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CompTIA Security+ Study Guide CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 This is a 'Open Source Study Guide' for Security+ SY0-501, gathering as many information as possible from many sources on internet to ensure to cover all topics presented on exam. The second objective is to help you pass the exam without paying any expensive training courses

1. Wireless Network: Any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. 2. Evil Twin: A wireless network with the same name as another wireless access point. Users unknowingly connect; hackers monitor the traffic looking for useful information. 3. Rouge Access Point: Any unauthorized access point on a wireless network. 4. Bluesnarfing: The unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection. 5. Bluejacking: An attack that sends unso...

1. social enginerring: Sometimes referred to as hacking people. The use of decep- tion to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. 2. Phishing: The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from rep- utable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. 3. Smishing: Phishing attacks committed using text messages (SMS). 4. Vishing: Phishi...

Penetration Testing (PenTest) - CORRECT ANS A live test of the effectiveness of security defenses through mimicking the actions of real-life attackers. White Box Testing - CORRECT ANS Testing based on an analysis of the internal structure of the component or system. Black Box Testing - CORRECT ANS Testing, either functional or non-functional, without reference to the internal structure of the component or system. Gray Box Testing - CORRECT ANS Security testing that...

Malware - CORRECT ANS Malicious software Ransomeware - CORRECT ANS A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. Trojan - CORRECT ANS A program disguised as a harmless application that actually produces harmful results. Worm - CORRECT ANS Software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network. PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) - CORRECT ANS Sof...

Privilege Escalation - CORRECT ANS An attack that exploits a vulnerability in software to gain access to resources that the user normally would be restricted from accessing. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - CORRECT ANS An attack that injects scripts into a Web application server to direct attacks at clients. SQL Injection - CORRECT ANS A type of malformed input that takes advantage of an appropriate true conditional logic statement adding a request for data that is against the secur...

COMPTIA SECURITY+ SY0-601 - 1.6 NYBERG (SECURITY CONCERNS) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+ Vulnerability - CORRECT ANS A flaw or weakness that allows a threat agent to bypass security. Zero-day attack - CORRECT ANS Attack that exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities, so victims have no time (zero days) to prepare for or defend against the attack. Weak configuration - CORRECT ANS Configuration options that provide limited security capability. Open perm...

CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 - 1.4 Nyberg Questions and Answers Wireless Network Any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. Evil Twin A wireless network with the same name as another wireless access point. Users unknowingly connect; hackers monitor the traffic looking for useful information.

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