Security Fundamentals
Security Building Blocks
Authentication Methods
Cryptography Fundamentals
Security Policy Fundamentals
Security Threats
Social Engineering
Software-Based Threats
Network-Based Threats
Hardware-Based Threats
Hardening Internal Systems and Services
Harden Operating Systems
Harden Directory Services
Harden DHCP Servers
Harden File and Print Servers
Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
Harden Internetwork Connection Devices
Harden DNS and BIND Servers
Harden Web Servers
Harden Email Servers
Harden Conferencing and Messaging Servers
Secure File Transfers
Securing Network Communications
Protect Network Traffic with IP Security (IPSec)
Secure Wireless Traffic
Secure the Network Telephony Infrastructure
Secure the Remote Access Channel
Securing Web Applications
Prevent Input Validation Attacks
Protect Systems from Buffer Overflow Attacks
Implement ActiveX and Java Security
Protect Systems from Scripting Attacks
Implement Secure Cookies
Harden a Web Browser
Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Install a Certificate Authority (CA) Hierarchy
Harden a Certificate Authority
Back Up a CA
Restore a CA
Managing Certificates
Enroll Certificates
Secure Network Traffic by using Certificates
Renew Certificates
Revoke Certificates
Back Up Certificates and Private Keys
Restore Certificates and Private Keys
Enforcing Organizational Security Policies
Perform a Risk Assessment
Enforce Corporate Security Policy Compliance
Enforce Legal Compliance
Enforce Physical Security Compliance
Educate Users
Plan for Disaster Recovery
Conduct a Security Audit
Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
Scan for Vulnerabilities
Monitor for Security Anomalies
Set Up a Honeypot
Managing Security Incidents
Respond to Security Incidents
Evidence Administration
Recover from a Security Incident
Appendix A: Mapping Security+ Course Content to the CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives
Appendix B: CompTIA Security+ Acronyms