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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. It is considered one of the premiere Information Security certifications. The credential is accredited by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) under ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 standard in the area of information security.
 

The CISSP test includes information from 10 different domains which comprise the (ISC)2 Common Body of Knowledge® (CBK).

Current Concentrations for CISSPs include the:

  • ISSAP, Concentration in Architecture
  • ISSEP, Concentration in Engineering
  • ISSMP, Concentration in Management

According to its sponsor (ISC)2, applicants for the CISSP must have one of the following to qualify:

  • A minimum of four years of direct full-time security professional work experience in one or more of the ten domains of the CBK®
  • Three years of direct full-time of the CBK® with a four-year college degree.
    • A Master's Degree in Information Security from a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) can substitute for one year toward the four-year requirement.

Individuals who achieve the CISSP are required to complete 120 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) units over a period of 3 years in order to maintain the certification. CPE's can be earned several ways, including attending seminars, achieving additional certifications or degrees, publishing work related to information security. If a CISSP does not maintain 120 CPEs in 3 years, he/she will need to retake the CISSP exam in order to maintain active status.

The CISSP has been described as covering Information Security topics "A mile wide, and an inch deep." The certification demonstrates a wide range of expertise in a variety of topics as listed below.

The CBK® includes:

  • Access Control
  • Application Security
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Cryptography
  • Information Security and Risk Management
  • Legal, Regulations, Compliance and Investigations
  • Operations Security
  • Physical (Environmental) Security
  • Security Architecture and Design
  • Telecommunications and Network Security

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