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Security+Fast Pass
by James Michael Stewart
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Sybex (2004-10-19)
ISBN: 0782143598
EAN: 9780782143591
UPC: 025211443590
Dewey Decimal #: 005.8
Paperback: 224 pages
SKU: 102208000130
Condition: New
Comments: 0782143598 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This perfect supplement to Sybex's best-selling Security+ Study Guide was designed for Security+ exam candidates seeking a concise review book to help reinforce the key exam topics. You won't find more concise and economical coverage of the Security+ material. This book's clear-cut, objective-by-objective approach is ideal for last-minute review. The companion CD-ROM includes 2 bonus exams, electronic flashcards, and a searchable key term database. Sybex is proud to serve as a Cornerstone member of the Security+ advisory committee.
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Customer Reviews
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Good combo with other book
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-05-19
I used this book as a secondary book, to review my knowledge 2 days before the exam, I pass the test with the help from newhorizon, ALL-IN-ONE and this book.
In my opinion, this book is written very well with easy to understand writing style as well, the explanations are very concise and clear.
I will give 5 stars if this book has better practice exams, the questions presented by this book are not enough and mostly just require you to memorize the material in order to answer that correctly instead of fully understanding that.
Another thing that bothered me was a question on how to remove broadcast storm, the answer from this book is by creating vlan, I think that the one that remove broadcast storm is STP (correct me if i am wrong) and moreover the author didn't mention anything about broadcast storm in his discussion about switch.
The other things are just good, I would recommend everyone to use this book combined WITH OTHER BOOK as well.
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quick baseline book
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-09-11
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an easy book to read to get a baseline 60% of what you need to pass Security+. I passed the 100 question Security+ test today. I recommend this cost effective book to start. My most valuable assets were measureup.com and filling in the holes of my knowledge with up date material and research. I dont think there is a two book set to help you pass this test. Spend your money on transcenders and measureup and fill in from there.
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Author's rebuttle to D. Duffy
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-03-06
11 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
I beg to differ with the review posted on 11/13/2004 from a D. Duffy. I am the author of the Security+ Fast Pass book. I have reviewed the content and double checked my original sources, the sources listed by D. Duffy, and a few additional sources. The information about asymmetric cryptography and public key cryptography in the Security+ Fast Pass book is correct and in-line with all widely recognized and authoritative texts on the subject.
If by "wrong" D. Duffy means that I did not fully explain the entire concept nor went into mathematical detail about the algorithms involved or the software code used for implementation - then I didn't. This book is about learning the facts and details related to the Security+ exam. While some background and supporting documentation is needed in general and is provided in this text, the book's design purposely focuses only on the material essential for the exam.
I would like D. Duffy to respond to me directly the contact or support links at www.sybex.com. Please indicate exactly what you find incorrect and where you have found contradictory data. Please provide page numbers and ISBNs.
Thank you.
-James Michael Stewart
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Passed the test using this as a secondary text
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-11-13
3 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I passed the test with a 836. This is midway between the passing cutoff (764) and the maximum score (900).
I used FastPass as a quick review before taking the test. If you are new to InfoSec, as I was, read a full study guide first.
The one I used was "Security+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition" published by Sybex 2004, ISBN 0-7821-4350-4. This book is on CompTIA's Authorized Quality Curriculum list for this test and it deserves to be.
If you are a seasoned InfoSec pro FastPass may be all you need to pass the test. One caution: FastPass gets asymmetric cryptology and public/private keys wrong (the Study Guide gets it right; also goto rsalabs.com and click Crypto FAQ).
Read my Amazon review on the "Security+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition" mentioned above.
D. Duffy, MBA, CNE, MCSE, ASE, CCNA, CCDA, A+
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