CISSP Exam this weekend

Many are taking the CISSP Exam this weekend. Good luck!

Don't forget to take brain-food snacks for the duration (up to six hours). You should be able to bring a beverage with a LID and a lunch or snacks for breaks. Do take your breaks.

Relax... Stay loose. Do your best. Let us know how it goes!

Summary: The Domains of the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) for CISSP and SSCP certs

Part A, CISSP knowledge areas

These are the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) "Ten Domains" WRT the CISSP certification:

1. Access Control

2. Application Security

3. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

4. Cryptography

5. Information Security and Risk Management

6. Legal, Regulations, Compliance, and Investigations

7. Operations Security

8. Physical (Environmental) Security

9. Security Architecture and Design

10. Telecommunications and Network Security

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Part B, SSCP knowledge areas

Here are the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) "Seven Domains" WRT the SSCP certification:

1. Access Control

2. Analysis and Monitoring

3. Cryptography

4. Malicious Code and Other Attacks

5. Networks and Telecommunications

6. Risk, Response, and Recovery

7. Security Operations and Administration

I hope this helps you, as a brief introduction. For details, go directly to the source, (ISC)2. ;-)

NOTE: WRT training options, I personally found the "Yellow Book" and the CISSP Prep Guide by Shon Harris to be the most helpful, along with a 10-week study group via the Information Systems Security Association, (ISSA), http://www.issa-nova.org/ and http://www.issa-hr.org/

Regards,
Cheri Sigmon, CISSP

Annc: (ISC)2 Special Events and Offers for InfoSec professionals

For the latest special events and offers from (ISC)2, see this announcement:

InfoSec Special Events and Offers (Follow the links below for more details):

1. Advanced Certification Review Classes

2. The Ultimate Self-Study Package

3. (ISC)2 eLearning CPEs

4. Global events from (ISC)2

5. The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP® CBK®

NOTE: I am not affiliated with (ISC)2, except as a certified professional. This information is provided merely for your convenience, and I receive no profits from sharing this with you...

Regards,
Cheri Sigmon, CISSP

p.s. Next, I'll give you a list of the 10 domains in the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), for those who are interested in getting started with the certification process. See the next post...