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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Exam Guide

You're reading from   Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Exam Guide Become a certified CISSP professional with practical exam-oriented knowledge of all eight domains

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800567610
Length 526 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ted Jordan Ted Jordan
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Ted Jordan, M.S., CISSP, Linux+, is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience. His career includes work with NASA, General Motors, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Fakespace, and AM General. Ted has trained over 2,500 students to achieve their CISSP, Security+, and Linux+ certifications with The Training Camp and Learning Tree. He is also the author of five books on Linux and CISSP.nIn his free time, Ted enjoys a good game of tennis or watching the complexities of carom three-cushion billiards.
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Ricardo “Ric” Daza, PhD, is a cybersecurity mentor with the Tampa Bay Wave Accelerator, a committee member with West Florida ISACA, and a recipient of two NSA fellowships. He is also an adjunct cybersecurity professor and frequent speaker at regional and international conferences with a doctorate in Information Assurance and holds double CCIE² (R&S, Security), CISSP, CRISC, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, PMP, and RHCE certifications.nDr. Daza builds networks and develops cybersecurity solutions for foreign and domestic government agencies, as well as Fortune 500 companies in the financial, technology, defense, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. He contributes to the cyber defense of organizations across the Americas. He specializes in an evidence-based approach to tackling process and technology challenges, including networking, risk management, security analysis, incident response, risk communication, vulnerability management, metrics and maturity programs, data science, programming, and more.nIn addition to being a seasoned executive cybersecurity consultant, Dr. Daza was an exam content developer, crafting the tests like CISSP for ISC2, the largest cybersecurity certification body in the world.
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Hinne Hettema, a PhD in theoretical chemistry and philosophy of science, focuses especially on the implementation of security practices and mentoring others to become proficient security professionals. Working in IT since the early 1990s and focusing on security since the early 2000s, he has held a variety of roles working as a consultant, as part of a team, or as a leader of a security team. With over two decades of experience in the security field, Hinne has also served as an adjunct senior research fellow in cybersecurity at the University of Queensland, Australia.nHe has experience in developing, implementing and running security operations, incident response and security service definition and execution. He focuses current engagements primarily on how organizations can optimize current practices, develop improvements, and make sensible decisions about their future direction. To that end, he uses his skills in architecture, security posture management, data science, threat intelligence, risk assessment and situational awareness to ensure an optimal spend of the security dollar.nHe also has extensive experience in incident handling and response, including OT and ICS environments. He is a confident public speaker and can present to various audiences, from the general public to boards to cybersecurity experts to people needing training in specific aspects of cybersecurity. Hinne has authored several books including Agile Security Operation by Packt.
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Preface 1. Intro I: Becoming a CISSP FREE CHAPTER 2. Intro II: Pre-Assessment Test 3. Chapter 1: Ethics, Security Concepts, and Governance Principles 4. Chapter 2: Compliance, Regulation, and Investigations 5. Chapter 3: Security Policies and Business Continuity 6. Chapter 4: Risk Management, Threat Modeling, SCRM, and SETA 7. Chapter 5: Asset and Privacy Protection 8. Chapter 6: Information and Asset Handling 9. Chapter 7: Secure Design Principles and Controls 10. Chapter 8: Architecture Vulnerabilities and Cryptography 11. Chapter 9: Facilities and Physical Security 12. Chapter 10: Network Architecture Security 13. Chapter 11: Securing Communication Channels 14. Chapter 12: Identity, Access Management, and Federation 15. Chapter 13: Identity Management Implementation 16. Chapter 14: Designing and Conducting Security Assessments 17. Chapter 15: Designing and Conducting Security Testing 18. Chapter 16: Planning for Security Operations 19. Chapter 17: Security Operations 20. Chapter 18: Disaster Recovery 21. Chapter 19: Business Continuity, Personnel, and Physical Security 22. Chapter 20: Software Development Life Cycle Security 23. Chapter 21: Software Development Security Controls 24. Chapter 22: Securing Software Development 25. Chapter 23: Secure Coding Guidelines, Third-Party Software, and Databases 26. Chapter 24: Accessing the Online Practice Resources 27. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exam Readiness Drill – Chapter Review Questions

Apart from a solid understanding of key concepts, being able to think quickly under time pressure is a skill that will help you ace your certification exam. That is why working on these skills early on in your learning journey is key.

Chapter review questions are designed to improve your test-taking skills progressively with each chapter you learn and review your understanding of key concepts in the chapter at the same time. You’ll find these at the end of each chapter.

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To learn how to access these resources, head over to the chapter titled Chapter 24, Accessing the Online Resources.

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Ted Jordan, M.S., CISSP, Linux+, is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience. His career includes work with NASA, General Motors, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Fakespace, and AM General. Ted has trained over 2,500 students to achieve their CISSP, Security+, and Linux+ certifications with The Training Camp and Learning Tree. He is also the author of five books on Linux and CISSP. In his free time, Ted enjoys a good game of tennis or watching the complexities of carom three-cushion billiards.
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Ricardo “Ric” Daza, PhD, is a cybersecurity mentor with the Tampa Bay Wave Accelerator, a committee member with West Florida ISACA, and a recipient of two NSA fellowships. He is also an adjunct cybersecurity professor and frequent speaker at regional and international conferences with a doctorate in Information Assurance and holds double CCIE² (R&S, Security), CISSP, CRISC, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, PMP, and RHCE certifications. Dr. Daza builds networks and develops cybersecurity solutions for foreign and domestic government agencies, as well as Fortune 500 companies in the financial, technology, defense, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. He contributes to the cyber defense of organizations across the Americas. He specializes in an evidence-based approach to tackling process and technology challenges, including networking, risk management, security analysis, incident response, risk communication, vulnerability management, metrics and maturity programs, data science, programming, and more. In addition to being a seasoned executive cybersecurity consultant, Dr. Daza was an exam content developer, crafting the tests like CISSP for ISC2, the largest cybersecurity certification body in the world.
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Profile icon Hinne Hettema
Hinne Hettema
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Hinne Hettema, a PhD in theoretical chemistry and philosophy of science, focuses especially on the implementation of security practices and mentoring others to become proficient security professionals. Working in IT since the early 1990s and focusing on security since the early 2000s, he has held a variety of roles working as a consultant, as part of a team, or as a leader of a security team. With over two decades of experience in the security field, Hinne has also served as an adjunct senior research fellow in cybersecurity at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has experience in developing, implementing and running security operations, incident response and security service definition and execution. He focuses current engagements primarily on how organizations can optimize current practices, develop improvements, and make sensible decisions about their future direction. To that end, he uses his skills in architecture, security posture management, data science, threat intelligence, risk assessment and situational awareness to ensure an optimal spend of the security dollar. He also has extensive experience in incident handling and response, including OT and ICS environments. He is a confident public speaker and can present to various audiences, from the general public to boards to cybersecurity experts to people needing training in specific aspects of cybersecurity. Hinne has authored several books including Agile Security Operation by Packt.
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