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This course is designed for students who need to learn the skills and knowledge necessary for certification in the CBKs (Common Books of Knowledge) for ISC2’s certification for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam. The course is designed for information security professionals or interns who plan to work with some or all of CBKs related to the information systems security profession. Your preparation for these exams should include self-study, further reading, and hands-on experience. The course schedule allocates one week per CBK, you may need more or less time. There are three text references to assure a comprehensive coverage of the knowledge required to take the 250-question/6-hour certification exam. The key to passing this exam is by obtaining an understanding and knowledge of all of the material presented here, so that you can answer the questions on the exam that are usually simultaneously based on several CBKs per cert exam question. The best way to prepare for this is to organize and summarize your learning from the PowerPoint presentations, as you review the three text references. For each item that you are having difficulty with understanding or retaining, it is suggested that you (1) contact the instructor for help and (2) research the subject matter on the internet.

Hours to complete – 80
Course duration – 90 days

Week	Lessons & Activities
1	CBK 1: Access Control
2	CBK 2: Applications Security
3	CBK 3: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
4	CBK 4: Cryptography
5	CBK 5: Information Security and Risk Management
6	CBK 6: Legal, Regulations, Compliance and Investigations
7	CBK 7: Operations Security
8	CBK 8: Physical (Environmental) Security
9	CBK 9: Security Architecture and Design
10	CBK 10: Telecommunications and Network Security

• Audio: sound card and speakers or headphones for listening
• Internet connection: Cable modem, DSL or better
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
• Internet browser: IE 7 or greater, Firefox 2 or greater
• Internet browser: set to accept cookies
• Pop-up blocker: must be disabled
• ONE of the following media players are required:
  1. Camtasia Player is a free multimedia player required for viewing video clips. You will need 300KB of free disk space to install this video player.
  2. Windows Media Player is a free media player. If you do not have have this software installed on your computer, please visit the Windows Media Player site to download the version appropriate for your operating system. (Mac version available)