Principles of Information Security | 6th Edition

Mapped to the new CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Certification Exam, best-selling COMPTIA SECURITY+ GUIDE TO NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS, 6e, thoroughly prepares readers for professional certification and career success. The text covers threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities; technologies and tools for combating attacks, architecture, and design; identity and access management; risk management; and cryptography. It also includes expansive coverage of embedded device security, attacks and defenses, and the latest developments and trends in information security, including new software tools to assess security. New Hands-On Projectsand case activities help readers put what they learn into practice, while end-of-chapter exercises direct them to the Information Security Community Site for additional activities, blogs, videos, and up-to-the-minute news and insight from the field.

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