CISSP Certification
CISSP stands for the Certified Information Systems Security
Professional. This is an advanced level certification
that is geared towards the security professionals who have
at least four years of experience in the field of information
security and detailed understanding of the security technologies
and concepts. ISC2 (the International Information System
Security Certification Consortium) promotes the CISSP exam.
ISC2 is a stepping stone on the way to CISSP and SSCP.
The exam lasts for the six hours and consist of 250 multiple
choice questions on the major information security topics
including cryptography, access control systems, security management,
designing and implementations of the security policies, physical
security, internet security, telecommunications, risk analysis,
malware, patch management, antivirus, security architecture,
firewall, data center, law investigations and implementations
of the other security technologies.
The exam cost is $450 and it lasts for the three years. Every
three years, the recertification is required with the 120
hours of continued education. The recertification fees in
$85. CISSP candidates must agree to the CISSP code of ethics.
Due to the long length of the exam and broad range of the
coverage, this exam is considered as the somewhat difficult.
The SSCP exam is relatively easy as compared to the CISSP
exam.
CISSP certified are responsible for implementing the security
policies, procedures and protecting the organization’s
assets from internal and external security threats including
hacking attacks, viruses, spyware, malware, adware, phishing
attacks, intruders and from unauthorized access to the network
resources.
CISSP is regarded as the primary security certification for
the IT professionals around the world. The IT professionals
who want to earn the CISSP certification must have a vast
practical experience in the information security field.
There are many online resources for learning the CISSP.
The seven information domains for the CISSP exam are administration,
access control, auditing/monitoring, cryptography, application
and system development, business continuity and disaster recovery
planning, operations security, physical security, Law/investigations,
security management practices, security architecture and models
and data communications/telecommunication, network and internet
security.
The job roles include security consultant, security professional
and the job of the CISSP certified professional can call in
any kind of organization from small to multinational organizations.
CISSP is a senior level exam, which is designed to access
the candidate’s skills of implementing and maintaining
the information security infrastructure in a small to corporate
level multination organization. The exam certifies your
knowledge, skills and expertise of managing the security related
issues, business management practices, physical security,
cyber crime laws, cryptography and data communications.
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