Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+™ Skills, Second Edition

Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+™ Skills, Second Edition

by David R. Miller, Michael Gregg
Released November 2008
Publisher(s): Sybex
ISBN: 9780470404850

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Book description

Updated for the new CompTIA Security+ exam, this book focuses on the latest topics and technologies in the ever-evolving field of IT security and offers you the inside scoop on a variety of scenarios that you can expect to encounter on the job—as well as step-by-step guidance for tackling these tasks. Particular emphasis is placed on the various aspects of a security administrator’s role, including designing a secure network environment, creating and implementing standard security policies and practices, identifying insecure systems in the current environment, and more.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Dear Reader
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Authors
  6. Introduction
  7. The Grunt Work of Security
    1. Task 1.1: Performing an Initial Risk Assessment
    2. Task 1.2: Determining Which Security Policy Is Most Important
    3. Task 1.3: Establishing a User-Awareness Program
    4. Task 1.4: Reviewing a Physical-Security Checklist
    5. Task 1.5: Understanding the Value of Documents
  8. Hardening Systems
    1. Task 2.1: Managing Services
    2. Task 2.2: Managing Ports
    3. Task 2.3: Patching the Operating System
    4. Task 2.4: Security Templates
    5. Task 2.5: Securing Autoruns
    6. Task 2.6: Securing Hardware Devices
    7. Task 2.7: Virtualization
  9. Malicious Software
    1. Task 3.1: Installing, Updating, and Running Antivirus Software
    2. Task 3.2: Using a Rootkit Checker
    3. Task 3.3: Using Adware Checker
    4. Task 3.4: Using Spyware Checker
    5. Task 3.5: Malicious Software Removal Tool
    6. Task 3.6: McAfee Site Advisor
    7. Task 3.7: ARP Poisoning with Cain & Abel
  10. Secure Storage
    1. Task 4.1: The Encrypting File System
    2. Task 4.2: EFS Data Recovery
    3. Task 4.3: Implementing Syskey
    4. Task 4.4: Converting FAT to NTFS
    5. Task 4.5: Implementing Disk Fault Tolerance with RAID
    6. Task 4.6: Backing Up Data
    7. Task 4.7: Restoring Data from a Backup
    8. Task 4.8: Securing Shares
    9. Task 4.9: BitLocker Drive Encryption
  11. Managing User Accounts
    1. Task 5.1: Creating User Accounts
    2. Task 5.2: Implementing the Password Policy
    3. Task 5.3: Auditing Logons
    4. Task 5.4: Securing the Default User Accounts
    5. Task 5.5: Implementing a Deny Group
  12. Network Security
    1. Task 6.1: Deploying IPSec
    2. Task 6.2: Configuring the VPN Server
    3. Task 6.3: Configuring the VPN Client
    4. Task 6.4: Implementing Secure Remote Administration
    5. Task 6.5: Secure Administration Using Run As
    6. Task 6.6: Configuring a Packet Filter
    7. Task 6.7: Implementing 802.11 Wireless Security
    8. Task 6.8: Implementing an IPSec VPN Using AES
  13. Securing Internet Activity
    1. Task 7.1: Configuring Internet Access
    2. Task 7.2: Using Internet Explorer Security Zones
    3. Task 7.3: Configuring IE for Secure Use of Cookies
    4. Task 7.4: Using Internet Connection Sharing
    5. Task 7.5: Securing E-mail
    6. Task 7.6: Spam Management
    7. Task 7.7: Installing and Using a Digital Certificate
    8. Task 7.8: Certificate Backup and Management
    9. Task 7.9: Performing Secure File Exchange
    10. Task 7.10: Validating Downloads and Checking the Hash
    11. Task 7.11: Logging and Recording Internet Activity
  14. Security Testing
    1. Task 8.1: Penetration Testing with Nessus
    2. Task 8.2: Penetration Testing with Retina
    3. Task 8.3: Performing Assessments with MBSA
    4. Task 8.4: Performing Security Assessments with HFNetChk
    5. Task 8.5: Performing Internet Vulnerability Profiling
    6. Task 8.6: Tracking Hostile IPs
    7. Task 8.7: Investigating Netcat
  15. Investigating Incidents
    1. Task 9.1: Configuring an Audit Policy for Object Access
    2. Task 9.2: Reviewing the Audit Logs
    3. Task 9.3: Forcing a Memory Dump
    4. Task 9.4: Capturing Packets with the Packet Analyzer: Wireshark
    5. Task 9.5: Recovering Previous Versions of Files
  16. Security Troubleshooting
    1. Task 10.1: Booting into Safe Mode
    2. Task 10.2: Implementing Last Known Good Configuration
    3. Task 10.3: Using System Restore
    4. Task 10.4: Sanitizing Media
    5. Task 10.5: Implementing a Host-Based Intrusion Detection System
  17. Index

Product information

  • Title: Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+™ Skills, Second Edition
  • Author(s): David R. Miller, Michael Gregg
  • Release date: November 2008
  • Publisher(s): Sybex
  • ISBN: 9780470404850