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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

Integrating security into the development life cycle

When considering introducing new systems into an enterprise environment, it is important to adopt a robust repeatable approach. Organizations must incorporate the most stringent standards, consider legal and regulatory requirements, and ensure the system is financially viable.

When developing software, it is important to consider security at every stage of the development process. Some vendors will use a variation called the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL), which incorporates security requirements at each step of the process.

Systems development life cycle

One of the most well understood and widely implemented approaches to systems development is the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). There are normally 5 stages, although in some models there can be as many as 10 stages. Whichever model you adopt, you should allow for a clearly defined pathway from the initial ideas to a functional working product. Figure 2.1 shows...