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ISC2 CISSP

The CISSP certification from ISC2 is the industry standard for security professionals. Upskill and certify your teams with N2K. Looking to purchase training for yourself? View our individual Training Course.

N2K is an (ISC)2 Official Training Partner

Course Overview

As an ISC2 Official Training Provider, N2K’s CISSP Training Course enables practitioners to participate, learn, and partner with other professionals as they prepare to earn the certification. Our course trains for the latest version of the CISSP and also meets the U.S. Department of Defense Directive 8570/8140.

Our 100% online format makes it easier for your workforce to accommodate training. Courses are available video on-demand which includes six months of access to all learning tools and materials in our proprietary LMS. Private live online classes are available upon request.

Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) Exam

N2K is proud to be one of few training providers to include a simulated Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) final exam with our CISSP course to help learners prepare for exam day with confidence. Learn more about the CAT exam and other common questions here.

Prerequisites

At least five (5) years of cumulative, paid full-time work experience and must cover two or more of the eight domains off the CISSP CBK. A four-year college degree, a regional equivalent, or an additional credential from the ISC2 approved list will satisfy one (1) year of the required experience.

Related Courses

Equivalent courses to the CISSP include ISACA CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) or one of three other CISSP concentrations in architecture, engineering, and management.

Recommended subsequent certifications to pursue following CISSP depends on how practitioners would like to shape their careers. Individuals can pursue CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) by ISACA for a career in auditing security or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) by ISC2 for a career in cloud.

Who should earn the CISSP?

The CISSP is an advanced level certification that was confirmed to be comparable to a Master’s degree standard in terms of specialized cybersecurity knowledge and skills attained. Individuals in the following roles are excellent candidates for this certification. 

  • Security Professionals who seek to strengthen and validate their knowledge across a wide spectrum of security practices and principles
  • Security Managers or aspiring leaders who wish to apply their technical expertise with a managerial mindset
  • Chief Information Security Officers or Chief Security Officers

Benefits of Training

There are a great number of benefits to achieving the CISSP certification, but a few highlights include:

  • Understand the full spectrum of the cybersecurity landscape
  • Maximize earning potential
  • Effectively develop and lead major enterprise security initiatives
  • DoDD 8140/8570 approved for IAT Level III, IAM Level II & III, and IASAE Level I & II

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Course Outline

As ISC2 Official Training Provider, N2K’s Online CISSP Training Course prepares practitioners for the most up-to-date version of the CISSP exam, including the May 2021 content update.

  • Apply the principles of secure governance, regulatory compliance, and professional ethics. Develop, document, and implement security policies and training. Perform risk management, including Business Continuity planning.

    • 1.1 Understand, adhere to, and promote professional ethics
    • 1.2 Understand and apply security concepts
    • 1.3 Evaluate and apply security governance principles
    • 1.4 Determine compliance and other requirements
    • 1.5 Understand legal and regulatory issues that pertain to information security in a holistic context
    • 1.6 Understand requirements for investigation types (i.e., administrative, criminal,  civil, regulatory, industry standards)
    • 1.7 Develop, document, and implement security policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines
    • 1.8 Identify, analyze, and prioritize Business Continuity (BC) requirements
    • 1.9 Contribute to and enforce personnel security policies and procedures
    • 1.10 Understand and apply risk management concepts
    • 1.11 Understand and apply threat modeling concepts and methodologies
    • 1.12 Apply Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) concepts
    • 1.13 Establish and maintain a security awareness, education, and training program
  • Identify and securely provision information assets, establish handling requirements, manage the data lifecycle, and apply data security controls to comply with applicable laws.

    • 2.1 Identify and classify information and assets
    • 2.2 Establish information and asset handling requirements
    • 2.3 Provision resources securely
    • 2.4 Manage data lifecycle
    • 2.5 Ensure appropriate asset retention (e.g., End-of-Life (EOL), End-of-Support (EOS))
    • 2.6 Determine data security controls and compliance requirements
  • Apply the principles of secure design to engineering processes. Choose the appropriate security controls for sites, facilities, and systems. Understand cryptanalytic attacks and select cryptographic solutions.

