Chapter 14

Security-Related Policies and Procedures

The Following CompTIA Security+ Exam Objectives Are Covered in This Chapter:

  • 2.2 Carry out appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
    • Implement policies and procedures to prevent data loss or theft
  • 5.2 Explain the fundamental concepts and best practices related to authentication, authorization, and access control.
    • Least privilege
    • Separation of duties
    • Time of day restrictions
    • Mandatory vacations
    • Job rotation
  • 5.3 Implement appropriate security controls when performing account management.
    • Mitigates issues associated with users with multiple account/roles
    • Account policy enforcement: Password complexity; Expiration; Recovery; Length; Disablement; Lockout
    • Group based privileges
    • User assigned ...

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