CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals

Key differences between 5th and 4th editions

• Period between current and previous publications: 3 years (2014 vs 2011).
• The Fifth Ed. of Ciampa's Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals consists of 7 Parts and 15 Chapters (versus 14 Chapters in the Fourth Ed. without division on parts) and is 64 pages thicker.
• The Fifth Ed. of Ciampa's guide has been updated to map to the new CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 Certification Exam.
• New structure for material presentation organizes topics by major domains so it better reflects both exam structure and professional practice.
• Most significant changes and new material in the Fifth Ed. by chapter:
• Chapter 1:
• Section on attackers discusses brokers and state-sponsored attackers.
• Chapter 4 "Host, Application, and Data Security"(former Chapter 5):
• New application Hardening and Patch Management
• Chapter 5 "Basic Cryptography" (former Chapter 11) and Chapter 6 "Advanced Cryptography" (former Chapter 12) appear earlier in the text
• Chapter 8 "Administering a Secure Network" (former Chapter 7):
• Provides great coverage of network protocols and includes additional discussion on storage protocols, NetBIOS, and Telnet.
• Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6
• Chapter 9 "Wireless Network Security" (former Chapter 8) presents new discussion on:
• Near Field Communication Attacks
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup
• Completely new Chapter 10 "Mobile Device Security" covers:
• Types of mobile devices, including tablets, smartphones, legacy devices, laptops, and other.
• Mobile Device Risks
• Securing Mobile Devices
• Chapter 11 "Access Control Fundamentals" (former Chapter 9):
• New material on Security Assertion Markup Language
• Chapter 12 "Authentication and Account Management" (former Chapter 10):
• Expanded section "Authentication Credentials" provides additional coverage of behavioral biometrics and geolocation.
• Chapter 14:
• Expanded section "Controlling Risk" covers privilege, change, and incident management; risk calculation.
• Chapter 15 "Vulnerability Assessment" corresponds to the 4th edition's Chapter 4 "Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigating Attacks"
• New section "Third-Party Integration"
• Discussion on Selecting Appropriate Controls