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

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564244

Length 550 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Ian Neil

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

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

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IP Addressing

Everyone using the TCP/IP protocol for connectivity and every device has a unique IP address. In this section, we are going to look at the differences between the two types of IP addresses: IP version 4 and IP version 6.

IP Version 4

There are public addresses that you can lease, and private addresses that are free but can only be used internally. If you have a banger car, you can drive it around a private piece of land all day long, but as soon as you put it on a public road without any insurance, if you were caught by the police, they would impound the car. Private IP addresses can operate internally, but the routers on the internet will drop any private IP packets.

There are three private IP address ranges:

Class A: The first number on the left starts with 1-126, although 127 is technically a Class A address. We cannot allocate it to a host as it is used for diagnostic testing.
Class B: The range is 172.16.x.x to 172.31.x.x. It is only a partial...