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CASP+ CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Study Guide: Exam CAS-003 - Third Edition

By : Jeff T. Parker, Michael Gregg
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CASP+ CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Study Guide: Exam CAS-003 - Third Edition

By: Jeff T. Parker, Michael Gregg

Overview of this book

The next few years will bring a 45-fold increase in digital data and at least one-third of that data will pass through the cloud. The level of risk to data everywhere is growing in parallel and organizations are in need of qualified data security professionals to safeguard their information. The CASP+ certification validates this in-demand skillset and this book is your ideal resource for passing the exam. CASP+ meets the ISO 17024 standard and is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to fulfill Directive 8570.01-M requirements. It is also compliant with government regulations under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). As such, this career-building credential makes you in demand in the marketplace and shows that you are qualified to address enterprise-level security concerns. The CASP+ CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Study Guide: Exam CAS-003, Third Edition, is the preparation resource you need to take the next big step for your career and pass with flying colors. This book provides detailed explanations of technical and business concepts that give you the background you need to apply, identify, and implement appropriate security solutions. You’ll solidify your understanding of each objective with end-of-chapter reviews. The book contains hands-on lab exercises and hundreds of practice questions to help you test your knowledge in advance of the exam. By the end of the book, you’ll have the knowledge and the confidence to ace the CASP+ certification exam.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Cover
2
Acknowledgments
3
About the Authors
4
Table of Exercises
6
Assessment Test
7
Answers to Assessment Test
18
Index
19
Advert
20
End User License Agreement

Application Exploits

Application exploits are a broad category of attack vectors that computer criminals use to target applications. There are many ways in which an attacker can target applications. Regardless of the path taken, if successful, the attacker can do harm to your business or organization. The resulting damage may range from minor impact to putting your company out of business. Depending on how the application has been designed, an application exploit may be easy to find or extremely difficult to pinpoint. With so much to consider, there needs to be a starting point. As such, OWASP lists the top 10 application security risks in 2017 as follows:

  1. Injection
  2. Broken authentication and session management
  3. Sensitive data exposure
  4. XML external entities (XXE)
  5. Broken access control
  6. Security misconfiguration
  7. Cross-site scripting (XSS)
  8. Insecure deserialization
  9. Using components with known vulnerabilities
  10. Insufficient logging and monitoring