Know that the most important part of implementing securing controls is TRAINING. Know about attack types and the CIA Triad. Know about the different types of raids and what they are used for. Know about chain of custody and order of volatility. Their bit sizes for each and what they are used for. Know about asymmetric and symmetric encryption. Know all about hash values and their bit sizes. I had 72 questions and like 9 yes 9 simulations Some of the simulations are absolutely ridiculous so brain **** can help with that. I would not advise using brain **** unless it is for the simulations. InfoSec Institute CompTIA Security+ Performance Based Questions PDF helps you understand the way CompTIA sets up their simulations That is what I did.ĬBT Nuggets Keith Barker does an excellent job explaining stuff If you pass the simulator repeatedly with a 85 percent or better you are ready. They also have questions in the book and a simulator of the actual exam with a bunch of pool of questions.

The book explains things very well and ensures you understand the concepts. McGraw Hill CompTIA Security+ Certification Boxed Set.

I honestly was not a fan at all of this book as I think it did a poor job addressing some of the concepts but what the class used Sybex CompTia Study Guide 6th Edition by Dulaney and Eastman. The class along with the following sources helped me pass: I took a class that was a month long then took a 5 day weekend off from work to study when class was over. I am new to the forums, but I just passed the Security Plus 401 with a score of a 800.

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