Day 19: Security

A+ 220-701 Exam Objectives

Objective 5.1: Explain the basic principles of security concepts and technologies

Objective 5.2: Summarize the following security features: wireless encryption, malicious software protection, BIOS security

Key Points

Security is an entire domain on the CompTIA A+ exam. Today is an easy day (and a little bit fun), but not any less important.

Security Threats

Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but yes, threats really do exist (threats that you as a technician cannot ignore). Some very smart and motivated people, often called hackers, want to know what you know. They want your company’s payroll information. They want to know your customers’ credit card numbers. Competitors might want to see you spend ...

Get 31 Days Before Your CompTIA A+ Exams now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.