CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) is an advanced-level cybersecurity certification for security architects and senior security engineers charged with leading and improving an enterprise’s cybersecurity readiness.

About the Certification
  • CASP+ is the only hands-on, performance-based certification for advanced practitioners — not managers — at the advanced skill level of cybersecurity. While cybersecurity managers help identify what cybersecurity policies and frameworks could be implemented, CASP+ certified professionals figure out how to implement solutions within those policies and frameworks.
  • Unlike other certifications, CASP+ covers both security architecture and engineering – CASP+ is the only certification on the market that qualifies technical leaders to assess cyber readiness within an enterprise, and design and implement the proper solutions to ensure the organization is ready for the next attack.

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Certification Information
Category
Information Security
Level
Cybersecurity
Includes

Fee Structure

CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner)  
CertMaster Learn  
CertMaster Practice  
Exam Voucher  
CompTIA Labs  
  1,331,000/= TZS

About the Exam

CASP+ is an advanced-level cybersecurity certification covering technical skills in security architecture and senior security engineering in traditional, cloud, and hybrid environments, governance, risk, and compliance skills, assessing an enterprise’s cybersecurity readiness, and leading technical teams to implement enterprise-wide cybersecurity solutions. Successful candidates will have the knowledge required to:

  • Architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise
  • Use monitoring, detection, incident response, and automation to proactively support ongoing security operations in an enterprise environment
  • Apply security practices to cloud, on-premises, endpoint, and mobile infrastructure, while considering cryptographic technologies and techniques
  • Consider the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements throughout the enterprise

CASP+ is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the US DoD to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements. Regulators and governments rely on ANSI accreditation because it provides confidence and trust in the outputs of an accredited program. Over 2.3 million CompTIA ISO/ANSI-accredited exams have been delivered since January 1, 2011.

 

Jobs That Use CASP+

Security Architect

Senior Security Engineer

SOC Manager

Security Analyst

 

 

Exam Details

Exam Codes CAS-003 CAS-004
Launch Date April 2, 2018 October 6, 2021
Exam Description

CASP+ covers the technical knowledge and skills required to conceptualize, engineer, integrate and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise.

 CASP+ covers the technical knowledge and skills required to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise while considering the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements. 
Number of Questions Maximum of 90 questions
Type of Questions Multiple-choice and performance-based
Length of Test 165 Minutes
Passing Score This test has no scaled score; it’s pass/fail only.
Recommended Experience A minimum of ten years of experience in IT administration, including at least five years of hands-on technical security experience.   A minimum of ten years of general hands-on IT experience, with at least five years of broad hands-on security experience.
Languages English and Japanese  English, and Japanese to follow
Retirement  April 5, 2022 (English language version)
December 31, 2022 (Japanese)		 Usually three years after the launch 
COMPETENCIES
  • Conceptualize, engineer, integrate and implement secure solutions across complex environments
  • Translate business needs into security requirements
  • Analyze risk impact and respond to security incidents
JOB ROLES
  • Cybersecurity/IS Professional
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Security Architect
  • IT Specialist INFOSEC

Certification Features

Expanded coverage to analyze security requirements in hybrid networks to work toward an enterprise-wide, zero trust security architecture with advanced secure cloud and virtualization solutions.
Expanded to support advanced techniques to prove an organization’s overall cybersecurity resiliency metric and compliance to regulations, such as CMMC, PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, FISMA, NIST, and CCPA.
Expanded emphasis on newer techniques addressing advanced threat management, vulnerability management, risk mitigation, incident response tactics, and digital forensics analysis.
Expanded to focus on advanced cybersecurity configurations for endpoint security controls, enterprise mobility, cloud/hybrid environments, and enterprise-wide PKI and cryptographic solutions.