CASP+ (CAS-004) Cert Prep: 1 Security Architecture

Course details

The CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner+) (CAS-004) certification is a vendor-neutral certification that validates your knowledge and ability to conduct advanced-level cybersecurity skills. Designed for the advanced-level technical cybersecurity professional certification, the certification exam tests your ability to implement solutions within cybersecurity policies and frameworks. This course from information technology and cybersecurity expert Jason Dion focuses on the security architecture aspects of the exam. He covers important topics like securing networks and architectures, infrastructure design, cloud security, and cryptography. He also discusses the security concerns of newer and emerging technologies like 3D printing and quantum computing. Whether you’re prepping for the exam, or are looking to improve your cybersecurity skills, join Jason in this course to gain valuable lessons and improve your readiness against cyber attacks.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - About the exam

1. Securing Networks

03 - Securing networks
04 - Switches
05 - Routers
06 - Wireless and mesh
07 - Firewalls
08 - Proxies
09 - Gateways
10 - IDS and IPS
11 - Network access control
12 - Remote access
13 - Unified communication
14 - Cloud vs. on-premises
15 - DNSSEC
16 - Load balancer

2. Securing Architectures

17 - Securing architectures
18 - Traffic mirroring
19 - Network sensors
20 - Host sensors
21 - Layer 2 segmentation
22 - Network segmentation
23 - Server segmentation
24 - Zero trust
25 - Merging networks
26 - Software-defined networking

3. Infrastructure Design

27 - Infrastructure design
28 - Scalability
29 - Resiliency issues
30 - Automation
31 - Performance design
32 - Virtualization
33 - Containerization

4. Cloud and Virtualization

34 - Cloud and virtualization
35 - Cloud deployment models
36 - Cloud service models
37 - Deployment considerations
38 - Provider limitations
39 - Extending controls
40 - Provisioning and deprovision
41 - Storage models
42 - Virtualization

5. Software Applications

43 - Software applications
44 - Systems development lifecycle
45 - Software development lifecycle
46 - Development approaches
47 - Software assurance
48 - Baselines and templates
49 - Best practices
50 - Integrating applications

6. Data Security

51 - Data security
52 - Data lifecycle
53 - Data classification
54 - Labeling and tagging
55 - Deidentification
56 - Data encryption
57 - Data loss prevention (DLP)
58 - DLP detection
59 - Data loss detection

7. Authentication and Authorization

60 - Authentication and authorization
61 - Access control
62 - Credential management
63 - Password policies
64 - Multi-factor authentication
65 - Authentication protocols
66 - Federation
67 - Root of trust
68 - Attestation
69 - Identity proofing

8. Cryptography

70 - Cryptography
71 - Privacy and confidentiality
72 - Integrity
73 - Compliance and policy
74 - Data states
75 - Cryptographic use cases
76 - PKI use cases

9. Emerging Technology

77 - Emerging technology
78 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning
79 - Deep learning
80 - Big data
81 - Blockchain distributed consensus
82 - Passwordless authentication
83 - Homomorphic encryption
84 - Virtual and augmented reality
85 - 3D printing
86 - Quantum computing

Conclusion

87 - Conclusion