Why Attend the Capitol College CISSP Preparation Program?

Capitol College is a NSA and DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. The CISSP Certification Preparation Program is uniquely crafted by expert CISSP credentialed security professionals for security professionals to enable them to understand current security issues and concepts, practices and trends as preparation for the CISSP examination.

Obtaining the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) designation certifies senior members of industry and government technical staffs at the highest levels (levels 3) of DoD Directive 8570. The CISSP credential also qualifies employees at level two and three of the managerial category, and level 3 of the technical category.

Individuals who have completed the CISSP Exam Preparation class through CICPC have reported that it provided them with the knowledge they needed to successfully pass the certification examination. Read student comments »

How much does it cost?

The program costs $1,800 per person. The academic and government rate for groups of 12 or more is $1,600 per person. For groups of more than 15 students, please contact CICPC for special rates. These amounts do not include the cost of the textbook or the cost of taking the exam. Arrangements to take the CISSP certification exam must be made with International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium, also know as (ISC)².

What Will I Study?

The coursework focuses on the 10 Common Body of Knowledge areas designated by (ISC)². Two modules will be covered during each of the Saturday sessions:

• information security management
• security architecture and models
• access control systems and methodology
• applications and system development
• operations security
• cryptography
• physical security
• telecommunications
• networks and Internet security
• business continuity planning
• law, investigations and ethics

Download a sample syllabus for this class.

The text for the class is Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, edited by Harold F. Tipton and Kevin Henry. The ISBN is 0-8493-8231-9. Visit http://www.cissp.com/store for other supplementary materials.

How does the Program Work?

The CISSP Certification Preparation is a five-week, synchronously taught, instructor-led online program that can be taken conveniently at home. Instructors are recognized CISSP-qualified practitioners in the information technology and information assurance fields in government and industry. Instructors will present online lectures and discussions using case studies and knowledge assessments throughout the program. Students can interact with the instructors and their fellow students through the real-time, live-audio delivery method. All classes are recorded to allow students to replay the presentations.

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Who Should Attend

CISOs, CSOs, senior security engineers, mid- to senior-level information technology and information assurance managers and practitioners seeking to advance in this profession. This includes anyone interested in entering the field of security or considering a change of career.

Why Should I Attend?

Individuals successfully completing the CISSP examination are awarded the CISSP designation, which is an industry and government recognized standard of excellence in information assurance management and competency. The CISSP award is a worldwide standard of achievement.

For more information, contact:

Allan Berg (ext. 3028) or Ken Crockett (ext. 3026)
301-369-2800 or 800-950-1992
cicpc@capitol-college.edu