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Acumen Consulting St. Louis, MO-Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)®

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

5 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

  • Analyze information systems access control.
  • Analyze security architecture and design.
  • Analyze network security systems and telecommunications.
  • Analyze information security management goals.
  • Analyze information security classification and program development.
  • Analyze risk management criteria and ethical codes of conduct.
  • Analyze application security.
  • Analyze cryptography characteristics and elements.
  • Analyze physical security.
  • Analyze operations security.
  • Apply business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
  • Identify legal issues, regulations, compliance standards, and investigation practices relating to information systems security.

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 10 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 one or more fields related to the 10 CBK security domains, or a college degree and four years of experience.

 

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following It is highly recommended that students have certifications in Network+ or Security+, or possess equivalent professional experience upon entering CISSP training. It will be beneficial if students have one or more of the following security-related or technology-related certifications or equivalent industry experience: MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, SCNP, CCNP, RHCE, LCE, CNE, SSCP®, GIAC, CISA™, or CISM®.

 

Course Content

Information Systems Access Control

  • Data Access Principles
  • System Access and Authentication
  • Penetration Tests

Security Architecture and Design

  • Security Models
  • Security Modes
  • System Assurance

Network and Telecommunications Security

  • Data Network Design
  • Remote Data Access
  • Data Network Security
  • Data Network Management

Information Security Management Goals

  • Organizational Security
  • The Application of Security Concepts

Information Security Classification and Program Development

  • Information Classification
  • Security Program Development

Risk Management and Ethics

  • Risk Management
  • Ethics

Application Security

  • Software Configuration Management
  • Software Controls
  • Database System Security

Cryptography

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

Physical Security

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

Operations Security

  • Operations Security Control
  • Operations Security Auditing and Monitoring
  • Operational Threats and Violations

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

  • Business Continuity Plan Fundamentals
  • Business Continuity Plan Implementation
  • Disaster Recovery Plan Fundamentals
  • Disaster Recovery Plan Implementation

Legal, Regulations, Compliance, and Investigations

  • Computer Crime Incident Response
  • Computer Crime Laws and Regulations

 

For more information on Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Please contact Rhuann Heimann at 618-523-4893 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For a full listing of Acumen's technical courses please click here.

 

 

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