CISSP Exam Prep Certcamp

Course Description

According to ISC2, This CISSP Certification will Inspire Utmost Confidence If you plan to build a career in information security – one of today’s most visible professions. Candidates seeking CISSP certification must have a minimum of five full years of experience in information security. It’s the credential for Information Technology professionals who develop policies and procedures in information security.

The CISSP was the first credential in the field of information security, accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 17024:2003. ISC2 CISSP certification is not just an objective measure of excellence, but a globally recognized standard of achievement.

The CISSP Certification program is designed for candidates who have already completed a bachelor’s degree. CertFirst offers an intensive CertCamp program of study that prepares the student for the (ISC)2 management level CISSP certification exam. The CISSP certification recognizes mastery of an international standard in Information Security management. Candidates can get certified as a CISSP upon passing the certification exam and completing the requirements with industry experience. Prior to accumulating the necessary work experience, an associate of (ISC)2 designation may be earned.

Program Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Understand and apply fundamental concepts and methods related to the fields of information technology and security
• Align overall organizational operational goals with security functions and implementations
• Understand how to protect assets of the organization as they go through their lifecycle
• Understand the concepts, principles, structures, and standards used to design, implement, monitor, and secure operating systems, equipment, networks, applications, and those controls used to enforce various levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• Implement system security through the application of security design principles and application of appropriate security control mitigations for vulnerabilities present in common information system types and architectures
• Understand the importance of cryptography and the security services it can provide in today’s digital and information age
• Understand the impact of physical security elements on information system security and apply secure design principles to evaluate or recommend appropriate physical security protections
• Understand the elements that comprise communication and network security coupled with a thorough description of how the communication and network systems function
• List the concepts and architecture that define the associated technology and implementation systems and protocols at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model layers 1-7
• Identify standard terms for applying physical and logical access controls to environments related to their security practice
• Appraise various access control models to meet business security requirements
• Name primary methods for designing and validating test and audit strategies that support business requirements
• Enhance and optimize an organization’s operational function and capacity by applying and utilizing appropriate security controls and countermeasures
• Recognize risks to an organization’s operational endeavors and assess specific threats, vulnerabilities, and controls
• Understand the System Lifecycle (SLC) and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and how to apply security to it; identify which security control(s) are appropriate for the development environment, and assess the effectiveness of software security

Prerequisites

In order to get certified as a CISSP and to even attend CertFirst’s program, Candidates must qualify for the CISSP certification exam. The minimum requirement is to have four years of industry experience in the Information Security field or three years of experience & a college degree. Please contact us to verify if you qualify for the exam.