CompTIA Security+ (Security Plus) Exam Syllabus

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CompTIA Security+ Exam Summary:

Exam Name	CompTIA Security+
Exam Code	SY0-601
Exam Price	$404 (USD)
Duration	90 mins
Number of Questions	90
Passing Score	750 / 900
Schedule Exam	Pearson VUE
Sample Questions	CompTIA Security+ Sample Questions
Practice Exam	CompTIA SY0-601 Certification Practice Exam

CompTIA SY0-601 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details
Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities - 24%
Compare and contrast different types of social engineering techniques.	1. Phishing 2. Smishing 3. Vishing 4. Spam 5. Spam over instant messaging (SPIM) 6. Spear phishing 7. Dumpster diving 8. Shoulder surfing 9. Pharming 10. Tailgating 11. Eliciting information 12. Whaling 13. Prepending 14. Identity fraud 15. Invoice scams 16. Credential harvesting 17. Reconnaissance 18. Hoax 19. Impersonation 20. Watering hole attack 21. Typosquatting 22. Pretexting 23. Influence campaigns Hybrid warfare Social media 24. Principles (reasons for effectiveness) Authority Intimidation Consensus Scarcity Familiarity Trust Urgency
Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators to determine the type of attack.	1. Malware Ransomware Trojans Worms Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) Fileless virus Command and control Bots Cryptomalware Logic bombs Spyware Keyloggers Remote access Trojan (RAT) Rootkit Backdoor 2. Password attacks Spraying Dictionary Brute force - Offline - Online Rainbow table Plaintext/unencrypted 3. Physical attacks Malicious Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable Malicious flash drive Card cloning Skimming 4. Adversarial artificial intelligence (AI) Tainted training data for machine learning (ML) Security of machine learning algorithms 5. Supply-chain attacks 6. Cloud-based vs. on-premises attacks 7. Cryptographic attacks Birthday Collision Downgrade
Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with application attacks.	1. Privilege escalation 2. Cross-site scripting 3. Injections Structured query language (SQL) Dynamic-link library (DLL) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Extensible Markup Language (XML) 4. Pointer/object dereference 5. Directory traversal 6. Buffer overflows 7. Race conditions Time of check/time of use 8. Error handling 9. Improper input handling 10. Replay attack Session replays 11. Integer overflow 12. Request forgeries Server-side Cross-site 13. Application programming interface (API) attacks 14. Resource exhaustion 15. Memory leak 16. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) stripping 17. Driver manipulation Shimming Refactoring 18. Pass the hash
Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with network attacks.	1. Wireless Evil twin Rogue access point Bluesnarfing Bluejacking Disassociation Jamming Radio frequency identification (RFID) Near-field communication (NFC) Initialization vector (IV) 2. On-path attack (previously known as man-in-the-middle attack/ man-in-the-browser attack) 3. Layer 2 attacks Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) poisoning Media access control (MAC) flooding MAC cloning 4. Domain name system (DNS) Domain hijacking DNS poisoning Uniform Resource Locator (URL) redirection Domain reputation 5. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) Network Application Operational technology (OT) 6. Malicious code or script execution PowerShell Python Bash Macros Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Explain different threat actors, vectors, and intelligence sources.	1. Actors and threats Advanced persistent threat (APT) Insider threats State actors Hacktivists Script kiddies Criminal syndicates Hackers - Authorized - Unauthorized - Semi-authorized Shadow IT Competitors 2. Attributes of actors Internal/external Level of sophistication/capability Resources/funding Intent/motivation 3. Vectors Direct access Wireless Email Supply chain Social media Removable media Cloud 4. Threat intelligence sources Open-source intelligence (OSINT) Closed/proprietary Vulnerability databases Public/private information- sharing centers Dark web Indicators of compromise Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) - Structured Threat Information eXpression (STIX)/Trusted Automated eXchange of Intelligence Information (TAXII) Predictive analysis Threat maps File/code repositories 5. Research sources Vendor websites Vulnerability feeds Conferences Academic journals Request for comments (RFC) Local industry groups Social media Threat feeds Adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)
