Chapter 7. Application Security

This chapter covers the following official CompTIA Security+, SY0-301 exam objectives:

Explain the importance of application security

(For more information on the official CompTIA Security+, SY0-301 exam topics, see the “About the CompTIA Security+, SY0-301 Exam” section in the introduction.)

When establishing operational security baselines, it is important to harden all technologies against as many possible avenues of attack as possible. The three basic areas of hardening are the following:

Application: Security of applications and services such as domain name system (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and web servers, and user client-side applications and integration suites.

Host: Security ...

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