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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

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

MFA is becoming an important consideration for many enterprises as passwords alone are not considered secure enough. Guidance from the NCSC in the United Kingdom recommends that MFA should be used to counter the threat of compromised passwords. Microsoft strongly promotes the use of MFA when accessing their cloud services. It is becoming more and more straightforward to implement multiple factors; for example, Microsoft automatically supports the use of smart cards with Active Directory accounts. There are many third-party solution providers offering mobile authenticator apps. We will take a look at some of the choices in the following sections.

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

2FA simply means using two different methods or two different factors during the authentication process. You must combine two different factors. Factors are assigned a unique identifier (there are five factors: Type I through to Type V).

The factors include the following...