Best Computer Network Security
After a comprehensive review by ProCert Labs, the SY0-401 version has been certified as CompTIA Approved Quality Content (CAQC) and covers every aspect of the SY0-401 exam. Each of the eleven chapters presents topics in an easy to understand manner and includes real-world examples of security principles in action. The author uses many of the same analogies and explanations he’s honed in the classroom that have helped hundreds of students master the Security+ content. An accomplished author and professional trainer, Darril Gibson has authored or coauthored more than 30 books.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This was the only study material I used."
"I never write reviews for products I buy, but I'm grateful for those of you who do. Your raving reviews of this book is what prompted me to buy it. A little bit about my background, so as to help base your judgment on where I started and what it took for me to pass this test...I graduated with a bachelors in management information systems in 2012. Since, I have worked as an IT systems analyst, not a networking position by any means, but I have been exposed to normal IT security awareness (i.e. password rules, disaster recover plans, clean desk policies, etc.). Just this book and a determination to learn the material as best as I can a short amount of time. But if you're needing to pass the Security+ certification, this book is a great place to start."
"I was sweating over my Security+ test but thanks to this book, I managed to pass on the first try!"
"Use another resource to prepare yourself for how the Sec+ exam questions are asked."
"I have had several students that have very little to no Cyber Security experience that have read this book from cover to cover and they were able to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam."
"Prior to reading this book my only real contact with Security+ occurred when I took a Sec+ online summer course two years ago through a local community college. Gibson provides enough information in each section to give you a solid foundation in all the different subject areas for the Sec+ exam. Those explanations, combined with the awesome chapter summaries, make the book such a great resource. Two days before the exam I skimmed through the book and focused on chapter summaries & sample questions."
You'll prepare for the exam smarter and faster with Sybex thanks to expert content, real-world examples, advice on passing each section of the exam, access to the Sybex online interactive learning environment, and much more. More than 650 Electronic Flashcards to reinforce your learning and give you last-minute test prep before the exam A searchable glossary in PDF to give you instant access to the key terms you need to know for the exam.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Exam Essentials is the special section where the author has taken the time to highlight all of the things he thinks you MUST know to take the test. If I didn't understand one of the Exam Essential items I went to that chapter and read in extreme detail about the concept and took notes so I would not have to look it up again. The trick I used was walking around my apartment (in my mind) and visually associating things with the test. During the last phase I simply did all the practice questions the author provided both in the book and on their website. At the end of all the thousands of test questions I had another 2 or 3 pages of notes to add to my memory. On another note I did one practice exam a day to be sure I could not remember questions because of the sheer volume of them. The questions felt like they were written by a lawyer and required an intense concentration to even understand what they were asking. The practice questions were tricky in this book but they are not written the same strange way as the real exam in my opinion."
"I found the book to be well put together as are most of the sybex books. The book is a good supplement to a layered study approach. I wouldn't recommend just reading the book and taking the exam."
"If you don't want to read my really long review I summarize as get the Kindle version, read the entire thing, take advantage of the Sybex online content (sample tests) and that should be enough to pass. There were a few questions that I don't think the book covered but I felt like they were practical things that a security engineer would already know. In the case of this book, there is a lot of formatting that is lost in the Kindle version. The Kindle tends to squish whitespace and indents and such so some of the visual layout just becomes text. Another annoyance on the Kindle was that the TOC drop down interface only had the chapter heads and no easy jump to a specific subsection. I used highlights to mark things I knew I wanted to review multiple times like the big encryption algorithm comparison table and some of the model definitions or process summaries. One awesome feature is that after you are registered and verified your purchase you can download a PDF version of the book. The PDF also has all the perfectly excellent formatting that the paper book includes. The Sybex online material also includes electronic versions of all the chapter tests. This becomes painfully apparent if you select several chapters but only want (AKA have time for) a limited number of questions. This seems like a pretty awesome bonus and it is nice but the interface for the exams is slightly different from the chapter tests. In the online help is says this is a feature to mimic the actual CISSP exam which generates a giant WTF from me. I theorize that as long as you are in the review screen you won't have problems but there is some sort of session check when you transition."
