The objectives for the exam can be found here: CompTIA Exam Objectives.
The book I used: CompTIA Security+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601).
For audio description I used: Professor Messer's youtube videos.
Each link under "Exam Objectives" (above) goes through all of the objectives for the Security+ exam. Each chapter has 5 - 9 sections and each section has terms which the exam will use to test your knowledge of computer security. This website can be used to quickly test your knowledge on each term. It can also be used to quickly review terms that you are weak on without having to jump around a book or a youtube video.
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