CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) will be re-branded to SecurityX with the release of the next exam version CAS-005 on December 17, 2024. The name change emphasizes the advanced, or “Xpert” level certifications in the CompTIA portfolio.
The name change from CASP+ to SecurityX will not affect the certification status of current CASP+ certification holders or the continuing education (CE) program. Those with an active CASP+ certification will automatically receive the rebranded SecurityX badge and can download a new certificate and transcript in CertMetrics. Unexpired CASP+ exam vouchers will work for the SecurityX exam. The certification will continue to:
- Validate job tasks performed by a security professional with 10 years of IT experience and 5 years of security experience
- Be designed around the tasks performed by senior security engineer and security architect roles
- Be a natural progression from the job roles aligned to Security+
Course Objectives
Security Architecture
Analyze security requirements in hybrid networks to work toward an enterprise-wide, zero trust security architecture with advanced secure cloud and virtualization solutions.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Prove an organization’s overall cybersecurity resiliency metric and compliance to regulations, such as CMMC, PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, FISMA, NIST and CCPA
Security Operations
Address advanced threat management, vulnerability management, risk mitigation, incident response tactics and digital forensics analysis
Security Engineering and Cryptography
Configurations for endpoint security controls, enterprise mobility, cloud/hybrid environments, and enterprise-wide PKI and cryptographic solutions
Course Outline
SecurityX 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, SecurityX certified professionals figure out how to implement solutions within those policies and frameworks.
Unlike other certifications, SecurityX covers both security architecture and engineering
SecurityX 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.
SecurityX is the most up to date advanced-level cybersecurity certification on the market
SecurityX covers technical skills in on premises, cloud native, and hybrid environments, governance, risk, and compliance skills, assessing an enterprise’s cybersecurity readiness, and leading technical teams to implement enterprise-wide cybersecurity solutions.
SecurityX is compliant with ISO/ANSI 17024 standards and maps to DCWF work roles used by U.S. DoD Directive 8140.03M.
Regulators and government rely on ANSI accreditation, because it provides confidence and trust in the outputs of an accredited program. Over 3 million CompTIA ISO/ANSI-accredited exams have been delivered since January 1, 2011.
