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CompTIA Security+
SY0-501 Cert Guide
Fourth Edition
David L. Prowse
800 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA
, ®
CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Cert Guide Fourth Edition Editor-in-Chief
Mark Taub
Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Product Line Manager
All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a
Brett Bartow
retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, pho-
tocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Acquisitions Editor
publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the infor- Michelle Newcomb
mation contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the Development Editor
preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility Eleanor Bru
for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting
Managing Editor
from the use of the information contained herein.
Sandra Schroeder
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5899-6
Senior Project Editor
ISBN-10: 0-7897-5899-7
Tonya Simpson
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017951236
Copy Editor
Printed in the United States of America Bill McManus
1 17 Indexer
Ken Johnson
Trademarks
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All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service Paula Lowell
marks have been appropriately capitalized. Pearson IT Certification cannot
attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should Technical Editor
not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Chris Crayton
CompTIA is a registered trademark of CompTIA, Inc. Publishing Coordinator
Vanessa Evans
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lar purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Microsoft and/
or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential
damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or prof-
its, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action,
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available from the services.
, The documents and related graphics contained herein could include technical inaccura-
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entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this
book.
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