After this course you can design security architectures for complex environments, choose technical solutions with sound reasons and put governance and compliance requirements into practice. You will know the four areas of the CAS-005 exam and will have practised performance-based items. The course suits you if you work as a security architect or senior security engineer and already have plenty of practical experience. It is not designed as an entry point or as a direct next step after Security+.
What you’ll take away.
- Translate governance, risk and compliance requirements into technical decisions
- Design secure architectures for hybrid environments
- Select and evaluate security engineering solutions
- Improve detection and response in security operations
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Security architects and senior security engineers who want to test and deepen their knowledge at expert level.
- Prerequisites
- CompTIA recommends at least ten years of IT practice, five of them in security, and knowledge at the level of Network+, Security+, CySA+, Cloud+ and PenTest+, or equivalent knowledge.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 5 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Governance, risk and compliance
Security architecture
Security engineering
Security operations
Practising performance-based items
Revision and strategy for CAS-005
You rework the security architecture of a fictional organisation with hybrid IT and justify your choices with risks and requirements.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for the CompTIA CAS-005 exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms them. The certificate is issued by CompTIA, not NextNowa. This is not an official CompTIA course.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What is the CAS-005 exam like?
CompTIA lists up to 90 multiple-choice and performance-based items in up to 165 minutes. The result is simply pass or fail.
What languages is the exam available in?
According to CompTIA, English and Japanese. If you are a German speaker, plan to revise with the English terminology.
Does CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005): advanced security architecture include a certificate?
This course prepares you for the CompTIA CAS-005 exam. The exam and its fees are included only if your offer confirms them. The certificate is issued by CompTIA, not NextNowa. This is not an official CompTIA course.