CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner(CASP+):Practice Exams

Course details

CASP Preparation

The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner certification is ideal for IT professionals looking to improve or brush up on their technical skills. Whereas many advanced security certifications focus on management skills, such as how to implement security policies or frameworks, the CASP+ content focuses on the technical skills required to secure enterprise environments.

How many questions are in the CASP+(CAS-004)?

The CASP+ exam consists of a maximum of 90 questions. There is no scaled score, and the exam is pass/fail.

How long do you have to complete the exam?

Candidates are given a maximum of 165 minutes to complete the test.

CASP(CAS-004) Exam Weighting by Functional Area:

Security Architecture (29%): includes topics related to the security requirements needed to ensure an appropriate, secure network architecture; how to integrate software applications securely; appropriate authentication and authorization controls; secure cloud and virtualization solutions; the impact of emerging technologies on enterprise security and privacy.

Security Operations (30%): puts emphasis on newer techniques addressing advanced threat management, vulnerability management and assessment, penetration testing, risk mitigation, incident response tactics and digital forensics analysis and latest tools.

Security Engineering and Cryptography (26%): focuses on advanced cybersecurity configurations for endpoint security controls, enterprise mobility, cloud/hybrid environments as well as PKI and cryptographic solutions.

Governance, Risk and Compliance (15%): covers advanced techniques to apply the appropriate risk strategies; mitigation of vendor risk; compliance to regulations such as CMMC, PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, NIST, STAR and CCPA; the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery readiness.