From Mike Meyers, the #1 name in CompTIA training and exam preparation, a thorough revision of his bestselling exam guide―updated to cover the 2015 release of the CompTIA Network+ exam. Network architectures Cabling and topology Ethernet basics Network installation TCP/IP applications and network protocols Routing Network naming Advanced networking devices IPv6 Remote connectivity Wireless networking Virtualization and cloud computing Network operations Managing risk Network security Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certifications and the bestselling author of eight editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Mike Meyer's in depth look at objectives on the test has been very helpful in my studying!"
"Will take the test next week."
"necessary for exam study."
"this is an excellent book and it comes with a dvd."
"Great content, Mike writes in a non-boring way so you actually learn the information without having to hunt for facts in a bunch of filler."
Best Computer Networking
From Mike Meyers, the #1 name in CompTIA training and exam preparation, a thorough revision of his bestselling exam guide―updated to cover the 2015 release of the CompTIA Network+ exam. Network architectures Cabling and topology Ethernet basics Network installation TCP/IP applications and network protocols Routing Network naming Advanced networking devices IPv6 Remote connectivity Wireless networking Virtualization and cloud computing Network operations Managing risk Network security Network monitoring and troubleshooting. Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certifications and the bestselling author of eight editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very good overview."
"Very understandable, pulls together concepts in very logical fashion with good detail."
"Mike Meyer's in depth look at objectives on the test has been very helpful in my studying!"
"Will take the test next week."
"great gift for beginners."
"necessary for exam study."
Best Computer & Technology Certification Guides
Practice exams download for both exam 901 and 902 with hundreds of accurate practice exam questions More than an hour of online video training featuring Mike Meyers Online performance-based simulations that prepare you for the performance-based exam questions A link to Mike's favorite PC tools A PDF copy of the book. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"First off, let me say this, the author of this book is very informed on IT."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"Nice book for those people who like to learn as they go."
"Must have to get certified."
"I found the CD to be the best part of the book, and definitely recommend not getting a version of this book without it."
"I know a lot about computers and learned a bit to go and write the A+, but it's very good I bought this books, learnt so many additional stuff, not even for the exams but for myself m. Thank you Meyers💪🔥."
Best Security Certifications
Practice exams download for both exam 901 and 902 with hundreds of accurate practice exam questions More than an hour of online video training featuring Mike Meyers Online performance-based simulations that prepare you for the performance-based exam questions A link to Mike's favorite PC tools A PDF copy of the book. He is author of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My method of study i chose to read this textbook cover to cover, taking all practice tests at the end of each chapter, along with the included practice exams on the disc. In addition to this text i went further to find online practice exams and Professor Messer videos on Youtube as free self studying material. The book covered the objectives and even went beyond which is why this makes a great on-the-job reference."
"Most importantly, I was looking for a book that could not only keep me engaged yet also provide the necessary educational materials. Presently I'm over a hundred or so pages in (the book is Bible thick) and have purposely slowed myself down at times to ensure lesson absorption but honestly could read this book like it was a spellbinding work of fanciful fiction. It really helps to have an actual, honest interest in the subject matter and there are times where you'll want access to several different operating systems."
"Just started, but it has been an easy to follow book so far."
"It's alright, the language the guy uses isn't 100% professional but VERY relatable with the youth."
"Will always keep current copies of Mike Meyers books in my library."
"Gives a CD in order for you to have a digital copy of the book as well as other helpful quizzes....I do not have a CD drive on my laptop, had to go out of my way to find someone with a CD drive just to place it on a thumb drive."
"this is an IT field essential."
"Came it great condition, book is a bible but it very entertaining and it's enjoyable."
