CISSP Certification

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.