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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Security and Risk Management

  • Core principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA)
  • Security governance, policy development, and frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST CSF)
  • Processes for risk analysis, assessment, and mitigation
  • Business impact analysis, security awareness programmes, and training initiatives
  • Legal, regulatory, compliance, and privacy considerations (GDPR, HIPAA, and local legislation)

Asset Security

  • Information classification, ownership models, and protection strategies
  • Data handling protocols (retention, deletion, backup, and transfer)
  • Privacy safeguards and data lifecycle management
  • Responsible asset usage and media control mechanisms

Security Engineering

  • Principles for secure system and architectural design
  • Cryptography: symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, PKI, and key management
  • Physical security considerations and hardware security modules (HSMs)
  • Secure virtualisation, cloud-native security patterns, and secure API integration

Communications and Network Security

  • Network models, protocols, and secure communication standards (TLS, VPN, IPSec)
  • Perimeter defences, network segmentation, firewalls, and IDS/IPS
  • Wireless security, remote access controls, and zero-trust network architectures
  • Designing secure network architectures for cloud and hybrid environments

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Access control mechanisms: identification, authentication, authorisation, and accountability
  • Identity providers, federation, SSO, and access federation in cloud environments
  • Privileged access management (PAM) and role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Identity lifecycle management: provisioning, deprovisioning, and entitlement reviews

Security Assessment and Testing

  • Security control testing methods: SAST, DAST, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning
  • Audit strategies and review frameworks
  • Log management, monitoring, and continuous assessment practices
  • Red teaming, blue teaming, and adversary simulation techniques

Security Operations

  • Incident response planning, handling procedures, and digital forensics
  • Security operations centre (SOC) design, monitoring, and threat intelligence integration
  • Patching, vulnerability management, and configuration governance
  • Business continuity, disaster recovery, and organisational resilience planning

Software Development Security

  • Secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps practices
  • Common vulnerabilities (extending beyond OWASP Top 10) and mitigation patterns
  • Code review, static/dynamic analysis, and secure development frameworks
  • Supply chain risks, dependency management, and runtime protection

Exam Strategy, Practice and Wrap-Up

  • CISSP exam structure, question answering strategies, and time management techniques
  • Mock exams and domain-specific knowledge checks
  • Gap analysis and formulation of personal study plans
  • Recommended resources, professional communities, and continuous learning pathways

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A minimum of five years of cumulative, paid professional experience in at least two of the (ISC)² CISSP domains, or equivalent industry experience
  • Solid foundational understanding of information security principles, network infrastructure, and software systems
  • Familiarity with risk management frameworks, cryptography, and IT operational processes

Intended Audience

  • Information security professionals preparing for the CISSP certification examination
  • Security architects, managers, and consultants
  • IT leadership, auditors, and governance specialists

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  • Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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Price per private group, online live training, starting from 6500 € + VAT*

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