Chapter 1
Network Security
COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- 1.1 Explain the security function and purpose of network devices and technologies.
- Firewalls
- Routers
- Switches
- Load balancers
- Proxies
- Web security gateways
- VPN concentrators
- NIDS and NIPS (behavior-based, signature-based, anomaly-based, heuristic)
- Protocol analyzers
- Sniffers
- Spam filter, all-in-one security appliances
- Web application firewall vs. network firewall
- URL filtering, content inspection, malware inspection
- 1.2 Apply and implement secure network administration principles.
- Rule-based management
- Firewall rules
- VLAN management
- Secure router configuration
- Access control lists
- Port security
- 802.1x
- Flood guards
- Loop protection
