Title Security administrator street smarts : a real world guide to CompTIA security+ skills / David R. Miller, Michael Gregg

Edition 3rd ed Published Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xlii, 580 pages) Series Street smarts series Sybex serious skills Street smarts series. Serious skills. Contents CompTIA Discount Coupon; Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+TM Skills; Contents; Introduction; Phase 1: The Grunt Work of Security; Task 1.1: Performing an Initial Risk Assessment; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 1.2: Determining Which Security Policy Is Most Important; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 1.3: Establishing a User-Awareness Program; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 1.4: Reviewing a Physical-Security Checklist; Scenario; Scope of Task ProcedureCriteria for Completion; Task 1.5: Understanding the Value of Documents; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Phase 2: Hardening Systems; Task 2.1: Managing Services; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.2: Managing Ports; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.3: Patching the Operating System; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.4: Security Templates; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.5: Securing Autoruns; Scenario; Scope of Task ProcedureCriteria for Completion; Task 2.6: Securing Hardware Devices; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.7: Virtualization; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 2.8: Locking the Computer Using an Idle Time-out; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Phase 3: Malicious Software; Task 3.1: Installing, Updating, and Running Antivirus Software; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.2: Using a Rootkit Checker; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion Task 3.3: AdwareScenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.4: Using a Spyware Checker; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.5: Malicious Software Removal Tool; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.6: McAfee Site Advisor; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.7: ARP Poisoning with Cain & Abel; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 3.8: Attacking Authentication with Firesheep; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion Phase 4: Secure StorageTask 4.1: The Encrypting File System; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 4.2: EFS Data Recovery; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 4.3: Implementing Syskey; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 4.4: Converting FAT to NTFS; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 4.5: Implementing Disk Fault Tolerance with RAID; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure; Criteria for Completion; Task 4.6: Backing Up Data; Scenario; Scope of Task; Procedure Summary "A step-by-step guide to the tasks involved in security administrationIf you aspire to a career in security administration, one of your greatest challenges will be gaining hands-on experience. This book takes you through the most common security admin tasks step by step, showing you the way around many of the roadblocks you can expect on the job. It offers a variety of scenarios in each phase of the security administrator's job, giving you the confidence of first-hand experience. Security administrators confront a wide assortment of challenging tasks; those seeking a career in security administration are hampered by a lack of actual experience This guide simulates that experience by walking you through a variety of common tasks, demonstrating step by step how to perform them and how to circumvent roadblocks you may encounter Tasks are arranged according to four phases of the security administrator's role: designing a secure network, creating and implementing standard security policies, identifying insecure systems in an existing environment, and training both onsite and remote users This comprehensive workbook provides the next best thing to intensive on-the-job training for security professionals"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Electronic data processing personnel -- Certification Computer security -- Examinations -- Study guides Computer networks -- Security measures -- Examinations -- Study guides COMPUTERS -- Internet -- Security. COMPUTERS -- Networking -- Security. COMPUTERS -- Security -- General. Computer networks -- Security measures -- Examinations Computer security -- Examinations Electronic data processing personnel -- Certification Engineering & Applied Sciences. Computer Science. Genre/Form Study guides Form Electronic book Author Gregg, Michael (Michael C.) ISBN 9781118113561 111811356X 9781118113592 1118113594 9781118113585 1118113586 1118061160 9781118061169

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