We work hard to ensure that the books come out without any errors, but some always sneak in.
This page is dedicated to sharing errors identified in the CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-601 Study Guide. If you know of any errors in the book, please let me know.
The following errors have been corrected in the Kindle edition.
| Location | Correction |
| Pg 10 | In the Preventive Controls section. The second sentence lists preventive controls twice, but the second instance should be preventative. It should read as: You may see preventive controls referred to as preventative controls, but both terms mean the same thing. |
| Pg 65 | In the Comparing Authentication Services Exam Topic Review section, replace authentication with authorization in the OAuth bullet It should be: OAuth is an open standard used for authorization. |
| Pg 77 | In the Email and Web Use Cases section, HTTPS bullet, the sentence on the usage of HTTP and HTTPS is reversed. It should be: The majority of Internet websites now use HTTPS instead of HTTP. |
| Pg 92 | In the Network Address Translation Gateway section, the second sentence in the paragraph after the bullets has IPsec and L2TP reversed. The paragraph starts with: One of the drawbacks to NAT is that it is not compatible with IPsec. The next sentence should be: You can use L2TP to create VPN tunnels and use it with IPsec to encrypt VPN traffic. |
| Pg 258 | In the Summarizing Secure Coding Concepts section, in the Continuous integration bullet, the first sentence should be: Continuous integration occurs after continuous validation. |
| Pg 282 | In the Documenting the Assessment section, the first sentence of the second paragraph should be: Management uses this to decide which controls to implement and which risks to accept by not implementing controls. |
| Pg 300 | In the Key Frameworks section. The paragraph starting with “The International Organization for Standardization…” The third sentence should read as: However, these documents are not available for free but must be purchased. |
| Pg 327 | In the Backup Media section and the Storage area network bullet. The sentence beginning with “A primary difference…” should read as: A primary difference between a NAS and a SAN is that a SAN requires dedicated hardware. |
| Pg 436 | In question 6 of the Post-assessment, Answer C should be: C. chmod 750 gcga.exe |
| Pg 485 | In the explanation for question 6 of the Post assessment, change 760 to 750. It should read as: The chmod 750 gcga.exe command should be used…. The 5 (in 750) gives read and execute permissions to the owner group. |
| Pg 486 | In the explanation for question 13 in the Post Assessment, change incorrect to correct. It should be: A is correct. Account audits verify users have the permissions they need for their job, and no more, which verifies the principle of least privilege is being followed. |