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CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide

You're reading from   CompTIA Security+: SY0-601 Certification Guide Complete coverage of the new CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) exam to help you pass on the first attempt

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564244
Length 550 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ian  Neil Ian Neil
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Security Aims and Objectives
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Security Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Implementing Public Key Infrastructure 4. Chapter 3: Investigating Identity and Access Management 5. Chapter 4: Exploring Virtualization and Cloud Concepts 6. Section 2: Monitoring the Security Infrastructure
7. Chapter 5: Monitoring, Scanning, and Penetration Testing 8. Chapter 6: Understanding Secure and Insecure Protocols 9. Chapter 7: Delving into Network and Security Concepts 10. Chapter 8: Securing Wireless and Mobile Solutions 11. Section 3: Protecting the Security Environment
12. Chapter 9: Identifying Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities 13. Chapter 10: Governance, Risk, and Compliance 14. Chapter 11: Managing Application Security 15. Chapter 12: Dealing with Incident Response Procedures 16. Section 4: Mock Tests
17. Chapter 13: Mock Exam 1
18. Mock Exam 1 Assessment
19. Chapter 14: Mock Exam 2
20. Mock Exam 2 Assessment
21. Assessment 22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring the Virtual Network Environments

A virtual network is very similar to a physical network in many ways but, for the Security+ exam, we must know the concept of virtualization. To be able to host a virtual environment, we must install a hypervisor on a computer hosting the VMs. A hypervisor is software that runs on a virtual host that lets the host run virtual machines. There are two different types of hypervisor:

  • Type 1 Hypervisor: This is an enterprise version that can be installed on a computer without an operating system, called bare metal. Examples are VMWare ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V, or Zen, which is used by AWS.
  • Type 2 Hypervisor: This needs an operating system, such as Server 2016 or Windows 10, and then the hypervisor is installed like an application. An example of a Type 2 hypervisor is Oracle's VM VirtualBox or Microsoft's virtual machine as a product.

The main server in a virtual environment is called a host, and the VMs that it...

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