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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

Conducting a business impact analysis

One of the most important things for an organization is to ensure that contingency plans are in place to protect the business from adverse events and conditions. Business leaders must ensure that a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is performed to determine critical systems and services that will have a disproportionate effect on the enterprise if they are not available. Stakeholder involvement is important, enabling the business to identify key business processes.

The first step in the assessment should be the purpose. This can be performed in three steps. See Figure 15.1 for more information:

Figure 15.1 – BIA purpose

The initial purpose document can be used to build the contingency plan, while it can also be used as the basis for a DRP. Once key systems are identified, this information can also be used to document an effective cyber incident response plan.

The purpose of a BIA is to identify critical services...