CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

Introduction

The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) course is a 5-day training course aimed at IT professionals with at least 10 years of experience in enterprise IT Security, who intend on writing the CompTIA CAS-004 exam. In this course, delegates will expand on their knowledge of information security to apply more advanced principles that will keep their organization safe from the many ways it can be threatened.

Delegates will apply critical thinking and judgment across a broad spectrum of security disciplines to propose and implement sustainable security solutions that map to organizational strategies, translate business needs into security requirements, support IT governance and risk management, architect security for hosts, networks, and software, respond to security incidents and more.

Audience profile

This course is designed for IT professionals in the cybersecurity industry whose primary job responsibility is to secure complex enterprise environments. The target student should have real-world experience with the technical administration of these enterprise environments. The target audience includes the following:

• Cyber Security/IS Professionals
• Information Security Analysts
• Security Architects
• IT Specialist
• Cybersecurity Risk Managers
• Cybersecurity Risk Analysts

Pre-requisites

Before attending this course, delegates need to have knowledge of Information Security concepts. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) concepts and common implementations, such as authentication factors and directory services
• Knowledge of cryptographic concepts and common implementations, such as Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) and public key infrastructure (PKI)
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and implementations, such as the TCP/IP model and configuration of routers and switches
• Knowledge of common security technologies used to safeguard the enterprise, such as anti-malware solutions, firewalls, and VPNs

It is highly recommended that delegates attending this course have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in IT administration, including at least 5 years of hands-on technical security experience.