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MANAGEMENT 414

SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam

8 CPEs/Day 1; 9 CPEs/Day 2-5; 7 CPEs/Day 6

Over the past 18 months, 98% of all respondents, who studied our SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam and then took the exam passed; compared to a national average of around 70% for other prep courses.

SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam is designed to prepare you to pass the exam. This course is an accelerated review course that assumes the student has a basic understanding of networks and operating systems and focuses solely on the ten domains of knowledge as determined by ISC2.

Each domain of knowledge is dissected into its critical components. Every component is discussed showing its relationship to each other and other areas of network security. After completion of the course the student will have a good working knowledge of the ten domains of knowledge.

Note: The CISSP® exam is NOT provided as part of the training. The GISP exam offered by GIAC is NOT the same as the CISSP® exam offered by ISC2.

CISSP exams are not hosted by SANS. You will need to make separate arrangements to take the CISSP exam.

  • Who Should Attend
    • Security Professionals who are interested in understanding the concepts that are covered in the CISSP® exam as determined by ISC2.
    • Managers who want to understand the critical areas of network security
    • System, Security, and Network Administrators that want to understand the pragmatic applications of the CISSP® 10 Domains
  • The CISSP® Domains Include
    • Access Controls
    • Telecommunications and Network Security
    • Information Security and Risk Management
    • Application Security
    • Cryptography
    • Security Architecture and Design
    • Operations Security
    • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
    • Legal, Regulations, Compliance and Investigations
    • Physical (Environmental) Security
  • Obtaining your CISSP® certification consists of
    • Subscribe to the (ISC)2 Code of Ethics
    • Applicants must have a minimum of five years of direct full-time security professional work experience in one or more of the ten domains of the (ISC)2 CISSPS® CBKS® or three years of direct full-time security professional work experience in one or more of the ten domains of the CISSPS® CBKS® with a four-year college degree. Additionally, a Master's Degree in Information Security from a National Center of Excellence can substitute for one year toward the four-year requirement.
    • Completing the Candidate Agreement.
    • Periodic audit based on submission of resume.
    • Passing the CISSP® 250 multiple-choice question exam with a scaled score of 700 points or greater.
    • Submitting a properly completed and executed Endorsement Form.

SANS Training should be attended by all IT staff as they have a wealth of knowledge to give.
-Leigh Lopez, CSVN

Author Statement

The CISSP® certification has been around for almost ten years and covers security from a 30,000 foot view. CISSP® covers a lot of theoretical information that is critical for a security professional to understand. However, this material can be dry and since most students do not see the direct applicability to their jobs, they find it boring. The goal of this course is to bring the CISSP® 10 domains of knowledge to life. By explaining important topics with stories, examples, and case studies, the practical workings of this information can be discovered. I challenge you to attend the SANS CISSP® training course and find the exciting aspect of the ten domains of knowledge.
- Eric Cole

Training Events By Course

MANAGEMENT 414 :: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam
SANS 2010 Orlando, FL March 06, 2010 - March 15, 2010
SANS Security East 2010 New Orleans, LA January 10, 2010 - January 18, 2010
SANS Security West 2010 San Diego, CA May 07, 2010 - May 15, 2010
SANS Geneva CISSP at HEG 2009 Autumn Geneva, Switzerland November 23, 2009 - November 28, 2009
SANS Northern Virginia Bootcamp 2010 Reston, VA April 06, 2010 - April 13, 2010
Mentor Session - Mgmt 414 Boulder, CO January 26, 2010 - April 06, 2010
SANS Geneva CISSP at HEG Spring 2010 Geneva, Switzerland April 19, 2010 - April 24, 2010
Mentor Session - Mgmt 414 El Segundo, CA December 08, 2009 - February 23, 2010
Community SANS New York Winter 2009 New York City, NY December 07, 2009 - December 12, 2009
Community SANS Tampa Winter 2009 Tampa, FL December 14, 2009 - December 19, 2009
Mentor Session - Mgmt 414 Seattle, WA January 13, 2010 - March 17, 2010
SANS Phoenix 2010 Phoenix, AZ February 14, 2010 - February 20, 2010
SANS vLive! - MGT414 - Eric Conrad Webcast Classroom Training, VA March 22, 2010 - May 05, 2010
SANS OnDemand Online Training & Assessments Anytime
SANS SelfStudy Books and .MP3s Only Anytime