Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Security+ Certification Passport, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-401) (Mike Meyers' Certficiation Passport) 4th Edition

I like it, but don't rely ONLY on this for the test.I read the entire David L. Prowse SYO-301 book, did all those practice tests and exercises. Then, I skimmed through most of this book and read up on chapters that were challenging for me to digest (mostly PKI, encryption and authentication server topics) to reinforce my learning.If you know every sentence of every page of this book, you'll pass the test. However, I would also recommend getting your hands on other materials and trying to APPLY your knowledge before taking the exam. Not one thing is the be-all, end-all answer key to passing Sec+.During the Sec+ studies, I also read the entire Mike Meyers A+ book; an entire college book (800 pages) for Network+; ProProf's online notes; Professor Messer videos on Youtube; AND the COMPTIA Certmaster program for Sec+ V.301.I wanted to know the material inside and out. Not just "know the answers", but understand WHY things are the way they are. I passed A+ and Sec+ within a week of each other. Sec+ was the more challenging one.

I passed my test with the Combination of this and another book. The tips are pretty helpful during each chapter

I used books written by Mike Meyers to pass A+ and Net+ exams, both of which were written very well, contained minimal errors, and provided comprehensive coverage without unnecessary repetition. I have to say, this book left something to be desired. First of all, Mike Meyers is not the author as the title might suggest, he is the editor (and a poor one at that). This book, which was written by two other authors, was haphazardly put together with apparently little collaboration. This becomes apparent as the reader progresses through the book, as a number of topics are inadequately covered with very little detail, often repetitively. Readers will feel a sense of deja vu several times throughout the book, thinking "hasn't this been covered already, and this new explanation is equally vague." I am recently CCNA - Security certified; I can say based off of that training that some of the assertions in this book are either inaccurate or do not tell the entire story. Furthermore, the knowledge that readers will acquire from this book is more theoretical than practical, which may be more of a critique on the Security+ objectives themselves rather than any neglect of authorship in this regard.The book contradicts itself and contains a number of obvious grammatical and pedagogical errors. For example, on page 351 the authors write "most computer viruses self-replicate without the knowledge of the computer user." Yet on page 356, the authors assert that a worm self-replicates, writing "Compare this to viruses, which cannot self-replicate." This is not an anomaly within the book, but an example of one of many frustrating mistakes that are confusing to the reader. I was disappointed in this book, which I had bought because I was familiar with and loved the editor's previous books.That being said, this book may give you what you need to pass the exam if you can move past annoying errors and repetition, and particularly if you also already have experience or related training. Without that, I'm not sure this would be enough to pass the exam, but I have yet to take it. There may be a better source that would more effectively give you everything you need. If I had it to do over again, I would buy another book if one was available for a similar price.

bought this for my tech boyfriend for his birthday. He had been wanting it. The book has lots of tech into. is easy to understand, Its sturdy and well put together. He is very happy with it. We would buy it again in a heart beat if it got lost. will recommend to others.

This is a good book to have when preparing for the Security+ exam. I bought this book in addition to the  CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401  and  CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Exams, Second Edition (Exam SY0-401) (Certification Press) . This book is my least favorite of the three. I believe that this book contains all of the information that the CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401 has but I like the flow of the second book better.I am not a computer security person so this book just seemed to be a bit dry for me. I am a program security person but I need Security+ for work. I found the  CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: SY0-401 to be easier to read and understand from a beginner level.

I give this book three stars because the book covered only about 60% of what I saw on the exam. Fortunately, I have 10 years of industry experience, studied the book thoroughly, and studied several other resources thoroughly.With A+ and Network+, these books were all that was needed to pass the test. However, for Security+, even if you read and completely understand every word of every paragraph (yes, much information found on the exam appeared in seemingly insignificant paragraphs of the book), you will require additional study resources.While I appreciate the information I gleamed from this book, I will choose a more complete study resource, such as CompTIA official material, for future exams.

This book is actual terd. I bought it without hesitation because the first time I passed net+ and sec+ in 2010 I sat and read these books one times through from end to end and absolutely aced the tests, both of them. Not only that, I felt security + was way easier than net + at the time, due to how well Mike Myers wrote (his own books) at the time. Sadly, this isn't the case. I'm at 56% through the boom now and if I didn't have all those years of IT experience under my belt I'd have to say I'd be either very frustrated or asleep by now. A big issue that I've seen in this book is it seems no one went though and edited the the practice questions for the tests, some of the answers explanations don't even match up! Wtf! Don't buy this book. This is my first and hopefully last review I'll ever write in the kindle store. I literally only write reviews when I'm dissatisfied with something, like really dissatisfied, this book kinda sucks. Wish test takers the best in the future with it

Simply concepts are made to seem complicated by the use of overly long sentences and needless words. Avoid this book. You will find it quite tiresome to read. It is not written by Mike Meyers but only uses his name on the cover. I purchased this book since I had studied from another book by him and found it to be very readable. Unfortunately, just having him as "senior editor" on this book is not enough.

I did not like this book. go for the Darril Gibson book instead.I wish I had not bothered.