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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

Implementing data loss prevention

It is important to identify sensitive data and put in place preventative controls to control the unwanted exfiltration or leakage of this data. There are many different controls for managing this requirement. We can use policy to ensure that correct data handling and operational procedures are followed. We can use DLP filters at the network egress points, using capability within our Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) or Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance. Your cloud provider may offer Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), protecting your organization when users access the cloud. Microsoft365 offers this protection with a collection of pre-set rules and templates that can be applied. We will look at some additional methods within this section.

Blocking the use of external media

To prevent the local exfiltration of sensitive data, it is important to put in place local controls, also known as Group Policy or Local Policy, for Windows workstations...