CISSP - Definition and Overview

CISSP stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional, which is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC²). It is considered one of the premiere security certifications.

Earning a CISSP certification requires 4 years of security related business experience, or 3 years of experience plus a college degree or 2 years plus a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Information Security. The certification test takes up to 6 hours to complete, and covers 10 different information security domains which comprise the Common Body of Knowledge.

The Common Body of Knowledge includes:

• Access Control Systems & Methodology
• Applications & Systems Development
• Business Continuity Planning
• Cryptography
• Law, Investigation & Ethics
• Operations Security
• Physical Security
• Security Architecture & Models
• Security Management Practices
• Telecommunications, Network & Internet Security

External Links

• ISC² (https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi)
• CCCure (http://cccure.org)
• ISC² Definition of a Professional (https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=167)