5 Practice Tests, 450 Questions, Answers and Explanations covering all listed Security+ SY0-701 exam objectives
What you will learn
Knowledge of security controls is provided through a look into the key terms and concepts circling around cybersecurity.
Monitoring techniques to secure hybrid environments by mitigating vulnerabilities and responding to security incidents and cyberattacks from threats.
Strategies and principles to protect and secure the enterprise infrastructure and data and associate security in the various architecture models.
Ensuring hardware, software, and data are securely operated and managed to enhance techniques of dealing with vulnerabilities.
Skills to communicate and report issues related to security assessments and awareness, governance, risk, and compliance management.
Description
1.0 General Security Concepts (12 % of the exam)
- Compare and contrast various types of security controls.
- Summarize fundamental security concepts.
- Explain the importance of change management processes and the impact to security.
- Explain the importance of using appropriate cryptographic solutions.
2.0 Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations (22% of the exam)
- Compare and contrast common threat actors and motivations.
- Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces.
- Explain various types of vulnerabilities.
- Given a scenario, analyze indicators of malicious activity.
- Explain the purpose of mitigation techniques used to secure the enterprise.
3.0 Security Architecture (18% of the exam)
- Compare and contrast security implications of different architecture models.
- Given a scenario, apply security principles to secure enterprise infrastructure.
- Compare and contrast concepts and strategies to protect data.
- Explain the importance of resilience and recovery in security architecture.
4.0 Security Operations (28% of the exam)
- Given a scenario, apply common security techniques to computing resources.
- Explain the security implications of proper hardware, software, and data asset management.
- Explain various activities associated with vulnerability management.
- Explain security alerting and monitoring concepts and tools.
- Given a scenario, modify enterprise capabilities to enhance security.
- Given a scenario, implement and maintain identity and access management.
- Explain the importance of automation and orchestration related to secure operations.
- Explain appropriate incident response activities.
- Given a scenario, use data sources to support an investigation.
5.0 Security Program Management and Oversight (20% of the exam)
- Summarize elements of effective security governance.
- Explain elements of the risk management process.
- Explain the processes associated with third-party risk assessment and management.
- Summarize elements of effective security compliance.
- Explain types and purposes of audits and assessments.
- Given a scenario, implement security awareness practices.
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