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Gregory |||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| CISSP For Dummies®, 6th Edition Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com Copyright © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc and may not be used without written permission CISSP is a registered certification mark of (ISC)2, Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners John Wiley & Sons, Inc is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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Registering for the Exam About the CISSP Examination After the Examination CHAPTER 2: 14 14 15 15 16 17 20 Putting Your Certification to Good Use 23 Networking with Other Security Professionals 24 Being an Active (ISC)2 Member 25 Considering (ISC)2 Volunteer Opportunities 26 Writing certification exam questions 26 Speaking at events 26 Helping at (ISC)2 conferences 27 Read and contribute to (ISC)2 publications 27 Support the (ISC)2 Center for Cyber Safety and Education 27 Participating in (ISC)2 focus groups 28 Join the (ISC)2 Community Get involved with a CISSP study group Help others learn more about data security Becoming an Active Member of Your Local Security Chapter Spreading the Good Word about CISSP Certification Wear the colors proudly Lead by example Table of Contents 28 28 28 29 30 31 31 v |||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| Using Your CISSP Certification to Be an Agent of Change 32 Earning Other Certifications 32 Other (ISC)2 certifications 33 CISSP concentrations 33 Non-(ISC)2 certifications Choosing the right certifications Find a mentor, be a mentor Pursue Security Excellence 34 37 38 38 PART 2: CERTIFICATION DOMAINS 41 CHAPTER 3: Security and Risk Management 43 Apply Security Governance Principles Alignment of security function to business strategy, goals, mission, and objectives Organizational processes (security executive oversight) Security roles and responsibilities Control frameworks Due care Due diligence Understand and Apply Concepts of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability Confidentiality Integrity Availability Compliance Legislative and regulatory compliance Privacy requirements compliance Understand Legal and Regulatory Issues that Pertain to Information Security in a Global Context Computer crimes Licensing and intellectual property Import/export controls Trans-border data flow Privacy Data breaches Understand Professional Ethics Exercise the (ISC)2 Code of Professional Ethics Support your organization’s code of ethics Develop and Implement Documented Security Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines Policies Standards (and baselines) Procedures Guidelines vi CISSP For Dummies 44 44 45 46 48 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 57 58 58 72 74 75 75 80 82 83 83 85 86 87 87 87 |||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| Understand Business Continuity Requirements 87 Develop and document project scope and plan 90 Conduct Business Impact Analysis 98 Developing the Business Continuity Plan 106 Implementing the BCP 110 Contribute to Personnel Security Policies 111 Employment candidate screening 112 Employment agreements and policies 114 Employment termination processes .115 Vendor, consultant, and contractor controls 115 Compliance 115 Privacy 116 Understand and Apply Risk Management Concepts 116 Identify threats and vulnerabilities 116 Risk assessment/analysis (treatment) 117 Risk treatment 122 Countermeasure selection 123 Implementation 124 Types of controls 125 Control assessment 127 Monitoring and measurement 129 Asset valuation 129 Reporting 130 Continuous improvement 130 Risk frameworks 131 Understand and Apply Threat Modeling 132 Identifying threats 133 Determining and diagramming potential attacks 134 Performing reduction analysis 135 Technologies and processes to remediate threats 135 Integrate Security Risk Considerations into Supply Chain Management, Mergers, and Acquisitions 136 Hardware, software, and services 137 Third-party assessment and monitoring 137 Minimum security requirements .137 Service-level requirements 137 Establish and Manage Information Security Education, Training, and Awareness 138 Appropriate levels of awareness, training and education required within organization 138 Measuring the effectiveness of security training 140 Periodic reviews for content relevancy 141 Table of Contents vii |||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| CHAPTER 4: CHAPTER 5: Asset Security 143 Classify Information and Supporting Assets Commercial data classification Government data classification Determine and Maintain Ownership Protect Privacy Ensure Appropriate Retention Determine Data Security Controls Baselines Scoping and tailoring Standards selection Cryptography Establish Handling Requirements 143 144 145 146 148 150 151 152 152 153 153 154 Security Architecture and Engineering 155 Implement and Manage Engineering Processes Using Secure Design Principles Understand the Fundamental Concepts of Security Models Confidentiality Integrity Availability Access control models Select Controls Based upon Systems Security Requirements Evaluation criteria System certification and accreditation Security controls and countermeasures Understand Security Capabilities of Information Systems Computer architecture Trusted Computing Base (TCB) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Secure modes of operation Open and closed systems Protection rings Security modes Recovery procedures Vulnerabilities in security architectures Assess and Mitigate the Vulnerabilities of Security Architectures, Designs, and Solution Elements Client-based systems Server-based systems Database systems Large-scale parallel data systems Distributed systems Cryptographic systems viii CISSP For Dummies 155 157 158 158 159 160 162 163 167 169 173 173 180 181 181 182 183 183 184 184 185 185 186 187 187 188 189 ... required for the CISSP certification, we strongly recommend that you use multiple resources to prepare for the exam and study as much r elevant information as your time and resources allow CISSP For. .. CISSP For Dummies, 6th Edition, provides the framework and the blueprint for your study effort and sufficient information to help you pass the exam, but by itself, it won’t make you an information... misstep, CISSP For Dummies answers the question, “What level of knowledge must a CISSP candidate possess to succeed on the CISSP exam?” Our goal in this book is simple: To help you prepare for and