Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond Lab Manual (Exam SY0-601‪)‬

Practice the Skills Essential for a Successful Career in Cybersecurity!

This hands-on guide contains more than 90 labs that challenge you to solve real-world problems and help you to master key cybersecurity concepts. Clear, measurable lab results map to exam objectives, offering direct correlation to Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+™ and Beyond, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601). For each lab, you will get a complete materials list, step-by-step instructions and scenarios that require you to think critically. Each chapter concludes with Lab Analysis questions and a Key Term quiz. Beyond helping you prepare for the challenging exam, this book teaches and reinforces the hands-on, real-world skills that employers are looking for.

In this lab manual, you’ll gain knowledge and hands-on experience with

Linux systems administration and security

Reconnaissance, social engineering, phishing

Encryption, hashing

OpenPGP, DNSSEC, TLS, SSH

Hacking into systems, routers, and switches

Routing and switching

Port security, ACLs

Password cracking

Cracking WPA2, deauthentication attacks, intercepting wireless traffic

Snort IDS

Active Directory, file servers, GPOs

Malware reverse engineering

Port scanning

Packet sniffing, packet crafting, packet spoofing

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

Microsoft Azure, AWS

SQL injection attacks

Fileless malware with PowerShell

Hacking with Metasploit and Armitage

Computer forensics

Shodan

Google hacking

Policies, ethics, and much more