How the CISSP Works
An independent orientation to the CISSP: experience rules and the Associate path, the adaptive exam, the Code of Ethics, a tour of the eight domains with US law and frameworks, endorsement, maintenance and a personal study plan.
CISSP-101 12 lessons · 5 h 32 min
Offered by HSM University · CISSP Exam Prep
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Explain what the CISSP is, who it is designed for and what it does and does not demonstrate
- Describe ISC2, the accreditation of its credentials and how the CISSP compares with other security credentials
- Apply the experience requirement, part-time conversion, the one-year waiver and the Associate of ISC2 rules to real cases
- Describe the adaptive exam format, domain weightings, scaled scoring, stopping rules, pacing and retake policies
- Apply the ISC2 Code of Ethics canons, including their order of precedence, to professional dilemmas
- Summarize Domains 1 and 2 and calculate SLE, ALE and the value of a safeguard
- Summarize Domain 3, including secure design principles, security models, cryptography and facility security
- Summarize Domains 4 and 5, including network layers, secure protocols, authentication factors and access control models
- Summarize Domains 6 and 7, including assessment and audit reports, investigations, incident management and recovery objectives
- Summarize Domain 8 and apply the manager's mindset to cross-domain scenario questions
- Plan endorsement and maintenance of the credential, including CPE credits and annual fees
- Build a weighted study plan and a complete personal CISSP certification plan
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 32 min total · final exam
- 1 What the CISSP is and who it is for 27 min · quiz
- 2 ISC2 and the security credential landscape 26 min · quiz
- 3 Experience requirements, the waiver and the Associate path 29 min · quiz
- 4 The CISSP exam: adaptive format, scoring and policies 27 min · quiz
- 5 The ISC2 Code of Ethics and professional conduct 27 min · quiz
- 6 Domains 1 and 2: security and risk management and asset security 29 min · quiz
- 7 Domain 3: security architecture and engineering 27 min · quiz
- 8 Domains 4 and 5: networks and identity and access management 29 min · quiz
- 9 Domains 6 and 7: security assessment, testing and operations 27 min · quiz
- 10 Domain 8 and thinking across the domains 27 min · quiz
- 11 Endorsement, certification and maintaining the credential 29 min · quiz
- 12 Study strategy and your personal CISSP plan 28 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Description
An independent orientation to the CISSP: experience rules and the Associate path, the adaptive exam, the Code of Ethics, a tour of the eight domains with US law and frameworks, endorsement, maintenance and a personal study plan.