Security administrator street smarts: a real world guide to CompTIA Security+ skills

Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book. Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at the common responsibilities of security administrators, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you'll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of a security administrator's job, including:

• Designing a secure network environment
• Creating and implementing standard security policies and practices
• Identifying insecure systems in current environment
• Providing training to on-site and remote users

An invaluable study tool

This no-nonsense book also covers the common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its Security+ candidates to know how to perform. So whether you're preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you'll find the instruction you need, including:

• Performing an initial risk assessment
• Installing, updating, and running anti-virus
• Encrypting files and securing e-mail
• Creating new user accounts
• Deploying IPSec