Best Computer Networks, Protocols & APIs
From Mike Meyers, the #1 name in CompTIA training and exam preparation, a thorough revision of his bestselling exam guide—updated to cover the 2015 release of the CompTIA Network+ exam. Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certifications and the bestselling author of eight editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very good overview."
"Very understandable, pulls together concepts in very logical fashion with good detail."
"Mike Meyer's in depth look at objectives on the test has been very helpful in my studying!"
"Will take the test next week."
"great gift for beginners."
"necessary for exam study."
Best Computer Viruses
You'll prepare for the exam smarter and faster with Sybex thanks to expert content, real-world examples, advice on passing each section of the exam, access to the Sybex online interactive learning environment, and much more. More than 650 Electronic Flashcards to reinforce your learning and give you last-minute test prep before the exam A searchable glossary in PDF to give you instant access to the key terms you need to know for the exam. Covers 100% of exam 2015 CISSP candidate information bulletin objectives including, Access Control, Application Development Security, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, Cryptography and much more…. More than 1,400 practice questions More than 1000 electronic flashcards Searchable key term glossary Interactive test engine. More than 1000 Electronic Flashcards to reinforce learning and last minute prep before the exam Comprehensive glossary in PDF format gives you instant access to the key terms so you are fully prepared. The vendor-neutral CISSP certification is the ideal credential for those with proven deep technical and managerial competence, skills, experience, and credibility to design, engineer, implement, and manage their overall information security program to protect organizations from growing sophisticated attacks.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Exam Essentials is the special section where the author has taken the time to highlight all of the things he thinks you MUST know to take the test. If I didn't understand one of the Exam Essential items I went to that chapter and read in extreme detail about the concept and took notes so I would not have to look it up again. The trick I used was walking around my apartment (in my mind) and visually associating things with the test. During the last phase I simply did all the practice questions the author provided both in the book and on their website. At the end of all the thousands of test questions I had another 2 or 3 pages of notes to add to my memory. On another note I did one practice exam a day to be sure I could not remember questions because of the sheer volume of them. The questions felt like they were written by a lawyer and required an intense concentration to even understand what they were asking. The practice questions were tricky in this book but they are not written the same strange way as the real exam in my opinion."
"I found the book to be well put together as are most of the sybex books. The book is a good supplement to a layered study approach. I wouldn't recommend just reading the book and taking the exam."
"If you don't want to read my really long review I summarize as get the Kindle version, read the entire thing, take advantage of the Sybex online content (sample tests) and that should be enough to pass. There were a few questions that I don't think the book covered but I felt like they were practical things that a security engineer would already know. In the case of this book, there is a lot of formatting that is lost in the Kindle version. The Kindle tends to squish whitespace and indents and such so some of the visual layout just becomes text. Another annoyance on the Kindle was that the TOC drop down interface only had the chapter heads and no easy jump to a specific subsection. I used highlights to mark things I knew I wanted to review multiple times like the big encryption algorithm comparison table and some of the model definitions or process summaries. One awesome feature is that after you are registered and verified your purchase you can download a PDF version of the book. The PDF also has all the perfectly excellent formatting that the paper book includes. The Sybex online material also includes electronic versions of all the chapter tests. This becomes painfully apparent if you select several chapters but only want (AKA have time for) a limited number of questions. This seems like a pretty awesome bonus and it is nice but the interface for the exams is slightly different from the chapter tests. In the online help is says this is a feature to mimic the actual CISSP exam which generates a giant WTF from me. I theorize that as long as you are in the review screen you won't have problems but there is some sort of session check when you transition."
