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Security Essentials
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Written examination
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 40.
- Time limit
- 60 minutes
Examination outline
Security Concepts (12.5%)
- Goals, Roles and Actors
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Ethical Behavior
Encryption (22.5%)
- Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure
- Web Encryption
- Email Encryption
- Data Storage Encryption
Device and Storage Security (22.5%)
- Hardware Security
- Application Security
- Malware
- Data Availability
Network and Service Security (25%)
- Networks, Network Services and the Internet
- Network and Internet Security
- Network Encryption and Anonymity
Identity and Privacy (17.5%)
- Identity and Authentication
- Information Confidentiality and Secure Communication
- Privacy Protection
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