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If keeping your business or your family safe from cybersecurity threats is on your to-do list, Cybersecurity for Dummies will introduce you to the basics of becoming cyber-secure! You'll learn what threats exist, and how to identify, protect against, detect, and respond to these threats, as well as how to recover if you have been breached!

This fully revised and updated resource offers complete coverage of the latest release of CompTIA A+ exams 220-1101 and 220-1102. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, this definitive guide also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference.

Welcome to the first and only book you will ever need on the topic of cyber law and cyber security. learn hacking techniques, cyber law, and white hat operations. Perfect for Beginners: If you’re brand new or an expert in cyber security, you’ll still find this guide a solid purchase to add to your skill set, develop new skills and techniques, or revamp old ones and sharpen yourself with cyber security and cyber law.

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