CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Study Guide

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Security Controls
Technical controls 1,
Managerial controls 2,
Operational controls 3
10  cards
The CIA Triad & Non-Repudiation
The cia triad 1,
C in cia triad 2,
I in cia triad 3
8  cards
AAA & Gap Analysis
Aaa 1,
Authentication in aaa 2,
Authorization in aaa 3
10  cards
Zero Trust
Zero trust 1,
Mfa 2,
Planes of operation 3
12  cards
Physical Security
Bollards 1,
Access control vestibules 2,
Fencing 3
8  cards
Deception & Disruption
Honeypot 1,
Honeynet 2,
Honeyfile 3
4  cards
Change Management
Change management process 1,
Change approval process 2,
Ownership in change request 3
9  cards
Technical Change Management
Technical change management 1,
Allow list deny list 2,
Restricted activities 3
9  cards
Public Key Infrastructure & Encrypting Data
Pki 1,
Symmetric encryption 2,
Asymmetric encryption 3
24  cards
Key Exchange & Encyption Technology
Key exchange 1,
Out of band key exchange 2,
In band key exchange 3
10  cards
Obfuscation
Obfuscation 1,
Steganography 2,
Network based steganography 3
8  cards
Hashing & Digital Signatures
Hashes 1,
Sha256 hash 2,
Hash collision 3
9  cards
Digital Certificates
Digital certificates 1,
X509 certificate 2,
Certificate details 3
12  cards
Threat Actors
Threat actor 1,
Nation states 2,
Apt 3
8  cards
Common Threat Vectors
Threat vector 1,
Message based vectors 2,
Image based vectors 3
12  cards
Common Social Engineering Attacks
Social engineering 1,
Impersonation 2,
Phising 3
9  cards
Application & Memory-Based Attacks
Finding malware 1,
Memory injection attacks 2,
Dll injection 3
9  cards
SQL Injections & Cross-site Scripting
Code injection 1,
Sqli 2,
Xss attack 3
6  cards
Operating System & Hardware Vulnerabilities
Os vulnerabilities 1,
Patch tuesday 2,
Best practice for os vulnerabilit...
7  cards
Virtualization & Cloud-specific Vulnerabilities
Virtualization security 1,
Virtualization vulnerabilities 2,
Vm escape protection 3
10  cards
Supply Chain & Misconfiguration Vulnerabilities
Supply chain risk 1,
Service providers in supply chain 2,
Hardware providers in supply chain 3
10  cards
Mobile Device & Zero-day Vulnerabilities
Mobile device security 1,
Jailbreaking a phone 2,
Rooting a phone 3
7  cards
An Overview of Malware
Malware 1,
Virus 2,
Worm 3
14  cards
Viruses, Worms, Spyware & Bloatware
Virus 1,
Anti virus software 2,
Program virus 3
10  cards
Other Malware Types & Physical Attacks
Keylogger 1,
Darkcomet rat 2,
Logic bomb 3
9  cards
Denial of Service & DNS Attacks
Dos 1,
A friendly dos 2,
Ddos 3
10  cards
Wireless & On-Path Attacks:
Wireless deauthentication attack 1,
Rf jamming 2,
Wireless jamming 3
6  cards
Replay Attacks & Malicious Code
Replay attack 1,
Pass the hash 2,
Browser cookie session ids 3
9  cards
Cryptographic & Password Attacks
Cryptographic attacks 1,
Hash collision 2,
Downgrade attack 3
8  cards
Indicators of Compromise
Ioc 1,
Account lockout 2,
Concurrent session usage 3
10  cards
Segmentation, Access Control & Mitigation Techniques
Segmenting the network 1,
Acl 2,
Application allow list deny list 3
10  cards
Hardening Techniques
System hardening 1,
Encryption hardening 2,
Endpoint hardening 3
10  cards
Cloud Infrastructures
Iaas 1,
Paas 2,
Saas 3
9  cards
Network Infrastructure Concepts
Physical isolation segmentation 1,
Vlans 2,
Sdn 3
14  cards
Infrastructure Considerations
Availability 1,
Resilience 2,
Mttr 3
15  cards
Intrusion Prevention
Ips 1,
Ids 2,
Fail open 3
7  cards
Network Appliances & Port Security
Jump server 1,
Proxy server 2,
Explicit proxy 3
16  cards
Firewall Types & Secure Communication
Network based firewall 1,
Utm 2,
Ngfw 3
11  cards
Data Types & Classifications
Regulated data 1,
Trade secret data 2,
Intellectual property data 3
12  cards
States of Data & Protecting Data
Data at rest 1,
Data in transit 2,
Data in use 3
14  cards
Resiliency
Resiliency 1,
Ha 2,
Redundancy 3
9  cards
Capacity Planning, Backups & Recovery Testing
Capacity planning 1,
Backups 2,
Onsite backup 3
9  cards
Infrastructure Hardening & Secure Deployment
Power resiliency 1,
Ups 2,
Generators 3
11  cards
Wireless Security Settings
Psk 1,
Gcmp 2,
Aes 3
11  cards
Application Security
Qa 1,
Input validation 2,
Secure cookies 3
7  cards
Asset Management, Vulnerability Scanning & Threat Intelligence
Asset tracking 1,
Media sanitization 2,
Physical destruction 3
14  cards
Penetration Testing & Analyzing Vulnerabilities
Penetration testing 1,
Rules of engagement 2,
Exploiting vulnerabilities 3
14  cards
Vulnerability Remediation & Security Monitoring
Patching vulnerabilities 1,
Cybersecurity insurance 2,
Segmentation 3
10  cards
Security Tools
Scap 1,
Security benchmarks 2,
Agent check 3
10  cards
Secure Protocols, OS & Email Security
Secure equivalent of telnet 1,
Secure equivalent of http 2,
Secure equivalent of imap 3
15  cards
Monitoring Data & Endpoint Security
Fim 1,
Sfc 2,
Tripwire 3
13  cards
Identity & Access Management
Iam 1,
Sso 2,
Ldap 3
8  cards
Access Controls
Access control 1,
Least privilege 2,
Mac in linux 3
10  cards
Incident Response & Planning
Nist sp800 61 1,
Preparing for an incident 2,
Detecting and analysing an incide...
10  cards
Digital Forensics & Log Data
Digital forensics 1,
Rfc 3227 best practices 2,
Legal hold 3
17  cards
Security Policies, Standards, Procedures & Considerations
Cia 1,
Security policies 2,
Aup 3
12  cards
Data Roles, Risk Analysis & Management Strategies
Data owner 1,
Data controller 2,
Data processor 3
14  cards
Business Impact Analysis & Agreement Types
Rto 1,
Rpo 2,
Mttr 3
15  cards
Compliance, Privacy, Audits & Assessments
Compliance 1,
Internal compliance 2,
External compliance 3
11  cards
Penetration Testing, Security Awareness & User Training
Penetration testing 1,
Physical penetration testing 2,
Red team 3
10  cards

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