Explain the security concerns associated with various types of vulnerabilities.	1. Cloud-based vs. on-premises vulnerabilities 2. Zero-day 3. Weak configurations Open permissions Unsecure root accounts Errors Weak encryption Unsecure protocols Default settings Open ports and services 4. Third-party risks Vendor management - System integration - Lack of vendor support Supply chain Outsourced code development Data storage 5. Improper or weak patch management Firmware Operating system (OS) Applications 6. Legacy platforms 7. Impacts Data loss Data breaches Data exfiltration Identity theft Financial Reputation Availability loss
Summarize the techniques used in security assessments.	1. Threat hunting Intelligence fusion Threat feeds Advisories and bulletins Maneuver 2. Vulnerability scans False positives False negatives Log reviews Credentialed vs. non-credentialed Intrusive vs. non-intrusive Application Web application Network Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)/Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Configuration review 3. Syslog/Security information and event management (SIEM) Review reports Packet capture Data inputs User behavior analysis Sentiment analysis Security monitoring Log aggregation Log collectors 4. Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR)
Explain the techniques used in penetration testing.	1. Penetration testing Known environment Unknown environment Partially known environment Rules of engagement Lateral movement Privilege escalation Persistence Cleanup Bug bounty Pivoting 2. Passive and active reconnaissance Drones War flying War driving Footprinting OSINT 3. Exercise types Red-team Blue-team White-team Purple-team
Architecture and Design - 21%
Explain the importance of security concepts in an enterprise environment.	1. Configuration management Diagrams Baseline configuration Standard naming conventions Internet protocol (IP) schema 2. Data sovereignty 3. Data protection Data loss prevention (DLP) Masking Encryption At rest In transit/motion In processing Tokenization Rights management 4. Geographical considerations 5. Response and recovery controls 6. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection 7. Hashing 8. API considerations 9. Site resiliency Hot site Cold site Warm site 10. Deception and disruption Honeypots Honeyfiles Honeynets Fake telemetry DNS sinkhole
Summarize virtualization and cloud computing concepts.	1. Cloud models Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Platform as a service (PaaS) Software as a service (SaaS) Anything as a service (XaaS) Public Community Private Hybrid 2. Cloud service providers 3. Managed service provider (MSP)/ managed security service provider (MSSP) 4. On-premises vs. off-premises 5. Fog computing 6. Edge computing 7. Thin client 8. Containers 9. Microservices/API 10. Infrastructure as code Software-defined networking (SDN) Software-defined visibility (SDV) 11. Serverless architecture 12. Services integration 13. Resource policies 14. Transit gateway 15. Virtualization Virtual machine (VM) sprawl avoidance VM escape protection
Summarize secure application development, deployment, and automation concepts.	1. Environment Development Test Staging Production Quality assurance (QA) 2. Provisioning and deprovisioning 3. Integrity measurement 4. Secure coding techniques Normalization Stored procedures Obfuscation/camouflage Code reuse/dead code Server-side vs. client-side execution and validation Memory management Use of third-party libraries and software development kits (SDKs) Data exposure 5. Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) 6. Software diversity Compiler Binary 7. Automation/scripting Automated courses of action Continuous monitoring Continuous validation Continuous integration Continuous delivery Continuous deployment 8. Elasticity 9. Scalability 10. Version control
Summarize authentication and authorization design concepts.	1. Authentication methods Directory services Federation Attestation Technologies - Time-based one- time password (TOTP) - HMAC-based one-time password (HOTP) - Short message service (SMS) - Token key - Static codes - Authentication applications - Push notifications - Phone call Smart card authentication 2. Biometrics Fingerprint Retina Iris Facial Voice Vein Gait analysis Efficacy rates False acceptance False rejection Crossover error rate 3. Multifactor authentication (MFA) factors and attributes Factors - Something you know - Something you have - Something you are Attributes - Somewhere you are - Something you can do - Something you exhibit - Someone you know 4. Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) Cloud vs. on-premises requirements
