CompTIA Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Premium Fourth Edition with Online Practice Labs (Exam SY0-401) - Hardcover

Conklin, Wm. Arthur; White, Gregory; Cothren, Chuck; Davis, Roger; Williams, Dwayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1259863654 ISBN 13: 9781259863653

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2016

Synopsis

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• Cryptography

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About this title

About the Authors

Wm. Arthur Conklin, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Information and Logistics Technology at the University of Houston.

Greg White, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Chuck Cothren, CISSP, is a principal solutions specialist at Symantec Corporation. He is coauthor of Voice and Data Security and Principles of Computer Security.

Roger L. Davis, CISSP, CISM,CISA, is an operations manager at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with 30 years of military and information systems/security experience.

Dwayne Williams, CISSP, is Associate Director of Technology and Research for the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio and is the Director of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

Greg White (San Antonio, TX), Security+, CISSP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. White is the Director of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at UTSA, and was the author of the first edition of the Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide from McGraw-Hill.

Chuck Cothren is a Research Scientist at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) and currently serves on the Information Security Association’s Alamo Chapter Board of Directors. Mr. Cothren has a wide array of security experience including performing controlled penetration testing, network security policies, computer intrusion forensics, and computer training. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has co-authored other McGraw-Hill/Osborne titles. Mr. Cothren holds a B.S. in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University.

Roger L. Davis is a Senior Internal Audit Manager at NuSkin Enterprises and is responsible for evaluating global business operations in over 35 countries. He is a retired Air Force Colonel with over 20 years of military and information security experience. Mr. Davis is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from George Washington University.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259863654
• ISBN 13: 9781259863653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704