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All-in-One is all you need! This authoritative reference offers complete coverage of all material on the Security+ certification exam. You’ll find exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful exam tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and photographs and illustrations. The bonus CD-ROM contains a testing engine with questions found only on the CD. This comprehensive guide not only helps you pass this challenging exam, but will also serve as an invaluable on-the-job reference.

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Guide provides complete coverage of all the material included on the Security+ certification exam. Includes exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful tips, sample questions, and real-world scenarios. Serves as a certification study guide and an on-the-job reference.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all., Oct 5 2007

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This review is from: Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Hardcover)

Goes through the five main sections in order and has reasonable detail. However, this should be combined with other resources if you want to pass the Security+ Exam.

For Security+ testing software, I would recommend PrepLogic and MeasureUp. PrepLogic on some weeks of the year will have a promo for a free exam voucher if you purchase the associated testing software (Highly recommended for savings).

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good study guide, Jun 23 2004

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JCB "johnbro345" (Wallkill, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Hardcover)

I found Gregory White's Security+ A-I-O Exam Guide to be a good resource for studying for the CompTIA Security+ exam. I used this book along with on the job experience (I also have a SANS/GIAC security cert) to prepare for and pass the test. No Sec+ study book out there seems to cover EVERYTHING, but I thought this book did a good job of covering most things. I would recommend an additional study resource but if I could only have one book, of the ones I've seen, I would pick this one. The test engine that comes on the CD is OK, but nothing great. I would recommend something like Transcender or Boson (the Boson practice exam I used was quite good and fairly cheap at $40) for a more accurate gauge of how'll you do on the test. Also, look for an exam voucher online for the Security+ test. The normal price is $225 but you should be able to get a voucher for around $165.

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1.0 out of 5 stars An embarassment, Jun 21 2004

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This review is from: Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Hardcover)

Among the many laughable errors in the Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, my favorite comes in chapter 18, on risk managment. It comes on page 488, in figure 18-7, where we are trying to calculate which security problems are most important to fix. "Cost to fix" and "difficulty to fix" should _subtract_ from the total score for a problem, not add to it, since the more expensive or difficult a problem is to fix, the _less_ likely it makes economic sense to fix it. That an error as fundamental as this could slip by shows how poorly this book was edited.

All in all, this is a disastrously bad book. To some degree, too many cooks have spoiled the soup (the book has several co-authors, and they seem not to have read each others' contributions). There's an immense amount of duplication of material, while at the same time there are many terms and concepts that are invoked without ever being defined. At the least, this book should state that a reader needs a casual familiarity with networking (equivalent to that required by the Network+ exam, which I passed) to have any hope of understanding a good 40% of the book's material.

The only valuable chapters are the ones on security baselines (specifically the info on operating system and application hardening), cryptography (though much of the math used there is not explained), and public key infrastructures--conveniently, these are chapters 9 through 11.

Though this is the only Security+ book I have read, I feel confident in recommending any other book over it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Lot, but not everything
This book is very good and covers almost everything from comptia's objectives list in a very clear and to the point manner. This book is surely a must if you taking the exam. Read more

Published on Jun 8 2004 by A. K.

4.0 out of 5 stars to pass or not to pass
I BOUGHT THIS BOOK OVER A MONTH AGO AS BACKUP STUDY MATERIAL AND FOUND THAT IT PROVIDED MUCH OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS MISSING IN THE OTHER BOOK WRITTEN BY M. Read more

Published on April 16 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars This All-in-One is All You Need to Know to Pass Security+
Assuming you've had some general IT background and are capable of learning new concepts on your own, this book covers about everything you should know in order to pass the test... Read more

Published on Oct 21 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars All-in-one is right!
This book fits the billing!

It was clear, concise and easy to understand. It prepared me to take the Security+ exam well, and explains concepts thoroughly without assuming that... Read more

Published on Oct 17 2003 by Donald Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
I love this book the author does a great a job discussing all the topics beyond the scope of the test. Read more

Published on Oct 5 2003 by Jon E. Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars Timing is everything these days.
One thing about certifications and study guide I have seen over the years is he who gets there first is the book that most people choose. Read more

Published on July 13 2003 by Michael J Woznicki