CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-501 Study Guide
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- Author：Darril Gibson
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Summary
Pass the First Time。
The CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead SY0-501 Study Guide is an update to the top-selling SY0-201， SY0-301， and SY0-401 study guides， which have helped thousands of readers pass the exam the first time they took it。
It covers all of the SY0-501 objectives and includes the same elements readers raved about in the previous two versions。 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。 Additionally， each chapter includes a comprehensive review section to help you focus on what’s important。
Over 300 realistic practice test questions with in-depth explanations will help you test your comprehension and readiness for the exam。 The book includes a 75 question pre-test， a 75 question post-test， and practice test questions at the end of every chapter。 Each practice test question includes a detailed explanation to help you understand the content and the reasoning behind the question。 You'll also have access to free online resources including labs and additional practice test questions。 Using all of these resources， you’ll be ready to take and pass the exam the first time you take it。
If you plan to pursue any of the advanced security certifications， this guide will also help you lay a solid foundation of security knowledge。 Learn this material， and you’ll be a step ahead for other exams。 This SY0-501 study guide is for any IT or security professional interested in advancing in their field， and a must read for anyone striving to master the basics of IT systems security。
The author supplements the book with blog posts here: http://blogs。getcertifiedgetahead。com/。
This page provides a full listing of mobile device apps from the author: http://learnzapp。com/partners/darrilg。。。。
Reviews
Lukas Port
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Really goodRecommended。 Good explanations。 Easy to understand and follow。 Thorough preparation。 Covers all aspects。 Note though， there is a newer CompTIA exam edition 。。。
Rawan
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Test in 4 days fingers crossed 🤞🏻This book really helped me understand and cover all objectives of the security+ certification examStill got some practice tests to do & some rivision Even if i dont pass the test i’m glad i read the book！ while i already am familiar with some cyber security concepts， with help of this book I understand every concept， terminology even better nowAlso see the bigger picture。Update:I passed the exam！If i’m gonna give any advice， is that You need to review the book/ r Test in 4 days fingers crossed 🤞🏻This book really helped me understand and cover all objectives of the security+ certification examStill got some practice tests to do & some rivision Even if i dont pass the test i’m glad i read the book！ while i already am familiar with some cyber security concepts， with help of this book I understand every concept， terminology even better nowAlso see the bigger picture。Update:I passed the exam！If i’m gonna give any advice， is that You need to review the book/ read it again Or take notes of important concepts & terminologies to review them later “like flashcards” Reading it once is not enough at least for meReviews at the end of each chapter are useful tooAlso do a lot of practice tests like a lotGood luck folks 。。。more
Spencer
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I passed after reading this guide。 I used other training resources but this guide was invaluable。
Ryan
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I really liked Darril's explanations and deep dives into topics。 I felt this book hit all the top level concepts that were approached on the actual 501 test。 I would also highly recommend Professor Messer as an add-0n， but if youre looking to knock out the Security+ cert， this has all the info you would need。 I really liked Darril's explanations and deep dives into topics。 I felt this book hit all the top level concepts that were approached on the actual 501 test。 I would also highly recommend Professor Messer as an add-0n， but if youre looking to knock out the Security+ cert， this has all the info you would need。 。。。more
Izik
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One way to SEC+ CertificationVery detailed， well organized， and easy comprehensive information。 One sure way to CompTIA security+ certification success， and security fundamental。 Highly recommended！
Fekadu Haile
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Great book。 Easy to read and understand。 I used it to study for Security+。
Josh
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Great overview of all the subject matter that will appear in Comptia's Security + examination。 I used this book in conjunction with Jason Dion's practice tests on Udemy。com to pass the test in January。 Great overview of all the subject matter that will appear in Comptia's Security + examination。 I used this book in conjunction with Jason Dion's practice tests on Udemy。com to pass the test in January。 。。。more
Kayla
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With this and passcomptia。com I successfully passed the Security+ exam！
Eliotgriggs
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Phenomenal study guide。 Thorough in the content it covers for the exam， and it also provides a decent overview of networking topics that you will need to succeed during the exam。The questions contained in the end of chapter quizzes and three practice exams have a similar structure to actual exam questions。While this was not my only study material I used for my exam prep， it was the primary source that I kept turning back to for reference。 This should be in on anyone’s bookshelf/ebook reader if y Phenomenal study guide。 Thorough in the content it covers for the exam， and it also provides a decent overview of networking topics that you will need to succeed during the exam。The questions contained in the end of chapter quizzes and three practice exams have a similar structure to actual exam questions。While this was not my only study material I used for my exam prep， it was the primary source that I kept turning back to for reference。 This should be in on anyone’s bookshelf/ebook reader if you want to maximize your chances of passing Security+！ 。。。more