Given a scenario, implement cybersecurity resilience.	1. Redundancy Geographic dispersal Disk - Redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) levels - Multipath Network - Load balancers - Network interface card (NIC) teaming Power - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) - Generator - Dual supply - Managed power distribution units (PDUs) 2. Replication Storage area network VM 3. On-premises vs. cloud 4. Backup types Full Incremental Snapshot Differential Tape Disk Copy Network-attached storage (NAS) Storage area network Cloud Image Online vs. offline Offsite storage - Distance considerations 5. Non-persistence Revert to known state Last known-good configuration Live boot media 6. High availability Scalability 7. Restoration order 8. Diversity Technologies Vendors Crypto Controls
Explain the security implications of embedded and specialized systems.	1. Embedded systems Raspberry Pi Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) Arduino 2. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)/industrial control system (ICS) Facilities Industrial Manufacturing Energy Logistics 3. Internet of Things (IoT) Sensors Smart devices Wearables Facility automation Weak defaults 4. Specialized Medical systems Vehicles Aircraft Smart meters 5. Voice over IP (VoIP) 6. Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) 7. Drones 8. Multifunction printer (MFP) 9. Real-time operating system (RTOS) 10. Surveillance systems 11. System on chip (SoC) 12. Communication considerations 5G Narrow-band Baseband radio Subscriber identity module (SIM) cards Zigbee 13. Constraints Power Compute Network Crypto Inability to patch Authentication Range Cost Implied trust
Explain the importance of physical security controls.	1. Bollards/barricades 2. Access control vestibules 3. Badges 4. Alarms 5. Signage 6. Cameras Motion recognition Object detection 7. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) 8. Industrial camouflage 9. Personnel Guards Robot sentries Reception Two-person integrity/control 10. Locks Biometrics Electronic Physical Cable locks 11. USB data blocker 12. Lighting 13. Fencing 14. Fire suppression 15. Sensors Motion detection Noise detection Proximity reader Moisture detection Cards Temperature 16. Drones 17. Visitor logs 18. Faraday cages 19. Air gap 20. Screened subnet (previously known as demilitarized zone) 21. Protected cable distribution 22. Secure areas Air gap Vault Safe Hot aisle Cold aisle 23. Secure data destruction Burning Shredding Pulping Pulverizing Degaussing Third-party solutions
Summarize the basics of cryptographic concepts.	1. Digital signatures 2. Key length 3. Key stretching 4. Salting 5. Hashing 6. Key exchange 7. Elliptic-curve cryptography 8. Perfect forward secrecy 9. Quantum Communications Computing 10. Post-quantum 11. Ephemeral 12. Modes of operation Authenticated Unauthenticated Counter 13. Blockchain Public ledgers 14. Cipher suites Stream Block 15. Symmetric vs. asymmetric 16. Lightweight cryptography 17. Steganography Audio Video Image 18. Homomorphic encryption 19. Common use cases Low power devices Low latency High resiliency Supporting confidentiality Supporting integrity Supporting obfuscation Supporting authentication Supporting non-repudiation 20. Limitations Speed Size Weak keys Time Longevity Predictability Reuse Entropy Computational overheads Resource vs. security constraints
Implementation - 25%
Given a scenario, implement secure protocols.	1. Protocols Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) SSH Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Over SSL (LDAPS) File Transfer Protocol, Secure (FTPS) SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Simple Network Management Protocol, version 3 (SNMPv3) Hypertext transfer protocol over SSL/TLS (HTTPS) IPSec - Authentication header (AH)/ Encapsulating Security Payloads (ESP) - Tunnel/transport Post Office Protocol (POP)/ Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) 2. Use cases Voice and video Time synchronization Email and web File transfer Directory services Remote access Domain name resolution Routing and switching Network address allocation Subscription services
