Table of Contents

• 1. Environmental Reconnaissance Techniques
• 2. Response and Countermeasures
• 3. Securing a Corporate Environment
• 4. The Information Security Vulnerability Management Process
• 5. Common Vulnerabilities
• 6. Analyzing Threat Data or Behavior
• 7. Computer Forensics
• 8. Incident Response
• 9. The Incident Recovery and Post-incident Response Process
• 10. Using Security Frameworks to Guide Common Policies
• 11. Identity and Access Management
• 12. Implementing Compensating Controls
• 13. The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 14. Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies

About the Author

Troy McMillan is a product developer and technical editor for Kaplan IT as well as a full-time trainer. He became a professional trainer 16 years ago, teaching Cisco, Microsoft, CompTIA, and wireless classes. He has written or contributed to more than a dozen projects, including the following recent ones:

·         Contributing subject matter expert for CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification Exam Preparation Guide (Kaplan)

·         Author of CISSP Cert Guide (Pearson)

·         Prep test question writer for CCNA Wireless 640-722 (Cisco Press)

·         Author of CASP Cert Guide(Pearson)




Troy has also appeared in the following training videos for OnCourse Learning: Security+; Network+; Microsoft 70-410, 411, and 412 exam prep; ICND1; and ICND2.




He delivers CISSP training classes for CyberVista, authorized online training provider for (ISC)2.




Troy now creates certification practice tests and study guides for the Transcender and Self-Test brands. He lives in Pfafftown, North Carolina, with his wife, Heike