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CISSP For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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* The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) credential
from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium,
Inc. (ISC)2 is the world's leading IT security certification, with 30,000 individuals
certified and as many as seven times that number taking the exam
* The down-to-earth, jargon-free Dummies style sets this book apart from other
CISSP exam-prep guides, making it easy for candidates to master the latest (ISC)2
common body of knowledge and the ten domains tested by the CISSP
* Includes Quick Assessments at the beginning of each chapter, a Prep Test at
the end of each chapter, and a full-length practice exam designed for the book
* The CD-ROM features hundreds of randomly generated test questions as well
as timed and untimed practice tests
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Certification Basics.
Chapter 1: (ISC)2 and the CISSP Certification.
Chapter 2: The Common Body of Knowledge (CBK).
Chapter 3: Putting Your Certification to Good Use.
Part II: Domains.
Chapter 4: Access Control.
Chapter 5: Telecommunications and Network Security.
Chapter 6: Information Security and Risk Management.
Chapter 7: Application Security.
Chapter 8: Cryptography.
Chapter 9: Security Architecture and Design.
Chapter 10: Operations Security.
Chapter 11: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.
Chapter 12: Legal, Regulations, Compliance, and Investigations.
Chapter 13: Physical (Environmental) Security.
Part III: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: Ten Test Preparation Tips.
Chapter 15: Ten Test Day Tips.
Chapter 16: Ten More Sources for Security Certifications.
Part IV: Appendix and Bonus Chapters.
Appendix A: About the CD-ROM.
Index.
About the Authors
Lawrence Miller, CISSP has worked in systems administration and information
security for more than a decade and has earned numerous other certifications
throughout that time including MCSE+I, CCNP, SCSA, CNA, A+, Network+, Security+,
and i-Net+. He has also received NSA IAM certification training. He is currently
working as the Information Technology Operations Manager for a top 100 U.S.
law firm. He has previously worked as an internetworking security engineer and
a security consultant for service providers and clients in the retail, financial,
and manufacturing sectors and served over 13 years in the U.S. Navy as a Chief
Petty Officer in various roles including information systems security and “weather
guesser.”
Peter H. Gregory, CISA, CISSP, is the author of twelve books on security and
technology including Solaris Security, Computer Viruses For Dummies, and Blocking
Spam and Spyware For Dummies.
Peter is a security strategist at a publicly-traded financial management software
company located in Redmond, Washington. Prior to this, he held tactical and
strategic security positions in large wireless telecommunications organizations.
He has also held development and operations positions in casino management systems,
banking, government, non-profit organizations, and academia since the late 1970s.
Peter’s Web sites can be found at www.isecbooks.com and www.peterhgregory.com.
He can be reached at petergregory@yahoo.com.
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