CASP CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Certification Study Guide (Exam CAS-001)

7Security Assessments

CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES

7.01 Tool Types

Port Scanners

Vulnerability Scanners

Protocol Analyzer

Switch Port Analyzer

Network Enumerator

Password Cracker

Fuzzer

HTTP Interceptor

Attacking Tools/Frameworks

7.02 Methods

Vulnerability Assessment

Penetration Testing

Black Box

White Box

Gray Box

Fingerprinting

Code Rreview

Social Engineering

Two-Minute Drill

Q&A Self Test

Spend enough time in the security career field and at some point you will either conduct an assessment, create an RFP (Request for Proposal) for assessments, respond to an assessment RFP, or examine the results of an assessment. Assessments play a very big role ...