    • 3.1 Research, implement and manage engineering processes using secure design principles
    • 3.2 Understand the fundamental concepts of security models (e.g., Biba, Star Model, Bell-LaPadula)
    • 3.3 Select controls based upon systems security requirements
    • 3.4 Understand security capabilities of Information Systems (IS) (e.g., memory protection, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), encryption/decryption)
    • 3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution elements
    • 3.6 Select and determine cryptographic solutions
    • 3.7 Understand methods of cryptanalytic attacks
    • 3.8 Apply security principles to site and facility design
    • 3.9 Design site and facility security controls
  • Implement secure design principles in network architectures, secure network components, and implement secure communication channels.

    • 4.1 Assess and implement secure design principles in network architectures
    • 4.2 Secure network components
    • 4.3 Implement secure communication channels according to design
  • Control physical and logical access to assets and manage identification and authentication of people, devices, and services, including third-party federation. Implement and manage authentication systems and authorization mechanisms. Manage identity and access provisioning.

    • 5.1 Control physical and logical access to assets
    • 5.2 Manage identification and authentication of people, devices, and services
    • 5.3 Federated identity with a third-party service
    • 5.4 Implement and manage authorization mechanisms
    • 5.5 Manage the identity and access provisioning lifecycle
    • 5.6 Implement authentication systems
  • Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies, conduct security control testing, collect security process data, analyze test output, and conduct or facilitate security audits.

    • 6.1 Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies
    • 6.2 Conduct security control testing
    • 6.3 Collect security process data (e.g., technical and administrative)
    • 6.4 Analyze test output and generate report
    • 6.5 Conduct or facilitate security audits
  • Conduct logging and monitoring activities, configuration management, patch management, disaster recovery, and incident managment. Test disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Manage personnel safety and physical security. Comply with change management and forensic investigations.

    • 7.1 Understand and comply with investigations
    • 7.2 Conduct logging and monitoring activities
    • 7.3 Perform Configuration Management (CM) (e.g., provisioning, baselining, automation)
    • 7.4 Apply foundational security operations concepts
    • 7.5 Apply resource protection
    • 7.6 Conduct incident management
    • 7.7 Operate and maintain detective and preventive measures
    • 7.8 Implement and support patch and vulnerability management
    • 7.9 Understand and participate in change management processes
    • 7.10 Implement recovery strategies
    • 7.11 Implement Disaster Recovery (DR) processes
    • 7.12 Test Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP)
    • 7.13 Participate in Business Continuity (BC) planning and exercises
    • 7.14 Implement and manage physical security
    • 7.15 Address personnel safety and security concerns
  • Understand and integrate security in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), identify and apply security controls in development environments, assess the effectiveness of software security, assess the security impact of acquired software, and define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards.

    • 8.1 Understand and integrate security in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
    • 8.2 Identify and apply security controls in development environments
    • 8.3 Assess the effectiveness of software security
    • 8.4 Assess security impact of acquired software
    • 8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
This course includes:
  • CPE/CEUs: 40
  • 100 question diagnostic exam
  • CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) final exam
  • 700+ digital flashcards
  • 100 question mid-term practice exam
  • 140+ 5-15 minute on-demand training videos
  • Performance Tracker
  • 1:1 private study session
  • 800+ practice question bank
  • Summary Notes
  • Summary Videos
  • Official (ISC)² Guide to the CISSP (9th ed.)
  • The CISSP CBK Student Handbook (e-book)

Why N2K?

When it comes to certification training, we know that you and your organization have several options to choose from. This is what separates N2K from the pack.

Data-Driven

Measure improvements with robust performance analytics

Relevant

Build the right knowledge and skills specific to roles

Efficient

Foster long-term retention without wasting time on cramming

Cost-Effective

Total costs average 50% less per person compared to the leading bootcamp
Readiness guarantee – We offer an exam readiness or retake guarantee on all certification courses. If an individual completes the course and does not pass the exam on the first try, they can retake our course at no additional charge for up to one full year.

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Why N2K?

When it comes to certification training, we know that you and your organization have several options to choose from. This is what separates N2K from the pack.

DATA-DRIVEN

Measure improvements with robust performance analytics

EFFICIENT

Foster long-term retention without wasting time on cramming

RELEVANT

Build the right knowledge and skills specific to roles

COST-EFFECTIVE

Total costs average at least 50% less per person compared to the leading bootcamp

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