Mapped to the new CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Certification Exam, best-selling COMPTIA SECURITY+ GUIDE TO NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS, Seventh Edition, thoroughly prepares readers for professional certification and career success. The text covers threats, attacks and vulnerabilities; defensive architectures and designs; security implementations; operations and incident response; and governance, risk and compliance. It also includes expansive coverage of security assessments, threat hunting, penetration testing and cloud security, and the latest developments and trends in information security, including new software tools to assess security and implement protections. New Hands-On Projects, case activities and virtual online cybersecurity lab exercises help readers put what they learn into practice, while end-of-chapter exercises direct them to the Information Security Community Site for up-to-the-minute news and insight from the cybersecurity field.