* A complete study guide for the new Security+ certification exam, providing objective coverage, definitions, and sample test questions
* Security+ certification has been endorsed by Microsoft, IBM, Verisign, the Secret Service, and the FBI, and is expected to become a prerequisite for many vendor-specific certifications
* Written by the authors of the bestselling The CISSP Prep Guide (0-471-41356-9) and organized in the same user-focused format
* CD-ROM includes the Boson test engine, packed with review questions to prepare for the Security+ certification exam

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In this book the authors have given you a good breakdown of the domains associated with a very tough exam. The authors seem to have covered every objective and the material is technically accurate and up to date.

The book has over 150 practice questions included. What I found to be most helpful was the communication security as well as the infrastructure security sections. Looking at the overall content of the book you should have a good base in which to learn from.

I was very pleased with the cdrom included, which has a practice question using the Boson Testing engine. Overall the authors have created a very good study guide and based on what I have seen from the exam, this book should help.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

On the mark for those that want just the facts.Apr 14, 2005
By Steven L. Umbach
I recently passed the Security+ exam and the Wiley Security+ Prep Guide was one of my main books. Don't let the size of it fool you as it covers the topics including needed details. Though not an Exam Cram type book it is for those users that like to cut out all the fluff and already understand most of the material on the Security+ exam. Though I could have probably passed with this book alone, if you are not comfortable about the topics and are not failry familiar with tcp/ip, VPN's, routers, firewalls, access controls, PKI, malware, etc you may not want to use this as your first book.

The end of chapter questions and explainations were great and the questions were not unlike the ones on the test. When reading the book pay attention to anything in italics as that is an important concept or term. The authors do get into some of the topics pretty heavy duty [for a basic security book]such as cryptology details, kerberos formulas on page 11, and WEP encryption process on pages 90 and 91. You may find the more esoteric stuff interesting such as that but I did not find any related questions on the exam. Just to repeat - you need to know about kerberos, WEP, and cryptology, just not that level of detail.

Be prepared to find questions on the exam that you swear are not in this or any book. Some of the topics like chapter 5 for operation/organizational security will spawn questions that require you to know the jist of the topics being covered and require you to rely on common sense and experience to make the correct choice. In my opinion the Wiley Security+ Prep Guide is a must read for the Security+ exam but depending on your level of experience you may not want it to be your first book.

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Short and to the pointJul 06, 2004
By Adam Michael Leinss "aleinss"
This book is a bit dry, diving no holds bar into the technical side of Security+. Sample questions are given at the end of each chapter, with the answers and explanations given in the back of the book. Overall, a nice read. First chapter is a bit rough, however.

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Probably The Only Book You'll NeedAug 23, 2007
By Chidi Oko
Let's get one thing straight. They're not giving the Security+ certification away. The exam requires the candidate to achieve a score of about 85% to pass. That being said, this little volume is packed with the information you need take the exam with confidence. The book begins by identifying the 3 tenets of INFOSEC (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability) and then treats the subject matter in a manner that maps right back to these tenets and the 5 domains on which the exam is based. I am yet to see any book or video that treats Access Control models any better than this book and the chapter on Cryptography is nothing short of a masterclass in basics of the subject. This book is by no means an easy read, but anyone who wants a Security+ certification must already know that it will require a lot of hard work. If you're on a budget, get this book and the Security+ Transcender study pack. Use the study guide that comes with the Transcender as a finisher for each chapter in the book. Then go to your local bookie and place a bet on yourself passing the exam. 85% is easy. I know 'cause I've done it.

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