Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification is one of the most demanded certification in information security. It is an independent information security certification governed by the reputed International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2

CISSP Exam Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum five years of direct full-time security professional work experience in two or more of the ten domains of the information systems, OR
• Four years of direct full-time professional security work experience in two or more of the ten domains of the CISSP CBK with a college degree, OR
• If you don't have experience, then become an Associate of (ISC)² by successfully passing the CISSP exam and earn six years of experience to become a CISSP

CISSP Exam Course Syllabus

The CISSP Exam includes ten domains as per the CBK - Common Book of Knowledge.

• Access Control
• Telecommunications and Network Security
• Information Security Governance and Risk Management
• Software Development Security
• Cryptography
• Security Architecture and Design
• Operations Security
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Legal, Regulations, Investigations and Compliance
• Physical Security

CISSP Syllabus The CISSP domains are drawn from various information security topics within the (ISC)² CBK. The CISSP CBK consists of the following 8 domains:

Detailed Syllabus:

Security and Risk Management (Security, Risk, Compliance, Law, Regulations, and Business Continuity)

• Confidentiality, integrity, and availability concepts
• Security governance principles
• Compliance
• Legal and regulatory issues
• Professional ethic
• Security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines

Asset Security (Protecting Security of Assets)

• Information and asset classification
• Ownership (e.g. data owners, system owners)
• Protect privacy
• Appropriate retention
• Data security controls
• Handling requirements (e.g. markings, labels, storage)

Security Engineering (Engineering and Management of Security)

• Engineering processes using secure design principles
• Security models fundamental concepts
• Security evaluation models
• Security capabilities of information systems
• Security architectures, designs, and solution elements vulnerabilities
• Web-based systems vulnerabilities
• Mobile systems vulnerabilities
• Embedded devices and cyber-physical systems vulnerabilities
• Cryptography
• Site and facility design secure principles
• Physical security

Communication and Network Security (Designing and Protecting Network Security)

• Secure network architecture design (e.g. IP & non-IP protocols, segmentation)
• Secure network components
• Secure communication channels
• Network attacks

Identity and Access Management (Controlling Access and Managing Identity)

• Physical and logical assets control
• Identification and authentication of people and devices
• Identity as a service (e.g. cloud identity)
• Third-party identity services (e.g. on-premise)
• Access control attacks
• Identity and access provisioning lifecycle (e.g. provisioning review)

Security Assessment and Testing (Designing, Performing, and Analyzing Security Testing)

• Assessment and test strategies
• Security process data (e.g. management and operational controls)
• Security control testing
• Test outputs (e.g. automated, manual)
• Security architectures vulnerabilities

Security Operations (Foundational Concepts, Investigations, Incident Management, and Disaster Recovery)

• Investigations support and requirements
• Logging and monitoring activities
• Provisioning of resources
• Foundational security operations concepts
• Resource protection techniques
• Incident management
• Preventative measures
• Patch and vulnerability management
• Change management processes
• Recovery strategies
• Disaster recovery processes and plans
• Business continuity planning and exercises
• Physical security
• Personnel safety concerns

Software Development Security (Understanding, Applying, and Enforcing Software Security)

• Security in the software development lifecycle
• Development environment security controls
• Software security effectiveness
• Acquired software security impact