CISSP: Certified Information System Security Professional

Overview

Welcome to Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®): Sixth Edition . With your completion of the prerequisites and necessary years of experience, you are firmly grounded in the knowledge requirements of today’s security professional.

This course will expand upon your knowledge by addressing the essential elements of the eight domains that comprise a Common Body of Knowledge (CBK®) for information systems security professionals.

The course offers a job-related approach to the security process, while providing a framework to prepare for CISSP certification.

CISSP is the premier certification for today’s information systems security professional. It remains the premier certification because the sponsoring organization, the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2 ®, regularly updates the test by using subject matter experts (SMEs) to make sure the material and the questions are relevant in today’s security environment.

By defining eight security domains that comprise a CBK, industry standards for the information systems security professional have been established. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you master the eight CISSP domains and ensure your credibility and success within the information systems security field.

Course Objectives

• In this course, you will identify and reinforce the major security subjects from the eight domains of the (ISC)2 CISSP CBK.

You will:

• Analyze components of the Security and Risk Management domain.

• Analyze components of the Asset Security domain.

• Analyze components of the Security Architecture and Engineering domain.

• Analyze components of the Communication and Network Security domain.

• Analyze components of the Identity and Access Management domain.

• Analyze components of the Security Assessment and Testing domain.

• Analyze components of the Security Operations domain.

• Analyze components of the Software Development Security domain

Target Student

This course is intended for experienced IT security-related practitioners, auditors, consultants, investigators, or instructors, including network or security analysts and engineers, network administrators, information security specialists, and risk management professionals, who are pursuing CISSP training and certification to acquire the credibility and mobility to advance within their current computer security careers or to migrate to a related career.

Through the study of all eight CISSP CBK domains, students will validate their knowledge by meeting the necessary preparation requirements to qualify to sit for the CISSP certification exam.

Additional CISSP certification requirements include a minimum of five years of direct professional work experience in two or more fields related to the eight CBK security domains, or a college degree and four years of experience.

Certification Exam

• ONLC includes a practice test with this course. An exam voucher is NOT included in this course. Students need to purchase exam voucher on their own.

Prerequisites

• It is highly recommended that students have obtained CompTIA® Network+® or Security+® certifications, or possess equivalent professional experience upon entering CISSP training.