Given a scenario, implement host or application security solutions.	1. Endpoint protection Antivirus Anti-malware Endpoint detection and response (EDR) DLP Next-generation firewall (NGFW) Host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) Host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) Host-based firewall 2. Boot integrity Boot security/Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Measured boot Boot attestation 3. Database Tokenization Salting Hashing 4. Application security Input validations Secure cookies Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers Code signing Allow list Block list/deny list Secure coding practices Static code analysis - Manual code review Dynamic code analysis Fuzzing 5. Hardening Open ports and services Registry Disk encryption OS Patch management - Third-party updates - Auto-update 6. Self-encrypting drive (SED)/ full-disk encryption (FDE) Opal 7. Hardware root of trust 8. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 9. Sandboxing
Given a scenario, implement secure network designs.	1. Load balancing Active/active Active/passive Scheduling Virtual IP Persistence 2. Network segmentation Virtual local area network (VLAN) Screened subnet (previously known as demilitarized zone) East-west traffic Extranet Intranet Zero Trust 3. Virtual private network (VPN) Always-on Split tunnel vs. full tunnel Remote access vs. site-to-site IPSec SSL/TLS HTML5 Layer 2 tunneling protocol (L2TP) 4. DNS 5. Network access control (NAC) Agent and agentless 6. Out-of-band management 7. Port security Broadcast storm prevention Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) guard Loop prevention Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping Media access control (MAC) filtering 8. Network appliances Jump servers Proxy servers - Forward Reverse Network-based intrusion detection system (NIDS)/network-based intrusion prevention system (NIPS) - Signature-based - Heuristic/behavior - Anomaly - Inline vs. passive HSM Sensors Collectors Aggregators Firewalls - Web application firewall (WAF) - NGFW - Stateful - Stateless - Unified threat management (UTM) - Network address translation (NAT) gateway - Content/URL filter - Open-source vs. proprietary - Hardware vs. software - Appliance vs. host-based vs. virtual 9. Access control list (ACL) 10. Route security 11. Quality of service (QoS) 12. Implications of IPv6 13. Port spanning/port mirroring Port taps 14. Monitoring services 15. File integrity monitors
Given a scenario, install and configure wireless security settings.	1. Cryptographic protocols WiFi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) WiFi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) Counter-mode/CBC-MAC Protocol (CCMP) Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) 2. Authentication protocols Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) EAP-FAST EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS IEEE 802.1X Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) Federation 3. Methods Pre-shared key (PSK) vs. Enterprise vs. Open WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) Captive portals 4. Installation considerations Site surveys Heat maps WiFi analyzers Channel overlaps Wireless access point (WAP) placement Controller and access point security
Given a scenario, implement secure mobile solutions.	1. Connection methods and receivers Cellular WiFi Bluetooth NFC Infrared USB Point-to-point Point-to-multipoint Global Positioning System (GPS) RFID 2. Mobile device management (MDM) Application management Content management Remote wipe Geofencing Geolocation Screen locks Push notifications Passwords and PINs Biometrics Context-aware authentication Containerization Storage segmentation Full device encryption 3. Mobile devices MicroSD hardware security module (HSM) MDM/Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Mobile application management (MAM) SEAndroid 4. Enforcement and monitoring of: Third-party application stores Rooting/jailbreaking Sideloading Custom firmware Carrier unlocking Firmware over-the-air (OTA) updates Camera use SMS/Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)/Rich Communication Services (RCS) External media USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) Recording microphone GPS tagging WiFi direct/ad hoc Tethering Hotspot Payment methods 5. Deployment models Bring your own device (BYOD) Corporate-owned personally enabled (COPE) Choose your own device (CYOD) Corporate-owned Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
