Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) Official Training (2023 New Version)

Course Overview

This is an (ISC)2 official training of Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

The course content has been refreshed based on the new CISSP exam outline effective May 2021 to address information security trends:

• Cyber crimes, risks, ransomware, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, UEBA
• Cloud: cloud access security broker, microservices, containers
• Identity and access management: risk based access control, 2FA/MFA, OIDC, Oauth, SSO, JIT, privilege escalation
• 5G, AI /machine learning tools
• Development: CI/CD, SOAR, software defined security
• Supply chain risk management

Course Introduction and Objectives

CISSP is the most recognised global standard of achievement in the security industry and is found in over 135 countries.  The credential is recognised by government organisations, including

• Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in Enhanced Competency Framework on Cybersecurity (2019 Jan)
• UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) recognised CISSP certification at RQF Level 7 Master degree standard (2020 May)
• United States DoD 01/8570.01 approved and listed in IAT Level III, IAM Level II, IAM Level III, IASAE I and IASAE II
• Other countries: Australia –IRAP, Cyber Skills Framework; Japan –NICT; Singapore -NICF; Thailand -ETDA

This Training Course is the official training offered by (ISC)2, with standard content and duration (40 hours) and conducted by experienced authorised trainers of (ISC)2.  The well-designed contents distributed across 8 domains assist participants to gain the latest knowledge pertinent security challenges to make a well thought out decision in security strategy.

Prerequisites

To qualify for the cybersecurity certification, you must have:

• At least five years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience;
• In two or more of the eight domains of the (ISC)2 CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).
• Don’t have enough work experience yet? There are two ways you can overcome this obstacle.

Satisfy one year of required experience with:

• A four-year college degree (or a regional equivalent). Or,
• An approved credential from the CISSP Prerequisite pathway.

Take and pass the CISSP exam to earn an Associate of (ISC)2 Then, you’ll have up to six years to earn your required work experience for the CISSP.

Course Content

This content of this course is based on the current CISSP exam outline.  It has been refreshed to reflect the most pertinent issues such as supply chain attack happened in year 2021. It also covers best practices for emerging technologies (5G, IoT, cloud, container), threat intelligence and hunting.

The broad spectrum of topics included in the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK®) ensure its relevancy across all disciplines. Successful candidates are competent in the following eight domains.

Note: Effective May 1, 2021, the CISSP has a new exam outline. The domains and their weights are updated.