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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

Understanding regulations, accreditations, and standards

An organization needs to demonstrate to customers and partners that they have implemented standardized and recognized business practices. This makes it clear to the partner or the customer that the product or service satisfies their requirements. In many cases, a failure to implement the appropriate controls will result in a failure to attain the appropriate accreditation. If controls and standards are not maintained, the business faces the risk of being stripped of accreditation. We will take a look at some examples of regulations, accreditation, and standards.

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

PCI compliance is necessary if an organization intends to process debit card or credit card transactions and intends to store cardholder data. Such activities are overseen by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). The main reason for this council is to oversee and govern the security...