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Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

Course Outline

1 - Security and Risk Management

  • Security Governance Principles
  • Compliance
  • Professional Ethics
  • Security Documentation
  • Risk Management
  • Threat Modeling
  • Business Continuity Plan Fundamentals
  • Acquisition Strategy and Practice
  • Personnel Security Policies
  • Security Awareness and Training

2 - Asset Security

  • Asset Classification
  • Privacy Protection
  • Asset Retention
  • Data Security Controls
  • Secure Data Handling

3 - Security Engineering

  • Security in the Engineering Lifecycle
  • System Component Security
  • Security Models
  • Controls and Countermeasures in Enterprise Security
  • Information System Security Capabilities
  • Design and Architecture Vulnerability Mitigation
  • Vulnerability Mitigation in Embedded, Mobile, and Web-Based Systems
  • Cryptography Concepts
  • Cryptography Techniques
  • Site and Facility Design for Physical Security
  • Physical Security Implementation in Sites and Facilities

4 - Information Security Management Goals

  • Organizational Security
  • The Application of Security Concepts

5 - Information Security Classification and Program Development

  • Information Classification
  • Security Program Development

6 - Risk Management and Ethics

  • Risk Management
  • Ethics

7 - Software Development Security

  • Software Configuration Management
  • Software Controls
  • Database System Security

8 - Cryptography

  • Ciphers and Cryptography
  • Symmetric-Key Cryptography
  • Asymmetric-Key Cryptography
  • Hashing and Message Digests
  • Email, Internet, and Wireless Security
  • Cryptographic Weaknesses

9 - Physical Security

  • Physical Access Control
  • Physical Access Monitoring
  • Physical Security Methods
  • Facilities Security

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