CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth

"CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth" gives you the coverage you need to pass CompTIA's latest Security+ exam and to fully understand the current risks and threats to an organization's data. If you are just entering the IT field, you will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of the tools and techniques necessary to safeguard electronic data. You'll also learn everything you need to pass the Security+ exam and attain this increasingly valuable certification. All the domain objectives itemized by CompTIA in their Security+ exam are covered: systems security, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, and organizational security.

"CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth" gives you the coverage you need to pass CompTIA's latest Security+ exam and to fully understand the current risks and threats to an organization's data. If you are just entering the IT field, you will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of the tools and techniques necessary to safeguard electronic data. You'll also learn everything you need to pass the Security+ exam and attain this increasingly valuable certification. All the domain objectives itemized by CompTIA in their Security+ exam are covered: systems security, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, and organizational security.

Mark Ciampa is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and holds a PhD from Indiana State University in Digital Communication Systems. Prior to this he was Associate Professor and served as the Director of Academic Computing at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee, for 20 years. Mark has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for the U.S. Postal Service, the Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, and the University of Tennessee. He is also the author of many Cengage/Course Technology textbooks, including CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs 2ed, Guide to Wireless Communications, Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals 2ed, Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security In Your World, and Networking BASICS.