• Overview

Pre-Course Preparation

All students are expected to read Chapters 1-15 of the Textbook before Day 1.

Week 1

Day 1

Morning (8a – 12p):

  • Introductions and Administration
  • Chapter 1: Security Governance Through Principles and Policies
  • Chapter 2: Personnel Security and Risk Management Concepts
  • Chapter 3: Business Continuity Planning

Afternoon (1 – 5p):

  • Course Preparation Assessment (154 Questions – instructor generated) and Review
  • Exam Discussion

Day 2

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 4: Laws, Regulations, and Compliance
  • Chapter 5: Protecting Security Assets
  • Chapter 6: Cryptography and Symmetric Key Algorithms

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Day 3

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 7: PKI and Cryptographic Applications
  • Chapter 8: Principles of Security Models, Design, and Capabilities
  • Chapter 9: Security Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Countermeasures

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Day 4

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 10: Physical Security Requirements
  • Chapter 11: Secure Network Architecture and Components
  • Chapter 12: Secure Communications and Network Access

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Day 5

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 13: Managing Identity and Authentication
  • Chapter 14: Controlling and Monitoring Access
  • Chapter 15: Security Assessment and Testing

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Week 2 Preparation

All students are expected to read Chapters 16-21 of the Textbook before Day 6.

Day 6

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 16: Managing Security Operations
  • Chapter 17: Preventing and Responding to Incidents
  • Chapter 18: Disaster Recovery Planning

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Day 7

Morning:

  • 30-minute Q&A
  • Chapter 19: Investigations and Ethics
  • Chapter 20: Software Development Security
  • Chapter 21: Malicious Code and Application Attacks

Afternoon:

  • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

Day 8

Morning and Afternoon:

  • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created ~500 questions) and Review

Day 9

Morning and Afternoon:

  • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created ~500 questions) and Review

Day 10

Morning:

  • Pre-test Review (2-3 hours)

Morning/Afternoon:

  • Certification Exam (4 hours)

Reference Materials

  • Textbook: (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 9th Edition
    • Available to DoD, Government, and Retirees via O’Reilly (DoDMWRLibrary)
  • Course Preparation Assessment: Instructor-generated assessment to determine entry-level knowledge of CISSP domain areas (no duplication with any other assessment)
  • Practice Assessments (Sybex): (www.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep) comes with the book
    • Available to DoD, Government, and Retirees via O’Reilly (DoDMWRLibrary)
  • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created): Over 2,000 questions created to evaluate and assess general knowledge – not a part of any other assessment tool

    Pre-Course Preparation

    All students are expected to read Chapters 1-15 of the Textbook before Day 1.

    Week 1

    Day 1

    Morning (8a – 12p):

    • Introductions and Administration
    • Chapter 1: Security Governance Through Principles and Policies
    • Chapter 2: Personnel Security and Risk Management Concepts
    • Chapter 3: Business Continuity Planning

    Afternoon (1 – 5p):

    • Course Preparation Assessment (154 Questions – instructor generated) and Review
    • Exam Discussion

    Day 2

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 4: Laws, Regulations, and Compliance
    • Chapter 5: Protecting Security Assets
    • Chapter 6: Cryptography and Symmetric Key Algorithms

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Day 3

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 7: PKI and Cryptographic Applications
    • Chapter 8: Principles of Security Models, Design, and Capabilities
    • Chapter 9: Security Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Countermeasures

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Day 4

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 10: Physical Security Requirements
    • Chapter 11: Secure Network Architecture and Components
    • Chapter 12: Secure Communications and Network Access

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Day 5

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 13: Managing Identity and Authentication
    • Chapter 14: Controlling and Monitoring Access
    • Chapter 15: Security Assessment and Testing

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Week 2 Preparation

    All students are expected to read Chapters 16-21 of the Textbook before Day 6.

    Day 6

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 16: Managing Security Operations
    • Chapter 17: Preventing and Responding to Incidents
    • Chapter 18: Disaster Recovery Planning

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Day 7

    Morning:

    • 30-minute Q&A
    • Chapter 19: Investigations and Ethics
    • Chapter 20: Software Development Security
    • Chapter 21: Malicious Code and Application Attacks

    Afternoon:

    • Practice Questions (Sybex Review ~1,000 question test bank): Cover ~30 questions/hour

    Day 8

    Morning and Afternoon:

    • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created ~500 questions) and Review

    Day 9

    Morning and Afternoon:

    • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created ~500 questions) and Review

    Day 10

    Morning:

    • Pre-test Review (2-3 hours)

    Morning/Afternoon:

    • Certification Exam (4 hours)

    Reference Materials

    • Textbook: (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 9th Edition
      • Available to DoD, Government, and Retirees via O’Reilly (DoDMWRLibrary)
    • Course Preparation Assessment: Instructor-generated assessment to determine entry-level knowledge of CISSP domain areas (no duplication with any other assessment)
    • Practice Assessments (Sybex): (www.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep) comes with the book
      • Available to DoD, Government, and Retirees via O’Reilly (DoDMWRLibrary)
    • Practice Assessment (Instructor Created): Over 2,000 questions created to evaluate and assess general knowledge – not a part of any other assessment tool