Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Systems Security
Professional (CISSP)

Course Description

This course trains students in all areas of the security Common Body of Knowledge
(CBK). They will learn about security policy development, secure software development
procedures, network vulnerabilities, attack types and corresponding countermeasures,
cryptography concepts and their uses, disaster recovery plans and procedures, risk
analysis, crucial laws and regulations, forensics basics, computer crime investigation
procedures, physical security, and much, much more. They will explore the contents
and concepts that make up the diverse domains and learn how they work together to
provide true in-depth defense.

Course Objectives

1. Security Management Practices
o Types of Security Controls
o Components of a Security Program
o Security Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines
o Risk Management and Analysis
o Information Classification
o Employee Management Issues
o Threats, Vulnerabilities and Corresponding Administrative Controls
2. Access Control Systems and Methodology
o Identification, Authentication, and Authorization Techniques and
Technologies
o Biometrics, Smart Cards, and Memory Cards
o Single Sign-On Technologies and Their Risks
o Discretionary versus Mandatory Access Control Models
o Rule-based and Role-based Access Control
o Object Reuse Issues and Social Engineering
o Emissions Security Risks and Solutions
o Specific Attacks and Countermeasures
3. Cryptography
o Historical Uses of Cryptography
o Block and Stream Ciphers
o Explanation and Uses of Symmetric Key Algorithms
o Explanation and Uses of Asymmetric Key Algorithms
o Public Key Infrastructure Components
o Data Integrity Algorithms and Technologies
o IPSec, SSL, SSH, and PGP
o Secure Electronic Transactions
o Key Management
o Attacks on Cryptosystems
4. Physical Security
o Facility Location and Construction Issues
o Physical Vulnerabilities and Threats
o Doors, Windows, and Secure Room Concerns
o Hardware Metrics and Backup Options
o Electrical Power Issues and Solutions
o Fire Detection and Suppression
o Fencing, Lighting, and Perimeter Protection
o Physical Intrusion Detection Systems
5. Enterprise Security Architecture
o Critical Components of Every Computer
o Processes and Threads
o The OSI Model
o Operating System Protection Mechanisms
o Ring Architecture and Trusted Components
o Virtual Machines, Layering, and Virtual Memory
o Access Control Models
o Orange Book, ITSEC, and Common Criteria
o Certification and Accreditation
o Covert Channels and Types of Attacks
o Buffer Overflows and Data Validation Attacks
6. Law, Investigation, and Ethics
o Different Ethics Sets
o Computer Criminal Profiles
o Types of Crimes
o Liability and Due Care Topics
o Privacy Laws and Concerns
o Complications of Computer Crime Investigation
o Types of Evidence and How to Collect It
o Forensics
o Legal Systems
7. Telecommunications, Networks, and Internet Security
o TCP\IP Suite
o LAN, MAN, and WAN Topologies and Technologies
o Cable Types and Issues
o Broadband versus Baseband Technologies
o Ethernet and Token Ring
o Network Devices
o Firewall Types and Architectures
o Dial-up and VPN Protocols
o DNS and NAT Network Services
o FDDI and SONET
o X.25, Frame Relay, and ATM
o Wireless LANs and Security Issues
o Cell Phone Fraud
o VoIP
o Types of Attacks
8. Business Continuity Planning
o Roles and Responsibilities
o Liability and Due Care Issues
o Business Impact Analysis
o Identification of Different Types of Threats
o Development Process of BCP
o Backup Options and Technologies
o Types of Offsite Facilities
o Implementation and Testing of BCP
9. Applications & Systems Development
o Software Development Models
o Prototyping and CASE Tools
o Object-Oriented Programming
o Middleware Technologies
o ActiveX, Java, OLE, and ODBC
o Database Models
o Relational Database Components
o CGI, Cookies, and Artificial Intelligence
o Different Types of Malware
10. Operations Security
o Operations Department Responsibilities
o Personnel and Roles
o Media Library and Resource Protection
o Types of Intrusion Detection Systems
o Vulnerability and Penetration Testing
o Facsimile Security
o RAID, Redundant Servers, and Clustering
CISSP Certification Preparation
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional® (CISSP) is an industry- standard
certification for Information Security management, providing Information Security professionals
with an objective measure of competence and a globally recognized standard of achievement.
CISSP is the first ANSI/ISO-accredited certification program in the field of Information Security.
The CISSP credential demonstrates competence in the ten domains of the (ISC)²* CISSP
Common Body of Knowledge® (CBK).