CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) Practice Exam

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) 

About CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) Exam

The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) exam has been developed to test advanced-level skills and proficiency of candidates in areas including -

• Undertaking risk management,
• Understanding of Enterprise security operations
• Performing Research and collaboration
• Understanding the Integration of enterprise security

Who should take the exam?

The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ CAS-003 exam is suitable for professionals with hands-on, performance-based practitioners holding advanced level cybersecurity skills. The CASP+ certified professionals are responsible to decide the process of implementing solutions within policies and frameworks.

Skills Acquired

The CASP+ exam help develop skills domains including - 

• Firstly, enterprise security aims to include operations and architecture concepts, as well as techniques and requirements
• Secondly, develop skills with emphasis on analyzing risk by interpreting trend data and anticipating cyberdefense required for meeting organizational goals.
• Thirdly, learn to expand security control including mobile and small-form devices, together with software vulnerability
• Also, learn to integrate cloud and virtualization technologies with broader coverage into a secure enterprise architecture
• Lastly, Develop implementing cryptographic techniques, like blockchain, cryptocurrency and mobile device encryption 

Exam Details

• Exam Name: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ 
• Exam Code: CAS-003
• Total Questions: 90
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions
• Exam Duration: 165 minutes
• Exam Language: English and Japanese
• Testing Center: Pearson VUE
• Price: $466 USD
• Retirement Date: Three years after the launch
• Recommended experience: Ten years of experience in IT administration, including at least five years of hands-on technical security experience
• Passing score: Pass/Fail only (No scaled score)

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) 

The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner CASP+ (CAS-003) Exam covers the following topics

DOMAIN 1 - Describe Risk Management 19%

• Understand business and industry influences together with aligned security risks.
• Describe security, privacy policies and procedures based on organizational needs.
• Learn to implement risk mitigation strategies and controls
• Understand risk metric scenarios for securing the enterprise architecture

DOMAIN 2 - Describe Enterprise Security Architecture 25%

• Learn to integrate network and security components, concepts and architectures for meeting security needs
• Understand and integrate security controls for host devices 
• Learn and integrate security controls for mobile and small form factor devices 
• Learn to select appropriate security controls for specific software vulnerability scenarios, 

DOMAIN 3 - Describe Enterprise Security Operations 20%

• Learn to conduct security assessments with appropriate methods.
• Understand and analyze to select the appropriate tool for a security assessment
• Learn and execute incident response and recovery procedures.

DOMAIN 4 - Describe Technical Integration of Enterprise Security 23%

• Learn to integrate hosts, storage, networks and applications for secure enterprise architecture.
• Learn to integrate cloud and virtualization technologies for secure enterprise architecture.
• Learn to integrate and troubleshoot advanced authentication and authorization technologies 
• Learn and execute cryptographic techniques.
• Learn and select the appropriate control to secure communications and collaboration solutions.

DOMAIN 5 - Describe Research, Development and Collaboration 13%

• Learn to apply research methods for determining industry trends 
• Learn to execute security activities across the technology life cycle.
• Understand the significance of interaction across diverse business units for achieving security goals.