Remember CASB
Full name: Cloud Access Security Broker
Memory aid: Cloud Access has a Security Broker.
Deployment modes affect visibility and enforcement coverage.
Study area: Defense & security operations · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA SecurityX · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · ISC2 CCSP · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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CASB — Cloud Access Security Broker
Applies visibility and control to cloud-service use.
Why learn CASB — Cloud Access Security Broker?
Applies visibility and control to cloud-service use.
Where it came from
Deployment modes affect visibility and enforcement coverage.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Cloud Access has a Security Broker.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand CASB: Cloud Access Security Broker.
- Recall this memory aid: Cloud Access has a Security Broker.
- Explain the practical use: Applies visibility and control to cloud-service use.
- Explain this distinction: Deployment modes affect visibility and enforcement coverage.
- Identify CASB in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)