CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
If you are ready to transition from technical execution to board-level cybersecurity leadership, the CISSP Executive Preparation Track by Skills Share Hub is engineered for you.
ISC2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) course is a perfect companion for preparing for the CISSP exam. It focuses specifically on the objectives introduced by (ISC)² in April 2024, covering asset retention, secure provisioning, crypto attacks, machine learning tools, threat hunting, risk-based access control, zero trust, SAML, SOAR, CASB, securing microservices, containers, managed services, and many other topics while helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.
The goal of this course is to give you all the tools you need to pass the CISSP exam on your first try, including preparation hints, test-taking tips, time-saving strategies, self-assessment questions, and practice exams.
Key Learning Specs
Level
Expert
Duration
32 Hours (approx., self-paced)
Experience
2-3 Yrs IT Security Experience
Labs
Case Studies
Goal
GoalCISSP Exam Mastery
Why Join This Track?
32 Hours Core Technical Instruction:
Live online weekend sessions covering all 8 ISC2 CISSP domains.
Designed for Working Leaders:
Weekend-only schedule (Saturdays & Sundays) so you don't need to take leave from work.
Pearson VUE Exam Policy:
Official $1,000 USD exam fee paid for Pearson Skilling Suite includes 1 Free Exam Retake.
Enrollment Options & Investment Tiers
Standard Track
(Special Independence Offer, Reg: PKR 90,000)- ✓ 32-hour live CISSP preparation training
- ✓ Domain-wise study notes & lecture slides
- ✓ Group mentorship & core case studies
Premium Prep Track
(Special Independence Offer, Reg: PKR 120,000)- ✓ Everything included in the Standard Track
- ✓ Exam simulations and mock exam reviews
- ✓ Personalized study strategy & self-paced course through Skilling Suite
- ✓ Exclusive premium dumps, advanced study materials, and 1 Free Retake Guarantee
Platinum Track
(Special Independence Offer, Reg: PKR 330,000)- ✓ Everything included in the Premium Track
- ✓ Official Pearson VUE Exam Voucher included
Training Details
Course Overview
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) course is a perfect companion to preparing for the CISSP exam. It focuses specifically on the objectives for the CISSP exam introduced by (ISC)² in April 2024. The course reviews asset retention, secure provisioning, crypto attacks, machine learning tools, threat hunting, risk-based access control, zero trust, SAML, SOAR, CASB, securing microservices, containers, managed services, and many other topics, while helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.
The goal of this course is to provide you with all the tools you need to prepare for the CISSP Exam including preparation hints, test-taking tips, time-saving strategies, self-assessment questions, and practice exams to increase your chances of passing the exam on your first try.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand security and risk management
- Classify information and assets
- Review security architecture and engineering for vulnerabilities and design flaws
- Improve communication and network security architectures, components, and channels
- Strengthen identity and access management (IAM) controls, services, and provisioning
- Enhance security assessment and testing designs to collect and process data to support audits
- Manage security operations
Required course materials:
- Pearson Skilling Suite CISSP Exam Cram Courseware
Course Outline
Lesson 1: The CISSP Certification Exam (24 min)
- Assessing exam requirements
- Determining whether you’re ready for the exam
- Using practice questions
- Using your time wisely
Lesson 2: Understanding Asset Security (48 min)
- Proper methods for data destruction
- Development of documents that can aid in compliance with local, state, and federal laws
- The implementation of encryption and its use for the protection of data
- How to use data security control
Lesson 3: Security and Risk Management (2 hrs)
- Calculations used for risk management
- Approved approaches to good security management
- How to perform qualitative risk analysis
- How to perform quantitative risk analysis
- How to perform hybrid risk analysis
- Good resource protection
- The roles of security policies, procedures, guidelines, and baselines
- Proper data classification
- Proper implementation of security roles
- How to perform risk calculation
Lesson 4: Security Architecture and Engineering (1 hr 12 min)
- How to select controls based on system security requirements
- Use of confidentiality models such as Bell-LaPadula
- How to identify integrity models such as Biba and Clark-Wilson
- Common flaws and security issues associated with security architecture designs
- Cryptography and how it is used to protect sensitive information
- The need for and placement of physical security controls
Lesson 5: Communications and Network Security (1 hr)
- Secure network design
- The difference between LAN and WAN topologies
- The OSI model and its layers
- The four layers of the TCP/IP stack
- Convergence protocol
Lesson 6: Identity and Access Management (1 hr 12 min)
- Identity and access management
- How to control physical and logical control to assets
- Methods to integrate identity as a third-party service
- Difference between discretionary, mandatory attribute-based, and role-based access control
- How to manage the identity and access provisioning lifecycle
- How to differentiate authorization types
Lesson 7: Security Assessment and Testing (2 hrs)
- Security assessment and testing
- Assessment and test strategies
- How to identify attack methodologies
- Automated and manual testing techniques
- Examples and penetration test methodologies
- Log reviews
- Disaster recovery and business continuity
- How to perform security assessment and penetration tests
- Security metrics
- Incident response techniques
Lesson 8: Security Operations (1 hr 48 min)
- Disaster recovery processes and plans
- How to understand and support investigations
- Foundational security concepts
- Different types of RAID
- How to implement disaster recovery strategies and recovery strategies
- How to participate in business continuity planning and exercises
- Perimeter and internal physical controls
- How to implement disaster recovery processes
- Auditing and monitoring
Lesson 9: Software Development Security (1 hr 48 min)
- The role of security in the software development lifecycle
- Database design
- The Capability Maturity Model
- The steps of the development lifecycle
- How to determine the effectiveness of software security
- The impact of acquired software security
- Different types of application design techniques
- The role of change management
- The primary types of database
Audience profile
This course is ideal for:
- IT security professionals and security leaders who are interested in seeking CISSP certification, or who need to maintain their existing certification.
Certification Pre-requisites
To get the most out of this course, we recommend you have:
- 1–2 years of professional experience with IT security
- Experience working with IT security
- Fluency in security procedures such as business continuity planning, disaster planning, and risk assessment
Target certification exam: CISSP (ISC²)
Follow-on-Courses
- ISC2 CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- ISC2 CISSP-ISSMP or ISSAP (concentration exams)
Course Components & Access Details
Included with the Course (Pearson Skilling Suite)
Hands-on live labs included at no extra charge
Books
Videos
Practice tests by MeasureUp
Access to the entire Skilling Suite course catalog
What You Will Learn
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand security and risk management
- Classify information and assets
- Review security architecture and engineering for vulnerabilities and design flaws
- Improve communication and network security architectures, components, and channels
- Strengthen identity and access management (IAM) controls, services, and provisioning
- Enhance security assessment and testing designs to collect and process data to support audits
- Manage security operations