(ISC)² CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Advance your career with the gold-standard credential in information security. This course is your complete companion for the CISSP exam covering security and risk management, asset security, architecture and engineering, network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, and software development security. 

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(ISC)² 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

Advanced

Duration

21 Hours (approx., self-paced)

Experience

1-2 Yrs IT Security Experience

Labs

9 Lessons w/ Self-Assessment

Goal

GoalCISSP Exam Mastery

Training Details

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 

 

  • Assessing exam requirements 
  • Determining whether you’re ready for the exam 
  • Using practice questions 
  • Using your time wisely 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 
  • 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 

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. 

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) 

  • ISC2 CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) 
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty 
  • ISC2 CISSP-ISSMP or ISSAP (concentration exams)