CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004) Certification Practice Exam.

This course is designed to prepare students for the CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004) Exam. The course consists of practice tests taken in a multiple-choice format. Each test is accompanied by detailed explanations to help students understand the reasoning behind the correct answers.

Students will not receive any other materials in this course, as the focus is to simulate the test-taking experience. The practice tests cover a range of topics that are covered in the CompTIA CASP+ Certification exam, including risk management, enterprise security architecture, research, and collaboration, enterprise security operations, and technical integration of enterprise security.

The course aims to help students identify any gaps in their knowledge and familiarize themselves with the format of the CASP+ exam. Students will have the opportunity to assess their understanding of various concepts and improve their confidence in taking the actual exam.

CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Exam details: Number of Questions, Time, and language

• Number of Questions: Maximum of 90 questions,

• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (single and multiple response), drag and drops and performance-based,

• Length of Test: 90 Minutes. The exam is available in English, German, and Japanese languages.

• Passing Score: 750/900

• Languages : English at launch. German, Japanese, Portuguese, Thai and Spanish

• Schedule Exam : Pearson VUE

CASP+ (V4) Exam Objectives summary:

Security architecture (29%)

• Security program documentation: policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.

• Program management: training (phishing, security, privacy), communication, reporting, and RACI matrix.

• Frameworks: COBIT, ITIL, and others.

• Configuration management: asset life cycle, CMDB, and inventory.

• GRC tools: mapping, automation, and compliance tracking.

• Data governance: production, development, testing, and QA.

• Risk management: impact analysis, risk assessment (quantitative vs. qualitative), third-party risk, confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

• Threat modeling: actor characteristics, attack patterns, and frameworks (ATT&CK, CAPEC, STRIDE).

• Attack surface: architecture reviews, data flows, and trust boundaries.

• Compliance strategies: industry-specific standards (PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27000).

• Security frameworks: NIST CSF, CIS, CSA, and others.
  

Security operations (30%)

• Threat management: intelligence types (tactical, strategic, operational), threat actor properties (resources, capabilities, sophistication), and frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, Cyber Kill Chain).

• Indicators of compromise (IoC): logs, network activity, unusual process activity, and alerts (SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP).

• Vulnerability management: scans (credentialed vs. non-credentialed, active vs. passive), patch management, criticality ranking, and SCAP (OVAL, CPE, CVE, CVSS).

• Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing: methods (static/dynamic analysis, reverse engineering), and tools (vulnerability scanners, protocol analyzers, exploit frameworks).

• Risk mitigation: code injections, race conditions, cross-site scripting (XSS), weak cryptography, improper exception handling, and outdated software.

• Processes to reduce risk: proactive detection (threat hunting, honeypots), preventive measures (hardening, sandboxing, immutable systems), and security automation (Cron tasks, Bash, PowerShell, Python).

• Physical security: lighting reviews, visitor logs, camera reviews, and open vs. confined spaces.

  
  

Security engineering and cryptology (26%)

• Secure network architecture: traffic mirroring, access control lists (ACLs), load balancers, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), network segmentation, zero trust, and software-defined networking (SDN).

• Infrastructure security design: scalability (vertical, horizontal), resiliency (high availability, redundancy), performance (clustering, caching), and automation (SOAR, bootstrapping).

• Application security: secure coding standards, testing (SAST, DAST, IAST), CI/CD pipelines, secure design patterns, and application vetting.

• Data security techniques: data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, tokenization, anonymization, data classification, and lifecycle management.

• Authentication and authorization: multifactor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), federation, access control models (MAC, DAC, RBAC, ABAC), and identity proofing.

• Cloud and virtualization security: hypervisors, containers, VDI, cloud deployment models (private, public, hybrid), and service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).

• Cryptography and PKI: privacy, integrity, non-repudiation, compliance, cryptographic use cases (data at rest, in transit, in use), and PKI use cases (web services, VPN, code signing).

• Emerging technologies: artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, quantum computing, passwordless authentication, and homomorphic encryption.

  
  

Governance, risk, and compliance (15%)

• Security program management: policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and training (phishing, security, privacy).

• Compliance requirements: industry-specific regulations (CMMC, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, FISMA, NIST, CCPA) and standards (ISO/IEC 27000).

• Risk management: impact analysis, risk assessment (quantitative vs. qualitative), third-party risk, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Governance frameworks: COBIT, ITIL, NIST CSF, and others.

• Data governance: production, development, testing, QA, and data classification.

• Audit and assessment: internal and external audits, compliance tracking, and reporting.

• GRC tools: automation, mapping, and compliance monitoring.

• Threat modeling and attack surface management: actor characteristics, attack patterns, architecture reviews, and trust boundaries.

The course is ideal for individuals who have already covered the material for the CompTIA CASP+ Certification exam but need help preparing for the actual test. It is also suited for those who are looking to assess their readiness for the exam.

During this course, students will also receive guidance on test-taking strategies and tips to maximize their performance during the exam. They will learn how to approach different types of questions and identify critical information in each question.

Upon completion of this course, students will have gained a better understanding of the format and content of the CompTIA CASP+ Certification exam. They will also have improved their ability to answer multiple-choice questions and identified areas where they may need to focus their further study efforts.

Overall, this course provides an excellent opportunity for students to improve their readiness for the CompTIA CASP+ Certification exam. By taking a simulated test and reviewing detailed explanations, students will be better equipped to excel on the actual exam.