Course Outline
Security and Risk Management
- Core principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA)
- Security governance, policy frameworks, and standards (ISO 27001, NIST CSF)
- Conducting risk analysis, assessment, and mitigation strategies
- Business impact analysis, security awareness programmes, and training
- Legal frameworks, regulatory compliance, and privacy considerations (GDPR, HIPAA, local legislation)
Asset Security
- Information classification, ownership, and protective measures
- Data handling practices (retention, deletion, backup, and transfer)
- Privacy safeguards and data lifecycle management
- Secure asset usage and media control protocols
Security Engineering
- Principles of secure system and architecture design
- Cryptography: symmetric and asymmetric methods, hashing, PKI, and key management
- Physical security considerations and hardware security modules (HSMs)
- Secure virtualization, cloud-native security patterns, and safe API implementation
Communications and Network Security
- Network models, protocols, and secure communication standards (TLS, VPN, IPSec)
- Perimeter defence mechanisms, segmentation, firewalls, and IDS/IPS
- Wireless security, remote access controls, and zero-trust network architectures
- Designing secure network architectures for cloud and hybrid environments
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Access control fundamentals: identification, authentication, authorisation, and accountability
- Identity providers, federation, SSO, and access federation within cloud environments
- Privileged access management (PAM) and role-based access control (RBAC)
- Identity lifecycle management: provisioning, deprovisioning, and entitlement reviews
Security Assessment and Testing
- Testing security controls: SAST, DAST, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning
- Audit methodologies and review frameworks
- Log management, monitoring, and continuous assessment processes
- Red teaming, blue teaming, and adversary simulation techniques
Security Operations
- Incident response planning, execution, and forensic analysis
- Designing Security Operations Centers (SOC), monitoring, and integrating threat intelligence
- Patching strategies, vulnerability management, and configuration control
- Business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience planning
Software Development Security
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps practices
- Common vulnerabilities (extending beyond OWASP Top 10) and mitigation patterns
- Code reviews, static and dynamic analysis, and secure coding frameworks
- Supply chain risks, dependency management, and runtime protection
Exam Strategy, Practice and Wrap-Up
- CISSP exam format, question strategy, and time management techniques
- Mock exams and domain-specific quizzes
- Gap analysis and personalised study plans
- Recommended resources, professional communities, and continuous learning pathways
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of cumulative, paid professional experience in at least two of the (ISC)² CISSP domains, or equivalent expertise
- A solid understanding of core information security concepts, networking, and software systems
- Proficiency in risk management, cryptography, and IT operations
Target Audience
- Information security professionals preparing for the CISSP examination
- Security architects, managers, and consultants
- IT leaders, auditors, and governance specialists
Testimonials (7)
Being approachable and pushing us into interaction
Daniel - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
the topic was interesting itself and we had opportunity to discuss it with different perspectives.
Marcin - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
trainer competence
Evghenii - Arctic Stream
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Good material organization and understandable instructor's English.
Ion Temciuc - Arctic Stream
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Good material organization and understandable instructor's English.
Hanny - Arctic Stream
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
His knowledge, the way he explains and his kindness
Marcelo Martinez - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
I liked mix of theory and practical case example. Very good overview of each topic then going through slides.
