Security+ Blog Links

I've been posting blogs on the Security+ SY0-301 exam almost since it was released and this page provides a listing of most of those blogs organized by topic. You can also get a listing of all blogs listed in the Security+ category by clicking on the Security+ menu link, or search for blogs with specific keywords using the Search feature. You can also join the conversation on the Get Certified Get Ahead Facebookpage.

Resources

• CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide
• Excerpt of CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead Study Guide
• Security+ Audio Files Now Available
• Kindle Version of Security+ Study Guide Now Available
• Security+ Practice Test Questions for Your Mobile Phone
• SY0-301 Security+ Study Guide on Amazon

Pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it: CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide

General Topics

• You Can Pass the Security+ Certification
• CompTIA Performance Based Testing
• Security+ and Performance Based Questions
• CompTIA Testing Changes
• Security+ CE Requirements
• Security+ SY0-201 and SY0-301 Differences

Security+ Practice Test Questions

• Security+ and Performance Based Questions
• Practice test question posted on 3/27/13. Also posted on Facebook.
• Practice Test Questions for Objective 3.2
• Practice Test Questions for Objective 2.1
• Practice Test Questions for Objective 1.4
• Free Security+ Practice Test Questions (Set 2) 
• Free Security+ Practice Test Questions  
• Security+ SY0-301 Practice Test Questions
• Security+ Practice Test Question Hardware Device

Over 275 Realistic Practice Test Questions with full explanations. CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead- SY0-301 Practice Test Questions Pass the Security+ exam the first time you take it.

Risk

• Risk Management
• Hot, Cold, and Warm Sites
• Understanding Risk in Security+

Authentication

• Three Factors of Authentication and Multifactor Authentication
• Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
• Single Sign-On (SSO) and Federated Identity Management
• CAC, PIV, and Smart Card
• Understanding Password History 

Cryptography

• Certificate, Certificate Revocation List, and Certificate Authority
• Understanding the HTTPS Process for Security+ 
• Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability – Security Triad
• Security+ Cryptography Topics
• Understanding a Digital Signature 

Realistic practice test questions for the Security+ SY0-301 exam Available through LearnZapp on your mobile phone

Networking Topics

• Security+ Ports
• Ports for Network+, Security+, and SSCP Exams
• Protocol IDs  for Security+ and SSCP Exams
• Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems
• TPM and HSM Hardware Encryption Devices
• DNAT and Security+
• Load Balancing and Session Affinity for Network+ and Security+ 
• Disable SSID Broadcast or Not?
• Understanding Ports in Security+

Attacks

• Smurf Attacks
• DoS, Smurf, and Fraggle Attacks
• Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) 
• Identifying Malware Threats
• Phishing, Spear Phishing, and Whaling
• Rogueware, Scareware, and Ransomware

Learn by listening  Key points from the CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide Over one hour and 20 minutes of audio from the "Remember This" blocks Over three hours and 20 minutes of questions and answers on audio

Jobs

• Security Specialists Needed
• Possibilities in the World of Security+