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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

Testing methods

There are various methods to search for vulnerabilities within an enterprise, depending on the scope of the assignment. Vulnerability assessments are performed by both security professionals, searching for vulnerabilities, and attackers threatening our networks (searching for the same vulnerabilities).

Static analysis

Static analysis is generally used against source code or uncompiled program code. It requires access to the source code so it is more difficult for an attacker to gain access. During a penetration test, the tester would be given the source code to carry out this type of analysis. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is an important process to mitigate the risks of vulnerable code.

Dynamic analysis

Dynamic analysis can be done against systems that are operating. If this is software, this will mean the code is already compiled and we assess it using dynamic tools.

Side-channel analysis

Side-channel analysis is targeted against measurable...