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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

Access control

Access control can be used to control authorization once a user has been authenticated. There may be many different requirements; for example, developers may need to share their code with one another. There may be requirements for very strict access control when there are sensitive documents that must be accessed. There may be a requirement to give privileges and rights to administrative role holders or perhaps to give fine-grained access based upon the location or the country of origin of the account holder. In the following section, we will investigate these choices.

Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

MAC is generally seen as the most secure way of controlling access to assets. It requires clearance levels. It requires the data to be classified or labeled. It can be time-consuming but offers the most security. Government agencies such as the Department of Defense and other such entities will typically use this system. Figure 4.8 shows the classification options for...