CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

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1Security Foundations and Core Principles

2Threat Actors, Vectors, and Social Engineering

Threat actor taxonomy Motivations and objectives Capabilities and attributes Unskilled attackers Hacktivists Organized crime groups Nation-state actors Insider threats Shadow IT risks Threat vectors and attack surfaces OSINT and reconnaissance Social engineering fundamentals Phishing variants Pretexting and impersonation Influence and disinformation campaigns

3Physical Security and Facilities Protection

4Malware and Malicious Activity

5Data Security and Cryptography

6Security Architecture and Infrastructure

7Identity and Access Management

8Vulnerabilities and Attacks

9Hardening and Secure Configuration

10Vulnerability Management and Security Monitoring

11Incident Response, Forensics, and Investigation

12Resilience, Risk, Governance, and Operations

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Threat Actors, Vectors, and Social Engineering

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Analyze adversaries, motivations, and techniques to anticipate and disrupt attacks.

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