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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

Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)

SCAP is an open standard and is used by many vendors within the industry to support a common security reporting language. It is supported by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), which is a US government-funded organization that produces content that can be used within a SCAP scanner.

It is used extensively within US government departments, including the Department of Defence (DoD), and meets Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements.

Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)

XCCDF specifies a format for configuration files. These are the checklists that the SCAP scanner (the vulnerability assessment tool) will use. They are written in an XML format. Within the US government and DoD, these files are more commonly known as Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG). More information can be obtained from the following public site: https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/.

Important Note

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