David R. Miller - Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+ Skills, 3rd Edition

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Miller, David, 1959

Security administrator street smarts : real world guide to security+ certification and beyond / David R. Miller, Michael Gregg.3rd ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-118-06116-9(cloth)

ISBN 978-1-118-11358-5(ebk)

ISBN 978-1-118-11356-1(ebk)

ISBN 978-1-118-11359-2(ebk)

1. Electronic data processing personnelCertification. 2. Computer securityExaminationsStudy guides. 3. Computer networksSecurity measuresExaminationsStudy guides. I. Gregg, Michael (Michael C.) II. Title.

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To my beautiful daughter Veronica and my very bright son Ross. I am so proud of you both.

With all my love.

David R. Miller

To Christine, thank you for your love and for always supporting me in my endeavors.

I love you.

Michael Gregg

Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge an associate who is a model, mentor, inspiration, generator of opportunities, and, most significantly, dear friend to me: Shon Harris. I am proud to be associated with her. Thank you.

I want to thank Michael Gregg and the talented team from Sybex and Wiley for their tireless pursuit of accuracy, precision, and clarity. Thank you for your skillful efforts.

Lastly, I want to thank you, the reader, for your desire for self-improvement and your faith in us to produce a resource worthy of your time, money, and consumption. Weve done our best to make this a powerful asset in your efforts to be a better IT professional. I hope you find it so. Thank you.

David R. Miller

I would like to thank my wife Christine for all her help and encouragement. I have been blessed that she has always encouraged me and helped in all my endeavors. Thank you for your love and support.

I would like to acknowledge Gen Cuellar, David R. Miller, Jeff Kellum, and the excellent team at Sybex.

To all those who read the book, keep learning and taking steps to move your career forward.

Michael Gregg

About the Authors

David R. Miller (PCI QSA, SME, MCT, MCITPro Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator, MCSE Windows NT 4.0, 2000, and Server 2003: Security, CISSP, LPT, ECSA, CEH, CWNA, CCNA, CNE, Security+, A+, N+, etc.) is a consultant specializing in information-systems security, compliance, and network engineering. He is an author, a lecturer, and a technical editor of books, curriculum, certification exams, and computer-based training videos. He is regularly invited to perform as a Microsoft Subject Matter Expert (SME) on product lines, including Microsoft Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.