Given a scenario, apply cybersecurity solutions to the cloud.	1. Cloud security controls High availability across zones Resource policies Secrets management Integration and auditing Storage - Permissions - Encryption - Replication - High availability Network - Virtual networks - Public and private subnets - Segmentation - API inspection and integration Compute - Security groups - Dynamic resource allocation - Instance awareness - Virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoint - Container security 2. Solutions CASB Application security Next-generation secure web gateway (SWG) Firewall considerations in a cloud environment - Cost - Need for segmentation - Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers 3. Cloud native controls vs. third-party solutions
Given a scenario, implement identity and account management controls.	1. Identity Identity provider (IdP) Attributes Certificates Tokens SSH keys Smart cards 2. Account types User account Shared and generic accounts/credentials Guest accounts Service accounts 3. Account policies Password complexity Password history Password reuse Network location Geofencing Geotagging Geolocation Time-based logins Access policies Account permissions Account audits Impossible travel time/risky login Lockout Disablement
Given a scenario, implement authentication and authorization solutions.	1. Authentication management Password keys Password vaults TPM HSM Knowledge-based authentication 2. Authentication/authorization EAP Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) 802.1X RADIUS Single sign-on (SSO) Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+) OAuth OpenID Kerberos 3. Access control schemes Attribute-based access control (ABAC) Role-based access control Rule-based access control MAC Discretionary access control (DAC) Conditional access Privileged access management Filesystem permissions
Given a scenario, implement public key infrastructure.	1. Public key infrastructure (PKI) Key management Certificate authority (CA) Intermediate CA Registration authority (RA) Certificate revocation list (CRL) Certificate attributes Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Certificate signing request (CSR) CN Subject alternative name Expiration 2. Types of certificates Wildcard Subject alternative name Code signing Self-signed Machine/computer Email User Root Domain validation Extended validation 3. Certificate formats Distinguished encoding rules (DER) Privacy enhanced mail (PEM) Personal information exchange (PFX) .cer P12 P7B 4. Concepts Online vs. offline CA Stapling Pinning Trust model Key escrow Certificate chaining
Operations and Incident Response - 16%
Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool to assess organizational security.	1. Network reconnaissance and discovery tracert/traceroute nslookup/dig ipconfig/ifconfig nmap ping/pathping hping netstat netcat IP scanners arp route curl theHarvester sn1per scanless dnsenum Nessus Cuckoo 2. File manipulation head tail cat grep chmod logger 3. Shell and script environments SSH PowerShell Python OpenSSL 4. Packet capture and replay Tcpreplay Tcpdump Wireshark 5. Forensics dd Memdump WinHex FTK imager Autopsy 6. Exploitation frameworks 7. Password crackers 8. Data sanitization
Summarize the importance of policies, processes, and procedures for incident response.	1. Incident response plans 2. Incident response process Preparation Identification Containment Eradication Recovery Lessons learned 3. Exercises Tabletop Walkthroughs Simulations 4. Attack frameworks MITRE ATT&CK The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis Cyber Kill Chain 5. Stakeholder management 6. Communication plan 7. Disaster recovery plan 8. Business continuity plan 9. Continuity of operations planning (COOP) 10. Incident response team 11. Retention policies
Given an incident, utilize appropriate data sources to support an investigation.	1. Vulnerability scan output 2. SIEM dashboards Sensor Sensitivity Trends Alerts Correlation 3. Log files Network System Application Security Web DNS Authentication Dump files VoIP and call managers Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) traffic 4. syslog/rsyslog/syslog-ng 5. journalctl 6. NXLog 7. Bandwidth monitors 8. Metadata Email Mobile Web File 9. Netflow/sFlow Netflow sFlow IPFIX 10. Protocol analyzer output
Given an incident, apply mitigation techniques or controls to secure an environment.	1. Reconfigure endpoint security solutions Application approved list Application blocklist/deny list Quarantine 2. Configuration changes Firewall rules MDM DLP Content filter/URL filter Update or revoke certificates 3. Isolation 4. Containment 5. Segmentation 6. SOAR Runbooks Playbooks
