Overview

On the first day of training for the CISSP® exam, MGT414 introduces the specific requirements needed to obtain certification. The 2015 exam update will be discussed in detail. We will cover the general security principles needed to understand the 8 domains of knowledge, with specific examples for each domain. The first of the 8 domains, Security and Risk Management, is discussed using real-world scenarios to illustrate the critical points.

Topics

Overview of CISSP® Certification

Introductory Material

• Overview of the exam
• Focus of 2015 exam updates
• What is required to become a CISSP®?
• Maintaining a CISSP®
• Exam overview
• Test-taking tips and tricks

Overview of the 8 Domains

• Domain 1: Security and Risk Management
• Domain 2: Asset Security
• Domain 3: Security Engineering
• Domain 4: Communication and Network Security
• Domain 5: Identity and Access Management
• Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing
• Domain 7: Security Operations
• Domain 8: Software Development Security

Domain 1: Security and Risk Management

• Confidentiality, integrity and availability
• Security governance principles
• Compliance
• Legal and regulatory Issues
• Ethics
• Business continuity requirements
• Policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines
• Risk management concepts
• Threat modeling
• Education, training, and awareness

Overview

Understanding asset security is critical to building a solid information security program. The Asset Security domain, the initial focus of today's course section, describes data classification programs, including those used by both governments/militaries and the private sector. We will also discuss ownership, covering owners ranging from business/mission owners to data and system owners. We will examine data retention and destruction in detail, including secure methods for purging data from electronic media. We then turn to the first part of the Security Engineering domain, including new topics for the 2019 exam such as the Internet of Things, Trusted Platform Modules, Cloud Security, and much more.

Topics

Domain 2: Asset Security

• Data classification
• Data owners
• System owners
• Business/Mission owners
• Privacy
• Data processors
• Data remanence
• Limitation on collection of sensitive data
• Data retention
• Data destruction
• Baselines
• Scoping and Tailoring

Domain 3: Security Engineering (Part 1)

• Secure design principles
• Security models
• Controls and countermeasures
• Virtualization
• Trusted platform module
• Applets
• Database security
• Cloud computing
• SCADA
• XML
• OWASP
• The Internet of Things

Overview

This section continues the discussion of the Security Engineering domain, including a deep dive into cryptography. The focus is on real-world implementation of core cryptographic concepts, including the three types of cryptography: symmetric, asymmetric, and hashing. Salts are discussed, as well as rainbow tables. We will round out Domain 3 with a look at physical security before turning to Domain 4, Communication and Network Security. The discussion will cover a range of protocols and technologies, from the Open Systems interconnection (OSI) model to storage area networks.

Topics

Domain 3: Security Engineering (Part 2)

• Cryptography
• Symmetric
• Asymmetric
• Hash
• PKI
• Digital signatures
• Non-repudiation
• Salts
• Rainbow tables
• Cryptanalysis
• Facility design considerations
• Physical security
• Safety
• Data center security
• Handling evidence
• HVAC
• Fire prevention and suppression

Domain 4: Communication and Network Security

• Network architecture
• OSI model
• TCP/IP
• Mutilayer protocols
• Storage protocols
• NAS
• FCoE
• iSCSI
• Voiceover IP
• Software-defined networks
• Wireless
• 802.11
• WPA and WPA2
• Network devices
• Switches
• Routers
• Firewalls
• Proxies
• Content distribution networks
• Remote meeting technology
• Telecommuting
• Remote access and VPN
• SSH
• VPN
• IPsec
• SSL/TLS
• Port isolation
• VLANs

Overview

Controlling access to data and systems is one of the primary objectives of information security. Domain 5, Identity and Access Management, strikes at the heart of access control by focusing on identification, authentication, and authorization of accounts. Password-based authentication represents a continued weakness, so Domain 5 stresses multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and secure credential management. The 2015 CISSP® exam underscores the increased role of external users and service providers, and mastery of Domain 5 requires an understanding of federated identity, SSO, SAML, and third-party identity and authorization services like Oauth and OpenID.

Topics

Domain 5: Identity and Access Management

• Physical and logical access
• SSO
• LDAP
• Multi-factor authentication
• Biometrics
• Accountability
• Session management
• SAML
• Credential management
• Third-party identity services
• Authorization mechanisms
• MAC
• DAC
• Rule-based
• RBAC
• Provisioning

Overview

This course section covers Domain 6 (Security Assessment) and Domain 7 (Security Operations). Security Assessment covers types of security tests, testing strategies, and security processes. Security Operations covers investigatory issues, including eDiscovery, logging and monitoring, and provisioning. We will discuss cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, and we'll wrap up day five with a deep dive into disaster recovery.

Topics

Domain 6: Security Assessment

• Assessment and test strategies
• Security control testing
• Vulnerability assessment
• Penetration testing
• Log reviews
• Synthetic transactions
• Security testing strategies
• Security process
• Account management
• Management review
• Training and awareness
• Disaster recovery and business continuity
• Internal and third-party audits

Domain 7: Security Operations

• Investigations
• Evidence collection and handling
• Reporting and documenting
• Forensics
• Operational, criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations
• eDiscovery
• Logging and monitoring
• Intrusion detection and prevention
• SIEM
• Continuous monitoring
• Egress monitoring
• Provisioning
• Asset inventory
• Configuration management
• Physical, virtual, and cloud assets
• SaaS
• Security operations
• Need-to-know and least privilege
• Service-level agreements
• Incident management
• Firewalls
• IDS and IPS
• Honeypots and honeynets
• Vulnerability management
• Change management processes
• Recovery strategies
• Disaster recovery processes
• Disaster recovery plans

Overview

Domain 8 (Software Development Security) describes the requirements for secure software. Security should be "baked in" as part of network design from day one, since it is always less effective when it is added later to a poor design. We will discuss classic development models, including waterfall and spiral methodologies. We will then turn to more modern models, including agile software development methodologies. New content for the 2015 CISSP® exam update will be discussed, including DevOps. We will wrap up 414.6 by discussing security vulnerabilities, secure coding strategies, and testing methodologies.

Topics

Domain 8: Software Development Security

• Software development lifecycle
• Software development methodologies
• Waterfall
• Spiral
• Agile
• Software capability maturity models
• CMM
• Change management
• DevOps
• Security vulnerabilities
• Bounds checking
• Input/output validation
• Buffer overflow
• Privilege escalation
• Secure coding
• Code repositories
• Programming interfaces
• Assessing software security
• Black box testing
• White box testing
• Cramming
• Fuzzing [1]

Click here to see the 2018 CISSP® exam outline: https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP