Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISS) is a certification that is globally recognized and provides security related education. It is a gold standard and vendor neutral certification. This certification course is an IT security certification and the exam are based on Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) that helps the candidate to acquire knowledge and skills in defining security principles and industry’s standards. Candidates who have passed their CISSP exams can have a chance to specialize in;

• Security architecture (CISSP-ISSAP)

• Security engineering (CISSP- ISSEO)

• Security management (CISSP-ISSMP)

Prerequisite

Candidates who wants to enroll for CISSP must pass SSCP exam.

Exams

This might be considered the most difficult exam. One has to sit it for 6 hours of pure concentration. The exam will test you on 250 scenarios that expect you to know security and once you are done you would have earned it. Candidates who have managed to pass CISSP exams are able to manage and control architecture designs which therefore help in the cybersecurity of business enterprises. For any candidate to get enrolled for the CISSP certification, they have to achieve a minimum score of 700.

Validation

CISSP is the certification that is valid for three years