CISSP®

Why on Earth do people do CISSP?As a IT Training business manager, I get asked the following questions quite often;

●What the hell is CISSP?●Why do people become CISSP certified?●What is covered in the course?●The exam is what the how long?●And other variations…

What is CISSP?Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is an independent information security certification governed by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, also known as (ISC)².

As of March 1, 2016, there are 105,705 members holding the CISSP certification worldwide, in 160 countries.

In June 2004, the CISSP obtained accreditation by ANSI ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2003 accreditation. It is also formally approved by the U.S. Department of Defense.The CISSP has been adopted as a baseline for the U.S. National Security Agency's ISSEP program.

CISSP is a globally recognized certification in the field of IT security.

SOURCE:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Information_Systems_Security_Professional

Why do people become CISSP certified?There are numerous reasons why IT Professionals get certified not only in CISSP. The most obvious one is credibility. You could even say that certification is proof of your credibility. CISSP allows you to prove to your current or future employer that you know the risks associated with Information Systems and the Security aspects that encompass it. By the way CISSP certification is valid for 3 years like most other industry certifications.

continuedAnother valid and to be noted reason to become CISSP is because of the salary increase you can expect. If you run a seek.com.au search right now for the keyword CISSP, you will not find a Job Description asking for CISSP certified individuals with a salary advertised less than $120,000. Mind you there are only 115 jobs currently advertised, but nobody said that there is lots of jobs. I just said there it’s high paying. That being said, I am sure you would be happy with just 1 job anyways. Besides you need all that extra time left over to spend all the money you are going to make right.

SOURCE: http://www.seek.com.au/jobs/in-australia/#dateRange=999&workType=0&industry=&occupation=&graduateSearch=false&salaryFrom=0&salaryTo=999999&salaryType=annual&companyID=&advertiserID=&advertiserGroup=&keywords=cissp&page=1&displaySuburb=&seoSuburb=&where=&whereId=&whereIsDirty=false&isAreaUnspecified=false&location=&area=&nation=3000&sortMode=KeywordRelevance&searchFrom=quick&searchType

What is covered?From 2015, the CISSP curriculum is divided into eight domains;

Security and Risk Management

Asset Security

Security Engineering

Communications and Network Security

Identity and Access Management

Security Assessment and Testing

Security Operations

Software Development Security

Examination InformationPrice: USD$599Duration: 6 hours ( 360 minutes)Questions: 250 questions

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

YOU MUST BE VALIDATED BY A CURRENT CISSP CERTIFIED

INDIVIDUAL TO QUALIFY TO SIT THE EXAM.

Important LinksExam Outline can be downloaded here; https://www.isc2.org/exam-outline/default.aspx

https://wsr.pearsonvue.com/testtaker/registration/ExamPoliciesPage/ISC2?conversationId=2914183

Please remember to read and adhere to the NDA; http://www.pearsonvue.com/isc2/isc2_nda.pdf

You should read the Exam Agreement also; https://www.isc2.org/uploadedFiles/Education/CBT%20Examination%20Agreement.pdf

IT Futures CISSP TrainingFor your information, IT Futures is running CISSP on the weeknights starting 11th July at 6pm.

https://itfutures.arlo.co/courses/4-cissp