| SYNOPSIS
(ISC)2®, the International Information System Security
Certification Consortium, Inc., was founded in 1989.
This not-for-profit organization manages the CISSP (Certified
Information Systems Security Professional) certification.
This advanced-level certification is meant for IT security
professionals with the following level of experience:
a minimum of four years of PROFESSIONAL experience in
the field of information security. A bachelor's degree
can substitute for one of these requiredyears. Additionally,
a Master's Degree in Information Security from a National
Center of Excellence can substitute for one year towards
the four-year requirement. This experience requirement
essentially forms the prerequisite for this vendor-neutral
certification, although (ISC)2®’s other, lower-level
certification, the SSCP (Systems Security Certified
Practitioner), is recommended.
In June 2003, (ISC)2® introduced an Associate program
that allows candidates to take the exam before they
meet the experience requirement. Here’s more on
that: After passing the selected exam and signing (ISC)2®'s
Code of Ethics, the Associate must garner the requisite
work experience and successfully complete a professional
endorsement process before he/she becomes officially
certified as CISSP or SSCP.
In terms of recertification, the term ‘CPE’
is an acronym for Continued Professional Education credits.
After a candidate becomes certified, he/she is required
to perform continuing education per 3-year certification
period to become recertified. A CISSP must submit 120
CPEs during the 3-year recertification period. Of the
120 CPEs that are required, at least 80 must be ‘A’
credits and as many as 40 can be ‘B’ credits.
The CISSP certification is well suited to IT professionals
who aim to be IS (Information Security) professionals,
network security professionals, or systems security
professionals. The CISSP® designation is achieved
by passing one exam.
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