Colin
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Gives a really solid understanding of core concepts of cyber security。 I'll come back and give it a more accurate review after I complete my certification！ Gives a really solid understanding of core concepts of cyber security。 I'll come back and give it a more accurate review after I complete my certification！ 。。。more
Antonnie
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Just because it’s a technical book I gave it three stars。 Not quite the reading material that keeps you wanting to read more， if you know what I’m saying。 Anyway， out of all the security plus books out there I would recommend this one。 Definitely helps make the info easy to understand。 Highly recommend！
Binoy Chacko
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very succinct， to the point。
Brent McGregor
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Passed。 one of several resources used。 Beware， the test isn't what you've been pretesting for。 Passed。 one of several resources used。 Beware， the test isn't what you've been pretesting for。 。。。more
Matthew Frazao
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Read cover to cover， this was my primary study guide for the Security plus certification。 Thought this book was excellent and felt prepared for the exam。 The review questions were great prep， I would also recommend the labs。 I'm happy to say I passed exam first attempt。 I highly recommend this book to anyone studying for Comptia Security+。 Read cover to cover， this was my primary study guide for the Security plus certification。 Thought this book was excellent and felt prepared for the exam。 The review questions were great prep， I would also recommend the labs。 I'm happy to say I passed exam first attempt。 I highly recommend this book to anyone studying for Comptia Security+。 。。。more
Joseph
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Great author I passed my Security + Certification using his book as a guide。I highly recommend。 it was very useful to go over concepts using his lens。
Lianne Poisson
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Great book。 Easy to understand and thorough。 My employer purchased the additional online content for me， which I highly recommend。 The tests in this book are much easier than the real exam questions。 I read this book then took an in-person boot camp course。 I passed on my first try。
Marjy
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Passed the exam today！ Five stars for Darril！
Neel Patsel
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Great study aidPassed the test and I don't gI would have without this book。 Geeze have to write eight more words。 One more word Great study aidPassed the test and I don't gI would have without this book。 Geeze have to write eight more words。 One more word 。。。more
Nicolette
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Helped me study and pass my Security+ certification exam， so， it can only be a "plus。" Great， straightforward textbooks with helpful practice questions and clear explanations。 This author is best at creating metaphors to connect it a simpler concept that is unrelated to IT and Cybersecurity， which is helpful for those， like me， who don't come from a deep background in those areas。 Helped me study and pass my Security+ certification exam， so， it can only be a "plus。" Great， straightforward textbooks with helpful practice questions and clear explanations。 This author is best at creating metaphors to connect it a simpler concept that is unrelated to IT and Cybersecurity， which is helpful for those， like me， who don't come from a deep background in those areas。 。。。more
Fredy Guzman
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I wish he wrote a network + one ！！！！ Darril Gibson way of writing and online content are definitely touch notch。 There is no question why he's an industry leader。 I wish he wrote a network + one ！！！！ Darril Gibson way of writing and online content are definitely touch notch。 There is no question why he's an industry leader。 。。。more
Benita
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Lots of material to cover but well organized。 I passed the test on first try。
Peyton Young
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Worked for me and worked for Someone I was mentoring。 The prodigy is a former army grunt basically retarded。 I gave him this book and told him to read it cover to cover。 He did it in a week and a half and passed with flying colors。 No former IT experience no other certs。
Lance
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This was my only study material that was specific to this exam。 I'm very new to IT but this guide taught me a lot when it comes to implementing and maintaining secure computer systems。 The only thing that's missing （understandably） are actual systems that you can interact with to practice diagnosing security issues， reviewing logs， setting up correct configurations， etc。 This study guide allowed me to pass on my first try， but there's no substitute for real life experience。 If something looks in This was my only study material that was specific to this exam。 I'm very new to IT but this guide taught me a lot when it comes to implementing and maintaining secure computer systems。 The only thing that's missing （understandably） are actual systems that you can interact with to practice diagnosing security issues， reviewing logs， setting up correct configurations， etc。 This study guide allowed me to pass on my first try， but there's no substitute for real life experience。 If something looks interesting or confusing: download what you need to experiment， poke around， and really get acquainted with the tools and methods mentioned in this guide。 。。。more
