CompTIA CAS-004 Bundle

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

As the name refers, CASP is about security. The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner exam encompass skills and knowledge necessary to plan, design and build secure solutions for complicated enterprise environments. It imparts necessary information on applying unique solutions to security problems and proposes and implements those solutions to address enterprise security loopholes, while managing risks and threats.

CASP is not the proprietary of any vendor. It is a general certification that tests your ability to mitigate threats and provide advance level security to enterprises. It an internationally validated advanced-level security exam that certifies your skills and knowledge of security related domains.

For this certification, you should have at least 10 years of experience in IT administration including 5 years of hands-on experience in technical security.

This exam covers the following major topics:

1. Enterprise Security
2. Risk Management, Policy/Procedure and Legal
3. Research & Analysis
4. Integration of computing, communications, and business disciplines

The duration of exam is 165 minutes (computer-based test containing a maximum of 80 multiple-choice questions). There is no scaled score for this exam. It is a pass/fail exam.

CASP is valid for three years. After that, you have to renew your certification since you will no longer be certified. You must retake the exam to update your certification. If you were certified or manually enrolled in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network + or CASP in 2011, you have to validate your skills by accessing continuing education program by next year to remain certified. Almost all CompTIA certifications are valid for three years starting from the date you become certified.

CASP is an advance level security solution exam that allows you to climb the corporate level and become a security specialist. If you have experience in IT administration or security, CASP will validate your skills and give you a solid base to build a career in security administration. Salary starts from $95000 to $99000 annually. If you a other security certifications along with CASP, you can command $100,000+ annually.

Expert Review

I was working as an internee in a local security consultancy firm. My friend advised me to take CASP and apply for Security consultant in the firm. I was skeptical at first, but when I did my CASP certification, and applied for the position, I was instantly recommended by one of the firm partners and got the job I always dreamt of. CASP is the way to go.

Czar Casnik - Security Consultant - Mark & Chambers IT Consultants