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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) Threats and Vulnerabilities
CompTIA Security+ (2014 Objectives): Domain 3 - Threats and Vulnerabilities
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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) Threats and Vulnerabilities
CompTIA Security+ (2014 Objectives): Domain 3 - Threats and Vulnerabilities
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What you'll learn
This course covers the material that comprises Domain 3.0 of the CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 certification exam. Topics include types of malware, adware, viruses, spyware and backdoors, along with various types of attacks, including man-in-the-middle attacks, DDoS, Smurf attacks, phishing, xmas attacks, bluesnarfing, bluejacking, dumpster diving, etc. Also covered are various types of application attacks including XSS, XSRF, LDAP injection, SQL injection attacks and the privacy concerns created by cookies, evercookies, LSO, and Flash cookies. Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning is also covered, along with ways to calculate risk when doing security assessments, code, design, and architecture reviews.