Ian Neil - CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests SY0-501

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Ian Neil is one of the world's top trainers of Security+ 501, who has the ability to break down information into manageable chunks helping no background knowledge. Ian was a finalist of the Learning and Performance Institute Trainer of the Year Awards. He has worked for the US Army in Europe and designed a Security+ course that catered to people from all backgrounds and not just the IT professional, with an extremely successful pass rate. He was instrumental in helping Microsoft get their office in Bucharest off the ground, where he won a recognition award for being one of their top trainers. Ian is an MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, Security+, CASP, and RESILIA practitioner who over the past 20 years has worked with high-end training providers.

Philip Brooker is an IT security consultant based in the United Kingdom who works with small, medium, and large enterprises in the private sector. Formerly, he worked as an IT systems administrator and project engineer. With over a decade of IT experience, Philip has achieved numerous industry certifications, including, of course, CompTIA Security+.

Francisco Gaspar is an engineer by training, cyber security architect by trade, and a team player by nature.

First and foremost, he is a geek, as he breathes technology. He has always had a special interest in robotics and AI and, more recently, has developed an interest in quantum computing. He endeavors to be a cyber security evangelist whenever he has the opportunity.

He has mentored in a program that helps people retrain to become programmers and, for the last 3 years, he has lived in Dublin, where he has been involved as a mentor in launching start-ups in a program called UpStart, at Trinity College, Dublin. This program is sponsored by CitiBank.

His most well-known publication/appearance was in TED, where he has done a TED talk on cyber security.

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CompTIA Security+ is a worldwide certification that establishes the fundamental knowledge required to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career. This book consists of practice tests in four different formats to prepare you for becoming certified.

Individuals who will benefit from this book include military personnel and DOD civilians who require this certification for their job role. It is a great resource for those students who wish to gain employment/a degree in cyber security or who are preparing to gain a baseline before embarking on the CISSP certification.

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