John
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Good study material for the Security+ exam。 Unlike other books， which present the material in the order of the CompTIA objectives， this book puts relevant topics together， making it easier to read。This books includes a pre-test which you take prior to reading the book and a post-test after you have read the book， both 75 questions each， as well as 15 questions after each of the 11 chapters。 The post-test is more difficult than the pre-test （at least in my experience） so don't be discouraged if y Good study material for the Security+ exam。 Unlike other books， which present the material in the order of the CompTIA objectives， this book puts relevant topics together， making it easier to read。This books includes a pre-test which you take prior to reading the book and a post-test after you have read the book， both 75 questions each， as well as 15 questions after each of the 11 chapters。 The post-test is more difficult than the pre-test （at least in my experience） so don't be discouraged if your score on the post-test isn't that much higher than what you got on the pre-test。 If you take the pre-test a second time you will notice a marked improvement over your first attempt。My only gripe is that this book （like most） doesn't include any example performance-based questions。 As these make up a decent chunk of one's score on the actual test， I think it is paramount for more study resources to start including example PBQs。 。。。more
Jonathan Rogers
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Read the whole book。 Its very great resource！ I will take exam this Friday。
Ben
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Passed this exam today， using this book as my primary resource。 It's less dry than other textbooks （Gibson clearly likes his Simpsons） and it provides good coverage of the exam requirements。 However I'd recommend using alongside other resources （videos， online tests） to stand your best chanceCouple of notes about the exam， don't think I'm breaking any NDAs with the below- the questions in the book are a little easier than in the exam， but useful for getting used to the tricksy wording。 Would rec Passed this exam today， using this book as my primary resource。 It's less dry than other textbooks （Gibson clearly likes his Simpsons） and it provides good coverage of the exam requirements。 However I'd recommend using alongside other resources （videos， online tests） to stand your best chanceCouple of notes about the exam， don't think I'm breaking any NDAs with the below- the questions in the book are a little easier than in the exam， but useful for getting used to the tricksy wording。 Would recommend coupling with a test application （I used Pocket Prep's Android app）- Know your acronyms！ If you don't know your MTTRs from your MTBFs etc， postpone until you do。- This gives no preparation for the Simulation based questions， try to find a resource that gives you a sense of what will be asked。- The book doesn't prepare you for reading logs or more complex CMD line queries， a test lab or some exposure to these would be useful 。。。more
Nam Quoc
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First and foremost， this book is an official study material for CompTIA Security+ examination， which is indeed essential for anyone interested in taking this test。I've gone through every single chapter of the said book and completed corresponding review tests which are rather practical。Overall， it's highly recommended。 First and foremost， this book is an official study material for CompTIA Security+ examination， which is indeed essential for anyone interested in taking this test。I've gone through every single chapter of the said book and completed corresponding review tests which are rather practical。Overall， it's highly recommended。 。。。more
Chip
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Read， re-read， read again 。。。 this book haunts me。 My life will never be the same again。 I passed。。。after many failed tries。 DONE。 SO DONE。 Enjoy。
Jeff
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This is the third time I've passed the Security+ exam and the third time I've used Darril Gibson's book as my main study guide。 I have several other IT certifications and work in the industry so over the years I've read a number of texts for certification preparation and can tell you firsthand that some of them make the Sahara desert look verdant。 This is not one of those。 Gibson manages to present the material in a way that is concise and easy to understand while still providing enough depth an This is the third time I've passed the Security+ exam and the third time I've used Darril Gibson's book as my main study guide。 I have several other IT certifications and work in the industry so over the years I've read a number of texts for certification preparation and can tell you firsthand that some of them make the Sahara desert look verdant。 This is not one of those。 Gibson manages to present the material in a way that is concise and easy to understand while still providing enough depth and background to the concepts。 As far as supplementary material goes， his website offers additional practice questions and practical labs， some of which are free and some require purchasing various packages。 The app， which features all the questions from the book plus extras， is worth the 9。99 if only to keep from doing the questions on paper each time you want to review them。 If there's any criticism of the book I can offer it's that 1。 There weren't enough examples of interpreting code and logs （which the actual test requires you to do for a number of questions） and 2。 the chapter review questions are a bit too easy compared to the actual test material。 All in all I'd highly recommend the book if you're looking to complete this certification。 I supplemented my studies with Professor Messer's free video course on youtube and by downloading the exam objectives from comptia's site and adding notes， definitions， etc to the pages。 。。。more
Shoukri Azmeh
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