| Mike Meyers' Security+ Certification Passport (Passport) | 
| Author: Trevor Kay
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (36 reviews)
Sales Rank: 253773
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0072227419
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.8
UPC: 783254041547
EAN: 9780072227413
ASIN: 0072227419
Publication Date: January 6, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 A supplemental review book only July 25, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As many of the other reviewers have noted, this book does not contain all of the information you will need to pass the test. For tests like this, as many others have said, you need to use multiple sources. I used this book exclusively to study from, and although I was very familiar with all the information in it and scored 90% and 100% on the tests that are included on the CD, I was not prepared for the Security+ exam and failed. This book lacks many specific details that you will find on the exam, and does not even discuss some topics, or glosses over them. Find a more comprehensive source to study from (unfortunately I can't recommend one yet), and use this only as a supplement for review if you have it. I haven't written very many book reviews, but wanted to offer my opinion on this one to save someone the cost of the exam and the disappointment of failing it.
 Warning! Grossly inadequate study guide. July 11, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't believe the glowing reviews. My thoughts are those were just the publisher or auther secretly promoting the book. The truth is this book grossly fails to cover the test objectives completely. I knew right from the start of the exam I was in trouble as the first two questions were nothing like what was covered in the book. Kerberos, Cryptography, Tunneling, and IPSec are just some of the areas this book fails to cover in enough detail. For example, something as simple as the port numbers for PPTP and L2TP weren't even mentioned in the book. Like another review, this book covered about 1/3 my test. I was able to answer another 1/3 of the test due to my 7 years of experience in the field, but even then I only scored 700 on the exam.This book is more of an intro to network security principles than an actual study guide for the Sec+ exam. Buyer beware!
Book is OK, CD is OK... June 11, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Content is brief and makes the exam sound easy. Practice exams are OK, but don't fall prey to the "online upgrade"... its BS, the extra $20 only gives you online access to the same questions that are on the CD... I did pass the test with a 860/900 so the book won't hurt, but I'd get some other ones as well... A good bet for more practice questions would be ExamCram2's "Security+ Practice Questions". It is less than $20 and gives you the MeasureUp practice test CD that is $89 on their website...
Don't waste your time with this one June 9, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is too brief and gives an illusion that security+ is a very easy test but in reality it is not. I have passed the test with no thanks to this book.
 Read this book right before the exam! May 30, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Take your security courses, then read your 800+ page
text book then the night before the Security+ Exam read this book. I found it to be exactly what I needed right before the exam. These types of cram books are great for cramming the facts into your head right before the exam.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in becoming Security+ certified.
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