Course Outline
Security and Risk Management
- Core principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA)
- Security governance, policies, and frameworks (such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF)
- Risk analysis, evaluation, and mitigation strategies
- Business impact analysis, security awareness, and training programs
- Legal, regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters (including GDPR, HIPAA, and local laws)
Asset Security
- Information classification, ownership, and safeguarding
- Data handling practices (retention, deletion, backup, and transfer)
- Privacy protection and managing the data lifecycle
- Safe usage of assets and media control measures
Security Engineering
- Principles of secure system and architecture design
- Cryptography: symmetric, asymmetric, hashing, PKI, and key management
- Physical security factors 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 (TLS, VPN, IPSec)
- Perimeter defenses, segmentation, firewalls, and IDS/IPS
- Wireless security, remote access, and zero-trust network models
- Designing secure network architectures for cloud and hybrid environments
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Access control: identification, authentication, authorization, and accountability
- Identity providers, federation, SSO, and cloud access federation
- Privileged access management (PAM) and role-based access control (RBAC)
- Identity lifecycle: provisioning, deprovisioning, and entitlement reviews
Security Assessment and Testing
- Testing security controls: SAST, DAST, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning
- Audit strategies and review methodologies
- Log management, monitoring, and ongoing assessment
- Red teaming, blue teaming, and adversary simulation methods
Security Operations
- Incident response planning, management, and forensics
- Designing Security Operations Centers (SOCs), monitoring, and integrating threat intelligence
- Patching, vulnerability management, and configuration control
- Business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience strategies
Software Development Security
- Secure software lifecycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps practices
- Common vulnerabilities (extending beyond the OWASP Top 10) and mitigation patterns
- Code reviews, static/dynamic analysis, and secure frameworks
- Supply chain risks, dependency management, and runtime protection
Exam Strategy, Practice, and Wrap-Up
- CISSP exam structure, question tactics, and time management
- Mock exams and domain-specific quizzes
- Gap analysis and individualized study plans
- Suggested resources, professional communities, and continuous learning paths
Conclusion and Next Steps
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of cumulative, paid work experience in two or more (ISC)² CISSP domains or equivalent practical experience
- Basic understanding of information security principles, networking, and software systems
- Knowledge of risk management, cryptography, and IT operational workflows
Target Audience
- Information security professionals getting ready for the CISSP exam
- Security architects, managers, and consultants
- IT executives, 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.
