Chapter 8. Security Policies and Procedures

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 3.2 Explain common access control models and the differences between each.

    • MAC

    • DAC

    • Role and Rule based access control

  • 3.6 Summarize the various authentication models and identify the components of each.

    • One, two, and three-factor authentication

    • Single sign-on

  • 4.6 Execute proper logging procedures and evaluate the results.

    • Security application

    • DNS

    • Firewall

    • Antivirus

  • 4.7 Conduct periodic audits of system security settings.

    • User access and rights review

    • Storage and retention policies

  • 6.1 Explain redundancy planning and its components.

    • Hot site

    • Cold site

    • Warm Site

    • Backup generator

    • Single point of failure

    • RAID

    • Spare parts

    • Redundant servers

    • Redundant ISP ...

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