About Course
The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) certification is a globally recognized, vendor-neutral credential that validates advanced-level skills in security architecture, engineering, integration, and incident response. This comprehensive course prepares you for the CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-004) exam, covering critical security concepts and practices required of today’s enterprise security professionals. You will learn how to design, implement, and manage secure solutions across complex enterprise environments. The CASP+ certification demonstrates your mastery of advanced security principles and your ability to think critically and apply judgment across a broad spectrum of security disciplines.
What Will I Learn?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Design, implement and manage security solutions across complex enterprise environments.
- Assess enterprise security risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
- Integrate host, storage, network, application, and cloud security technologies.
- Analyze security requirements in hybrid networks to work toward an enterprise-wide security architecture.
- Conduct security assessments using various tools and techniques.
- Integrate advanced authentication and authorization techniques.
- Implement cryptographic and security controls for hosts, networks, and applications.
- Respond to and recover from security incidents.
- Apply security principles to research and development.
- Explain the importance of risk strategies and collaboration across business units to achieve enterprise-wide security.
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
- Experienced IT security professionals with at least 10 years of IT administration experience, including at least 5 years of broad hands-on technical security experience.
- Security architects, senior security engineers, and security consultants.
- Individuals who want to demonstrate mastery of advanced security concepts and practices.
- Professionals who lead and direct security efforts within an organization rather than executing specific tasks.
- Anyone who wants to earn the globally recognized CompTIA CASP+ certification.
Materials Included
- Comprehensive video lectures covering all CAS-004 exam objectives.
- Downloadable study guides and notes aligned with the official CompTIA CASP+ exam objectives.
- Practice quizzes and exams to assess your knowledge and readiness.
- Access to online discussion forums for peer interaction and support.
- Other potential materials may include: links to official CompTIA resources, downloadable security architecture templates and documents, etc.)
Requirements/Instructions
- CompTIA recommends a minimum of ten years of experience in IT administration, including at least five years of broad hands-on technical security experience, although this is not a strict prerequisite.
- A solid understanding of networking, operating systems, and security concepts. Ideally, candidates should possess certifications such as CompTIA Network+, Security+, and CySA+ or have equivalent knowledge.
- A strong desire to learn and a commitment to completing the course.
- A reliable internet connection for accessing course materials and online resources.
- (Optional) A computer for practicing security concepts and using security tools.
Important Note: This course covers the objectives for the CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 exam. The official CompTIA exam voucher is not included in the course fee and must be purchased separately.
Course Content
Topic 1: Security Architecture (29%)
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Lesson 1.1: Analyze security requirements and objectives.
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Lesson 1.2: Analyze organizational requirements to protect data.
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Lesson 1.3: Analyze organizational requirements to implement host security.
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Lesson 1.4: Analyze organizational requirements to implement network security.
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Lesson 1.5: Analyze organizational requirements for identity and access management.
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Lesson 1.6: Analyze organizational requirements to implement cloud and virtualization technologies.
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Lesson 1.7: Analyze organizational requirements for implementing secure software development.
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Lesson 1.8: Analyze organizational requirements to implement risk mitigation controls for emerging technologies.