CNIT 125: Information Security Professional (CISSP Preparation)

Summer 2019 Sam Bowne

Available to Anyone Free

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Catalog Description

Covers information security in depth, including access control, application security, business continuity, cryptography, risk management, legal issues, physical security, and telecommunications and network security. This class helps to prepare students for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential, whiis essential for high-level information security professionals.

Advisory: Students should have taken CNIT 123, or hold the Certified Ethical Hacker credential, or have equivalent knowledge of basic security.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain security and risk management.
2. Define and implement access controls.
3. Assess application security.
4. Plan for business continuity and disaster recovery.
5. Apply cryptography correctly to protect information.
6. Explain legal regulations and ensure compliance.
7. Perform investigations, preserve evidence, and cooperate with law enforcement authorities.
8. Explain codes of conduct and ethical issues.
9. Maintain security of operations.
10. Assess physical and environmental security.
11. Design security architecture.
12. Explain telecommunications and network security.

Textbook

"CISSP Cert Guide (3rd Edition) "; by Robin Abernathy, Troy McMillan; ISBN-10: 9780789759696 Buy from Amazon ($40)

Quizzes

The quizzes are multiple-choice, online, and open-book. Study the textbook chapter and take the quiz before that class. Each quiz is due 30 min. before class. Each quiz has 5 questions, you have ten minutes to take it, and you can make two attempts.

To access the quizzes:

• Go to https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/3LHLT8
• If you've taken one of my class previously, you should already have an account on this Canvas server (it's NOT the usual CCSF Canvas system). Otherwise, create a new account.
• You should see the course, including the quizzes, as shown below.
• After you have joined the course, you can access it at canvas.instructure.com

Live Streaming

You can attend class remotely using Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/4108472927

Lectures will also be recorded and published on YouTube for later viewing.

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