Information security : the systems security certified practitioner certification -- Security basics : a foundation -- Domain 1: access controls -- Domain 2: security operations and administration -- Domain 3: risk identification, monitoring, and analysis -- Domain 4: incident response and recovery -- Domain 5: cryptography -- Domain 6: Networks and communications -- Domain 7: Systems and application security -- Appendix A. Answers to written labs -- Appendix B. Answers to review questions -- Appendix C. Diagnostic tools