CASP: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Study Guide Authorized Courseware: Exam CAS-001 - Softcover

Gregg, Michael; Haines, Billy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118083199 ISBN 13: 9781118083192

Publisher: Sybex, 2012

Synopsis

Get Prepared for CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Exam

Targeting security professionals who either have their CompTIA Security+ certification or are looking to achieve a more advanced security certification, this CompTIA Authorized study guide is focused on the new CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Exam CAS-001. Veteran IT security expert and author Michael Gregg details the technical knowledge and skills you need to conceptualize, design, and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments. He prepares you for aspects of the certification test that assess how well you apply critical thinking and judgment across a broad spectrum of security disciplines.

Featuring clear and concise information on crucial security topics, this study guide includes examples and insights drawn from real-world experience to help you not only prepare for the exam, but also your career. You will get complete coverage of exam objectives for all topic areas including:

• Securing Enterprise-level Infrastructures
• Conducting Risk Management Assessment
•   Implementing Security Policies and Procedures
• Researching and Analyzing Industry Trends
• Integrating Computing, Communications and Business Disciplines

Additionally, you can download a suite of study tools to help you prepare including an assessment test, two practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms. Go to www.sybex.com/go/casp and download the full set of electronic test prep tools.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Validate Your IT Security Skills with CompTIA's CASP Certification

Get the thorough preparation you need for CompTIA's CASP certification (Exam CAS-001). Combining the book with online study tools, this practical guide covers all exam objectives and provides practice exams, review questions, an in-depth Lab Manual appendix, and more—everything you need to study, practice, and review for the exam. Topics include cryptographic tools and techniques, risk management, comprehensive security solutions, and much more. Inside, find:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam

• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

• Bonus Lab Manual showing you how to use a number of tools you should be familiar with in the real world

• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Includes Real-World Scenarios, Lab Exercises, and Access to Exam Prep Software Featuring:

• + Custom Test Engine

• + Hundreds of Practice Questions

• + Electronic Flashcards

Sybex Exam Prep Tools

Go to www.sybex.com/go/casp and download a full set of electronic test prep tools to help you thoroughly prepare for the exam. These include:

• Chapter review questions

• Two practice CASP exams

• Over 100 electronic flashcards

• Glossary of Terms in PDF

Download practice exams and chapter review questions

Test your readiness with over 100 electronic flashcards

About the Author

Michael Gregg is the COO of Superior Solutions, Inc. (www.thesolutionfirm.com), a Houston-based consulting firm that performs security assessments and penetration testing for Fortune 1000 companies. He is an expert on security, networking, and Internet technologies, and has written over 14 books on IT security. Michael holds the following certifications: CISSP, CISA, CISM, MCSE, MCT, CTT+, A+, Network+, Security+, CNA, CCNA, CIW Security Analyst, CCE, CEH, CHFI, CEI, DCNP, ES Dragon IDS, ES Advanced Dragon IDS, and SSCP. Billy Haines, CCNA Security, CISSP Associate, is a systems engineer for a science, engineering, technology, and applications company in the greater San Diego area. Prior to that, he was a network security vulnerability technician with the U.S. Navy, specializing in advanced networking, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, information assurance, and comprehensive defense-in-depth implementation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118083199
• ISBN 13: 9781118083192
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552