The only SSCP study guide officially approved by (ISC)2
The (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification is a well-known vendor-neutral global IT security certification. The SSCP is designed to show that holders have the technical skills to implement, monitor, and administer IT infrastructure using information security policies and procedures.
This comprehensive Official Study Guide–the only study guide officially approved by (ISC)2–covers all objectives of the seven SSCP domains.
* Security Operations and Administration
* Access Controls
* Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis
* Incident Response and Recovery
* Cryptography
* Network and Communications Security
* Systems and Application Security
This updated Third Edition covers the SSCP exam objectives effective as of November 2021. Much of the new and more advanced knowledge expected of an SSCP is now covered in a new chapter ‘Cross-Domain Challenges.’ If you’re an information security professional or student of cybersecurity looking to tackle one or more of the seven domains of the SSCP, this guide gets you prepared to pass the exam and enter the information security workforce with confidence.
Table of Content
Introduction xxv
Assessment Test xlviii
Part I Getting Started as an SSCP 1
Chapter 1 The Business Case for Decision Assurance and Information Security 3
Chapter 2 Information Security Fundamentals 33
Part II Integrated Risk Management and Mitigation 61
Chapter 3 Integrated Information Risk Management 63
Chapter 4 Operationalizing Risk Mitigation 127
Part III The Technologies of Information Security 197
Chapter 5 Communications and Network Security 199
Chapter 6 Identity and Access Control 285
Chapter 7 Cryptography 349
Chapter 8 Hardware and Systems Security 435
Chapter 9 Applications, Data, and Cloud Security 483
Part IV People Power: What Makes or Breaks Information Security 555
Chapter 10 Incident Response and Recovery 557
Chapter 11 Business Continuity via Information Security and People Power 607
Chapter 12 Cross-Domain Challenges 647
Appendix Answers to Review Questions 689
Index 727
About the author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael S. Wills, SSCP, CISSP, CAMS, is Assistant Professor of Applied Information Technologies in the College of Business at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus. He has many years of experience designing, building, and operating cutting-edge secure systems, and wrote (ISC)²’s official training courses for both the SSCP and CISSP. He is also the creator of ERAU’s Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance degree program.
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