Certified Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP

Overveiw:

The CISSP® certification is recognized and honored by the technology industry worldwide.

The CISSP credential continues to grow in recognition and stature and serves as a mark of excellence throughout the industry. The CISSP is the first international IT credential to become ANSI-accredited under ISO/IEC 17024.

(ISC)² certifications are required for employment in an ever-increasing number of private and public sector organizations.

The CISSP and other (ISC)² certifications identify individuals as having demonstrated competence and industry knowledge directly related to job performance by virtue of passing the required examination(s) and meeting other examination prerequisites. Clearly, as more and more employers seek and even require one or more of the (ISC)² certifications, (ISC)² certifications significantly benefit individuals seeking advancement, improved marketability or access to peer networking.

Prerequisites:

The applicant must meet the following requirements to qualify to sit for the examination:

Subscribe to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics.
Have a minimum five years of direct full-time security professional work experience in two or more of the ten domains of the information systems security.

Valid experience includes information systems (IS) security-related work performed as a practitioner, auditor, consultant, investigator or instructor, that requires IS security knowledge and involves the direct application of that knowledge. The five years of experience must be the equivalent of actual fulltime IS security work (not just IS security responsibilities for a four year* period); this requirement is cumulative, however, and may have been accrued over a much longer period of time.Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Target Audience:

The CISSP credential is ideal for mid- and senior-level managers who are working toward or have already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs or Senior Security Engineers, etc

Required Exams:

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The CISSP examination is a written exam not online exam, although each event may have a slightly different schedule depending on the circumstances, hosting arrangement and site hours of operation. The doors to all examination rooms open at 8:00 am. Examination instructions will begin promptly at 8:30 am. All examinations will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. The CISSP examination will end at approximately 3:00 p.m. taking 6 hours as a real examination time.