Best SNMP Networking
In addition, the book presents RMON 1 and RMON 2 enhancements, looking at statistics collection, alarms, and filters, as well as the extensions to RMON 1 for RMON 2 devices. Gone are the days when an organization would rely on a single vendor and a relatively straightforward architecture to support its needs. Today's typical organization has a large and growing but amorphous architecture, with a variety of local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), supported by bridges and routers, and a variety of distributed computing services and devices, including PCs, workstations, and servers. Fundamental to the operation of such tools and applications in a multivendor environment are standardized techniques for representing and exchanging information relating to network management. In response to these needs, managers and users have turned overwhelmingly to one standard: SNMP and the related RMON specification. Part I of the book is a survey of network management technology and techniques, to enable the reader to place the various vendor offerings into the context of his or her requirements. Part II presents the original SNMP family of standards, which is still the most widely deployed version. I would also like to thank the following reviewers, who generously provided feedback on part or all of the second edition: K. K. Ramakrishnan of AT&T, Russell Dietz of Technically Elite Concepts, Ravi Prakash of FTP Software, Ole Jacobsen of Cisco, Cliff Baker of the Research Libraries Group, Sandra Durham of Cisco, and Ian Taylor of Cygnus. In addition, I am grateful to the people who reviewed the original proposal for this book, and an early draft: Lyman Chapin of BBN, Radia Perlman of Novell, Glen Glater and Christopher Heigham of Midnight Networks, and Peter Schmidt of Midnight Networks.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"First off the book showed up quickly (Under 7 days, I forget exactly how many, but I was satisfied). Second, we develop and maintain an embedded SNMP implementation in our product."
"This is a complete book for reader to understand the SNMP protocol, it is very helpful."
"Good reference for SNMP."
"The chapters are ordered chronologically, the text can thus be read from front to back, starting with the simple assumptions and basic operations of v1, leading to the more complex issues of the v3 security model. I had a hard time reading it, as some of the concepts are not explained very well and because of a lack of a good overview of SNMP, its protocols and the information model. Some simple concepts are illustrated and described well but in a repetitive manner, and some of the more advanced features of SNMP are not covered well, or are hidden somewhere within a generic section, e.g. table augments."
"However, technical writing has moved forward since then or at least I have read a lot more technical books, and when given the choice of a Stallings book or a book by another author, I would check out the other author first."
"I have developed SNMP applications for 10 years now (I currently work on an SNMP development toolkit, in a group with one of the authors of the v3 RFCs)--the first edition of this was the first book on SNMP that I read and it's still the most comprehensive."
"I think that the author wants to make the book more difficult to read because he wants the readers to think that it is thorough. A more direct approach is required and I would welcome a book which makes things more simple."
Best Security & Encryption
Each of the eleven chapters presents topics in an easy to understand manner and includes real-world examples of security principles in action. The author uses many of the same analogies and explanations he’s honed in the classroom that have helped hundreds of students master the Security+ content. You’ll understand the important and relevant security topics for the Security+ exam, without being overloaded with unnecessary details. An accomplished author and professional trainer, Darril Gibson has authored or coauthored more than 30 books.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This was the only study material I used."
"I never write reviews for products I buy, but I'm grateful for those of you who do. Your raving reviews of this book is what prompted me to buy it. A little bit about my background, so as to help base your judgment on where I started and what it took for me to pass this test...I graduated with a bachelors in management information systems in 2012. Since, I have worked as an IT systems analyst, not a networking position by any means, but I have been exposed to normal IT security awareness (i.e. password rules, disaster recover plans, clean desk policies, etc.). Just this book and a determination to learn the material as best as I can a short amount of time. But if you're needing to pass the Security+ certification, this book is a great place to start."
"I was sweating over my Security+ test but thanks to this book, I managed to pass on the first try!"
"Use another resource to prepare yourself for how the Sec+ exam questions are asked."
"I have had several students that have very little to no Cyber Security experience that have read this book from cover to cover and they were able to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam."
"Prior to reading this book my only real contact with Security+ occurred when I took a Sec+ online summer course two years ago through a local community college. Gibson provides enough information in each section to give you a solid foundation in all the different subject areas for the Sec+ exam. Those explanations, combined with the awesome chapter summaries, make the book such a great resource. Two days before the exam I skimmed through the book and focused on chapter summaries & sample questions."