Pre-Owned Principles of Computer Security: Comptia Security+ and Beyond Lab Manual (Exam Sy0-601), (Paperback)

Practice the Skills Essential for a Successful Career in Cybersecurity!

This hands-on guide contains more than 90 labs that challenge you to solve real-world problems and help you to master key cybersecurity concepts. Clear, measurable lab results map to exam objectives, offering direct correlation to Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+(TM) and Beyond, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601). For each lab, you will get a complete materials list, step-by-step instructions and scenarios that require you to think critically. Each chapter concludes with Lab Analysis questions and a Key Term quiz. Beyond helping you prepare for the challenging exam, this book teaches and reinforces the hands-on, real-world skills that employers are looking for.

In this lab manual, you'll gain knowledge and hands-on experience with

• Linux systems administration and security
• Reconnaissance, social engineering, phishing
• Encryption, hashing
• OpenPGP, DNSSEC, TLS, SSH
• Hacking into systems, routers, and switches
• Routing and switching
• Port security, ACLs
• Password cracking
• Cracking WPA2, deauthentication attacks, intercepting wireless traffic
• Snort IDS
• Active Directory, file servers, GPOs
• Malware reverse engineering
• Port scanning
• Packet sniffing, packet crafting, packet spoofing
• SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
• Microsoft Azure, AWS
• SQL injection attacks
• Fileless malware with PowerShell
• Hacking with Metasploit and Armitage
• Computer forensics
• Shodan
• Google hacking
• Policies, ethics, and much more