Principles of Cybersecurity, 1st Edition
This program includes everything you need to teach a Cybersecurity course and prepare students for industry-recognized certification: CompTIA Security+ and Microsoft MTA Security Fundamentals. The certification-driven text is designed with effective pedagogical elements – pretests and posttests, certification objectives, essential questions, key terms, and learning goals, plus formative and summative assessments and activities – to foster critical-thinking, research, and communication skills. End-of-chapter sections include many differentiated learning opportunities: Application and Extension of Knowledge, research projects, online activities CTSO Event Prep Suggestions, and Portfolio Development guidelines.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Principles of Cybersecurity, 1st Edition
- Front Matter
- 1 - Introduction to Cybersecurity
- 2 - Information Security Fundamentals
- 3 - Managing User Security
- 4 - Command Line Interface Management
- 5 - Controlling Physical Environments and User Actions
- 6 - Protecting Host Systems
- 7 - Security Vulnerabilities and Protection of Nontraditional Hosts
- 8 - Overview of Network Security and Network Threats
- 9 - Protecting Network Services and Infrastructure from Attacks
- 10 - Wireless Network Security
- 11 - Encryption and Cryptography
- 12 - Threats to Data
- 13 - Penetration Testing
- 14 - Cloud Computing
- 15 - Risk Management
- 16 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- 17 - Incident Response and Computer Forensics
- 18 - Career and Workplace Considerations
- Appendix ASCII Characters
- Glossary
- Index