrusion Detection System (IDS) devices and how they fit in the topology, as well as other types of network monitoring equipment.
Lastly, this chapter looks at how hard disks, smart cards, and other forms of media are secured. Not only is it important to understand how all of the pieces fit together, but it is also important to understand how each media form is vulnerable to attack and exploitation and how the Security+ technician needs to view each one.
| Warning | According to the CompTIA objectives for the Security+ exam, infrastructure security comprises 20 percent of the Security+ exam. Approximately one-third of this is related to devices and media. Firewalls, routers, and IDSs are covered extensively on the Security+ exam. |
Domain 3.0, Objective 1.1: Device-based Security
A large component of infrastructure security is based...
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