Explain the key aspects of digital forensics.	1. Documentation/evidence Legal hold Video Admissibility Chain of custody Timelines of sequence of events - Time stamps - Time offset Tags Reports Event logs Interviews 2. Acquisition Order of volatility Disk Random-access memory (RAM) Swap/pagefile OS Device Firmware Snapshot Cache Network Artifacts 3. On-premises vs. cloud Right-to-audit clauses Regulatory/jurisdiction Data breach notification laws 4. Integrity Hashing Checksums Provenance 5. Preservation 6. E-discovery 7. Data recovery 8. Non-repudiation 9. Strategic intelligence/ counterintelligence
Governance, Risk, and Compliance - 14%
Compare and contrast various types of controls.	1. Category Managerial Operational Technical 2. Control type Preventive Detective Corrective Deterrent Compensating Physical
Explain the importance of applicable regulations, standards, or frameworks that impact organizational security posture.	1. Regulations, standards, and legislation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) National, territory, or state laws Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 2. Key frameworks Center for Internet Security (CIS) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF)/ Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001/27002/27701/31000 SSAE SOC 2 Type I/II Cloud security alliance Cloud control matrix Reference architecture 3. Benchmarks /secure configuration guides Platform/vendor-specific guides - Web server - OS - Application server - Network infrastructure devices
Explain the importance of policies to organizational security.	1. Personnel Acceptable use policy Job rotation Mandatory vacation Separation of duties Least privilege Clean desk space Background checks Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) Social media analysis Onboarding Offboarding User training - Gamification - Capture the flag - Phishing campaigns - Phishing simulations - Computer-based training (CBT) - Role-based training 2. Diversity of training techniques 3. Third-party risk management Vendors Supply chain Business partners Service level agreement (SLA) Memorandum of understanding (MOU) Measurement systems analysis (MSA) Business partnership agreement (BPA) End of life (EOL) End of service life (EOSL) NDA 4. Data Classification Governance Retention 5. Credential policies Personnel Third-party Devices Service accounts Administrator/root accounts 6. Organizational policies Change management Change control Asset management
Summarize risk management processes and concepts.	1. Risk types External Internal Legacy systems Multiparty IP theft Software compliance/licensing 2. Risk management strategies Acceptance Avoidance Transference - Cybersecurity insurance Mitigation 3. Risk analysis Risk register Risk matrix/heat map Risk control assessment Risk control self-assessment Risk awareness Inherent risk Residual risk Control risk Risk appetite Regulations that affect risk posture Risk assessment types - Qualitative - Quantitative Likelihood of occurrence Impact Asset value Single-loss expectancy (SLE) Annualized loss expectancy (ALE) Annualized rate of occurrence (ARO) 4. Disasters Environmental Person-made Internal vs. external 5. Business impact analysis Recovery time objective (RTO) Recovery point objective (RPO) Mean time to repair (MTTR) Mean time between failures (MTBF) Functional recovery plans Single point of failure Disaster recovery plan (DRP) Mission essential functions Identification of critical systems Site risk assessment
Explain privacy and sensitive data concepts in relation to security.	1. Organizational consequences of privacy and data breaches Reputation damage Identity theft Fines IP theft 2. Notifications of breaches Escalation Public notifications and disclosures 3. Data types Classifications - Public - Private - Sensitive - Confidential - Critical - Proprietary Personally identifiable information (PII) Health information Financial information Government data Customer data 4. Privacy enhancing technologies Data minimization Data masking Tokenization Anonymization Pseudo-anonymization 5. Roles and responsibilities Data owners Data controller Data processor Data custodian/steward Data protection officer (DPO) 6. Information life cycle 7. Impact assessment 8. Terms of agreement 9. Privacy notice

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CompTIA Security+ (Security Plus) Exam Syllabus

CompTIA Security+ Exam Summary:

CompTIA SY0-601 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities - 24%

Architecture and Design - 21%

Implementation - 25%

Operations and Incident Response - 16%

Governance, Risk, and Compliance - 14%

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