Introduction xvii Chapter 1 Domain 1.0: Security Operations 1 Chapter 2 Domain 2.0: Vulnerability Management 67 Chapter 3 Domain 3.0: Incident Response and Management 167 Chapter 4 Reporting and Communication 207 Chapter 5 Practice Test 1 227 Chapter 6 Practice Test 2 253 Appendix Answers and Explanations 281 Chapter 1: Domain 1.0: Security Operations 282 Chapter 2: Domain 2.0: Vulnerability Management 309 Chapter 3: Domain 3.0: Incident Response and Management 345 Chapter 4: Reporting and Communication 361 Chapter 5: Practice Test 1 371 Chapter 6: Practice Test 2 380 Index 391

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