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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

Security considerations for mobility management

Many security considerations arise when an enterprise wants to support a mobile workforce. Devices offer a wide range of features and functions that may represent a risk to the organization.

The unauthorized remote activation and deactivation of devices or features

While many devices support an array of security features, many of these can be deactivated – for example, the user may inadvertently disable or deactivate a security feature such as a daemon supporting an anti-malware application. This risk should be mitigated by using secure operating systems (such as Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) or Security-Enhanced Android (SEAndroid)) along with MDM.

Encrypted and unencrypted communication concerns

When we are supporting mobility, we should always identify the weakest links in a network. This means that if we harden the device using full device encryption (FDE), screen locks, and application whitelisting, we also...