[nycbug-talk] CISSP test on july 16

[Jim Brown]

* Charles Sprickman <spork at bway.net> [2005-04-12 17:31]:
> For all those unfamiliar with these acronyms, what's a "CISSP"?  An "ISC2 
> CBK"?
> 
> Charles


CISSP = Certified Information Systems Security Professional

ISC2 is the sponsoring organization for this certification(www.isc2.org)

CBK  is the 'Common Body of Knowledge' every information security 
     professional is supposed to know.  There are 10 'domains'
     (topic areas) that include :

     - Access Control Systems and Methodology 
     - Applications and Systems Development Security 
     - Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) 
     - Cryptography 
     - Law, Investigation and Ethics 
     - Operations Security 
     - Physical Security 
     - Security Architecture and Models 
     - Security Management Practices 
     - Telecommunications and Network Security 


Check out the ISC2 site for more info.

Best Regards,
Jim B.,CISSP

(Hmmm... the first time I've ever actually *used* those initials.)