CompTIA Security+ — Know most of it
The near-twin distinctions that trip up confident candidates — zero-day vs. n-day, VM escape vs. resource reuse, phishing vs. spear phishing.
12 notes at this level
Start here
Core material
Domain 2.0 — Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
Objective 2.3
What Are Virtualization Vulnerabilities?
Objective 2.3
What Is a Cryptographic Vulnerability?
Objective 2.3
What Is a Misconfiguration Vulnerability?
Objective 2.3
What Is a Mobile Device Vulnerability?
Objective 2.4
What Is a Trojan?
Objective 2.3
What Is a Zero-Day Vulnerability?
Objective 2.2
What Is Phishing?
Objective 2.4
What Is Ransomware?