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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By : Mark Birch
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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By: Mark Birch

Overview of this book

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) ensures that security practitioners stay on top of the ever-changing security landscape. The CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the CompTIA CAS-004 exam so you can take it with confidence, fully equipped to pass on the first attempt. Written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment questions, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed explanations, this book covers security architecture, security operations, security engineering, cryptography, governance, risk, and compliance. You'll begin by developing the skills to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise. Moving on, you'll discover how to monitor and detect security incidents, implement incident response, and use automation to proactively support ongoing security operations. The book also shows you how to apply security practices in the cloud, on-premises, to endpoints, and to mobile infrastructure. Finally, you'll understand the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements throughout the enterprise. By the end of this CASP study guide, you'll have covered everything you need to pass the CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 certification exam and have a handy reference guide.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Security Architecture
6
Section 2: Security Operations
11
Section 3: Security Engineering and Cryptography
16
Section 4: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Chapter 9: Enterprise Mobility and Endpoint Security Controls

In a large enterprise, there is a business need for flexibility and mobility, but it is vitally important to address the risks, in terms of cybersecurity. Many business solutions comprise heterogeneous workloads on the server side and have to deal with a large number of end devices. These can include traditional desktop computers, laptops, tablets, handheld devices, and wearable technology. We need to assess the security of these devices, choose the appropriate technologies that the enterprise should adopt, and ensure that we can provide the necessary attestation that they do not present unacceptable business risks. There are security requirements to ensure that deployed system images are built from a validated secure template. Services should only be enabled if there is a business need for them. There is also the challenge of providing network access to a variety of mobile devices, including personal devices that are Wi...