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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

Summary

This chapter focused on cryptography. Cryptography is one of the most powerful tools of a security professional. It offers you the ability to protect sensitive information through the use of encryption. It can also offer you the ability to verify the integrity of patches, files, and important data. In addition, cryptography makes e-commerce possible. With cryptographic solutions such as PKI, you can trust that a third party is who they claim to be. These are but a few of the solutions cryptography offers.

As a security professional, you need to able to communicate with others about cryptographic solutions and services. You don’t have to be able to write your own cryptographic algorithm. You do need to be able to offer solutions to real problems. There is not a week that goes by without a news report that lists stolen or lost media that contained personal information. As a security professional, you may be in a position to suggest that your company use full disk encryption...