CNIT 125: Information Security Professional (CISSP Preparation)

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, which is 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.

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain security and risk management
• Protect the security of assets
• Manage security of engineering and software development processes
• Control access to resources and manage identity, communications and network security
• Perform security assessment, testing, incident response, and disaster recovery

1. Security and Risk Management
2. Asset Security
3. Security Engineering
4. Communication and Network Security
5. Identity and Access Management
6. Security Assessment and Testing
7. Security Operations
8. Software Development Security