Why
Pursue a CISSP? Course
Overview Day 1:
Security Management Practices; Access Control Systems and Methodology The coursework is difficult, and the exam is
extremely challenging. Students should plan on evening hour study and
after-class work assignments. Study groups are encouraged.
Prerequisites What's
Included:
The Ten
Domains In Detail: CISSP candidates are expected to be knowledgeable of
the concepts, skills and technologies embodied in each domain. Here is
an overview of the range of topics students will explore for each
domain:
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
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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 Students will emerge from this course, prepared to meet the challenge of CISSP certification exam. Whether or not they choose to take the exam they will have gained a broad understanding of all of the components necessary to provide true security, and will bring this knowledge and these solutions back to the workplace.
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