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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

Questions

Here are a few questions to test your understanding of the chapter:

  1. What metric is used by planners for a critical resource that would cause severe adverse effects for the enterprise? This metric forms the line in the sand that cannot be crossed.
    1. Recovery point objective
    2. Recovery time objective
    3. Recovery service level
    4. Maximum tolerable downtime
  2. What metric is a goal set by the enterprise to ensure a critical service will be operational within a specified timeframe?
    1. Recovery point objective
    2. Recovery time objective
    3. Recovery service level
    4. Mission-essential functions
  3. What is a planning objective used when the restoration of a critical service will also require data to be restored?
    1. Recovery point objective
    2. Recovery time objective
    3. Recovery service level
    4. Mission-essential functions
  4. What planning objectives ensure that critical services are recovered first, while other functional elements, such as printing customer tickets, are given a lower priority?
    1. Recovery point...