CISSP Certification Training Program
CISSP training in Toronto for practitioners ready to sit the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam. Over twelve weeks you work through all eight ISC2 domains, from security and risk management to software development security.
Each domain closes with drills and timed practice questions, so you learn to read the exam the way ISC2 writes it. Classes run live in the Eastern timezone.
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Class size
- Capped at 12 learners
What you will be able to do
- Explain each of the eight CISSP domains in the managerial language the exam expects
- Apply risk treatment decisions to scenario questions instead of pattern matching on keywords
- Break down asset security and data lifecycle requirements for a given business context
- Select cryptographic and architectural controls that suit a stated threat and budget
- Design identity and access management approaches spanning on-premises and cloud estates
- Build a security assessment and testing plan that produces defensible evidence
- Sit a full-length timed practice exam and analyse where marks were lost
- Plan your ISC2 application, endorsement and continuing education path
Course outline
6 modules
- Governance structures, roles, due care and due diligence
- Risk assessment, treatment, acceptance and monitoring
- Legal and regulatory drivers including PIPEDA breach reporting
- Business continuity, recovery objectives and impact analysis
- Personnel security, awareness and third party agreements
What you need before you start
- Several years of hands-on security or IT experience across more than one discipline
- Working knowledge of networking, operating systems and access control
- Roughly eight to ten hours a week for reading and practice outside class
- A computer with a stable connection and a headset for live sessions
Who this course is for
- Security practitioners moving into management or architecture roles
- IT professionals who carry security responsibility and need recognized breadth
- Consultants and auditors who are asked about all eight domains
- Team leads about to own security governance for their organization
Where this leads
Prepares you for
CISSP
Awarded by ISC2
This programme prepares you for the CISSP exam. ISC2 requires five years of cumulative paid work experience in two or more domains, with an Associate of ISC2 route if you pass first. ISC2 awards the certification, not this academy.
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