Chapter 7
Security
CompTIA A+ 220-802 Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:
- 2.1 Apply and use common prevention methods.
- Physical security
- Lock doors
- Tailgating
- Securing physical documents/passwords/shredding
- Biometrics
- Badges
- Key fobs
- RFID badge
- RSA token
- Privacy filters
- Retinal
- Digital security
- Antivirus
- Firewalls
- Antispyware
- User authentication/strong passwords
- Directory permissions
- User education
- Principle of least privilege
- 2.2 Compare and contrast common security threats.
- Social engineering
- Malware
- Rootkits
- Phishing
- Shoulder surfing
- Spyware
- Viruses
- Worms
- Trojans
- 2.3 Implement security best practices to secure a workstation.
- Setting strong passwords
- Requiring passwords
- Restricting user permissions
- Changing default user names ...
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