Remember SCAP
Full name: Security Content Automation Protocol
Memory aid: Security Content is Automated through Protocol specifications.
SCAP is a suite of standards, not one vulnerability scanner.
Study area: Defense & security operations · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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SCAP — Security Content Automation Protocol
Combines specifications for automated security configuration and vulnerability information.
Why learn SCAP — Security Content Automation Protocol?
Combines specifications for automated security configuration and vulnerability information.
Where it came from
SCAP is a suite of standards, not one vulnerability scanner.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Security Content is Automated through Protocol specifications.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SCAP: Security Content Automation Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Security Content is Automated through Protocol specifications.
- Explain the practical use: Combines specifications for automated security configuration and vulnerability information.
- Explain this distinction: SCAP is a suite of standards, not one vulnerability scanner.
- Identify SCAP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST Security Content Automation Protocol (csrc.nist.gov)