The CISSP certification in a Nutshell

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is an international recognised certificate and is governed by the (ISC)² body, for more information please visit www.isc2.org. The CISSP certification is now preferred by many organisations and required by other organisations that are searching for information security expertise. There has become a greater demand for information security practitioners over the next few years; therefore the CISSP certification is becoming even more valued in the market place in assisting organisations to identify information security professionals.

To sit for the CISSP examiniation, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

-  Submit the examination application with the required fee Click here to download the CISSP Exam application
-  Have a minimum five years of direct full-time security professional work experience in any two or more of the ten domains of the information systems security CBK™ or four years plus a college degree.
-  Subscribe to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics, click here for more information .

-  Valid experience includes information systems (IS) security-related work performed as a practitioner, auditor, consultant, vendor, 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 full-time IS security work (not just IS security responsibilities for a five year period); this requirement is cumulative, however, and may have been accrued over a much longer period of time. 

The CISSP Examination Structure

The CISSP Certification examination consists of 250 multiple-choice questions. Candidates have up to 6 hours to complete the examination. Ten CISSP information systems security test domains are covered in the examination pertaining to the Common Body of Knowledge:

• Access Control Systems & Methodology
• Applications & Systems Development
• Business Continuity Planning
• Cryptography
• Law, Investigation & Ethics
• Operations Security
• Physical Security
• Security Architecture & Models
• Security Management Practices
• Telecommunications, Network & Internet Security

Don’t yet have the necessary experience? If you’re working on building your experience right now, you may earn the Associate of (ISC)² designation by passing the required CISSP examination.

To become certified as a CISSP, a candidate must:

• Pass the CISSP exam with a scaled score of 700 points or greater.
• Meet the CISSP experience eligibility requirements.
• Submit a properly completed and executed Endorsement Form

CISSP Exam in South Africa  -  17 July 2010
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Cost - USD 549.00 (Early Registration)
         - USD 599.00 (Standard Registration)