CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 1 Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities

The CompTIA Security+ exam is an excellent entry point for a career in information security. The latest version, SY0-601, expands coverage of cybersecurity threats, risk management, and IoT threats. This course prepares exam candidates for the first domain of the exam, Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities. By learning about malware, networking and application security exploitations, and social engineering, you'll be prepared to answer questions from the exam—and strengthen your own organization's systems and defenses. Author Mike Chapple, an IT leader with over 17 years of experience, also covers the processes for discovering and mitigating threats and attacks, automating threat intelligence, scanning for vulnerabilities, and conducting penetration testing.

Topics include:

Malware and advanced malware
Comparing viruses, worms, and Trojans
Preventing insider threats
Threat intelligence
Identifying threats
Social engineering
Password attacks
Adversarial AI
Vulnerability types
Vulnerability scanning
Pen testing