CompTIA SecurityX
(CAS-005)
The advanced-tier, ANSI-accredited, performance-based certification for technical cybersecurity leaders. Successor to CASP+. Required for many DoD 8140 work roles.
The CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) exam validates that a candidate can architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex enterprise environments, on-premises, cloud, and hybrid, while leading the governance and operational disciplines that keep a resilient enterprise resilient.
Where Security+ proves you understand cybersecurity concepts, SecurityX proves you can operate the field. The exam emphasizes hands-on, performance-based questions, cryptographic implementation, threat modeling, automation workflows, incident response, and emerging considerations like AI in security operations.
It is the only major hands-on, performance-based, ANSI/ISO 17024 accredited certification at the advanced practitioner tier, and the credential of record for senior security engineers, architects, and SOC leads.
Four domains. One integrated practice.
The CAS-005 exam blueprint maps to four interlocking domains. Weights below reflect approximate exam distribution.
What CompTIA
says about SecurityX.
CompTIA itself describes the cert in two specific ways. The CAS-005 release positioned it as the only hands-on, performance-based credential at the advanced practitioner tier, distinct from management-track exams. The broader Xpert Series roadmap framed it as a validator of expert-level competence in defined job roles.
CompTIA SecurityX is “the only hands-on, performance-based certification” at the advanced practitioner tier — built for working engineers, not managers.
Every Xpert Series exam validates “deep expertise in job roles recognized as being at the expert level.”
// Both statements are publicly released material from official CompTIA press releases. Quotation length is limited and attribution is direct to the speaker and the source release. Use the source links to verify.
Nineteen DCWF work roles.
CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) is approved under DoDM 8140.03 for 19 work roles in the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF). Roles are grouped by Workforce Element. DCWF codes shown in parentheses match the DoD 8140 Foundational Qualification Matrix at public.cyber.mil.
- Systems Requirements Planner641
- Enterprise Architect651
- Research & Development Specialist661
- Cyber Defense Analyst511
- Cyber Defense Incident Responder531
- Vulnerability Assessment Analyst541
- Security Control Assessor612
- Secure Software Assessor622
- Information Systems Security Developer631
- Security Architect652
- Information Systems Security Manager722
- COMSEC Manager723
- Systems Security Analyst461
- Cyber Crime Investigator221
- Program Manager801
- IT Project Manager802
- Product Support Manager803
- IT Investment/Portfolio Manager804
- IT Program Auditor805
A note on DoD 8570 versus DoD 8140. The legacy DoDM 8570.01-M framework (with its IAT, IAM, and IASAE categories at Levels I, II, and III) was superseded by DoDM 8140.03 in February 2023. The 8140 framework replaces category/level structure with specific DCWF work roles. CompTIA SecurityX inherits all the approvals previously held by CASP+ under 8570 and is now approved under 8140 for the work roles listed above.
// Source: CompTIA Framework Alignment (comptia.org/en-us/resources/comptia-framework-alignment). Verify the current Foundational Qualification Matrix at public.cyber.mil/wid/dod8140/qualifications-matrices for your specific work role before relying on this mapping.
The cert opens doors.
The bootcamp gets you through.
The bootcamp is built around structured instruction, expert-led review, and hands-on practice with the kind of scenarios the CAS-005 exam tests. Exam results vary based on prior experience, study time, technical background, and exam readiness. We do not guarantee exam outcomes. Pick a format and reserve your seat.
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