Book description
Fully updated Sybex Study Guide for the industry-leading security
certification: CISSP
Security professionals consider the Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP) to be the most desired certification to
achieve. More than 200,000 have taken the exam, and there are more
than 70,000 CISSPs worldwide. This highly respected guide is updated
to cover changes made to the CISSP Body of Knowledge in 2012. It also
provides additional advice on how to pass each section of the exam.
With expanded coverage of key areas, it also includes a full-length,
250-question practice exam.
- Fully updated for the 2012 CISSP Body of Knowledge, the
industry-leading standard for IT professionals
- Thoroughly covers exam topics, including access control,
application development security, business continuity and disaster
recovery planning, cryptography, operations security, and physical
(environmental) security
- Examines information security governance and risk management,
legal regulations, investigations and compliance, and
telecommunications and network security
- Features expanded coverage of biometrics, auditing and
accountability, software security testing, and many more key topics
CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study
Guide, 6th Edition prepares you with both the knowledge and the
confidence to pass the CISSP exam.
James Michael Stewart
(Austin, TX), CISSP, is a security expert who has authored numerous
publications, books, and courseware. Michael is also an instructor of
CISSP and a variety of ethical hacking classes.
Mike Chapple (Miami, FL), Ph. D., CISSP, is an information
security professional with the University of Notre Dame. In the past,
he was chief information officer of Brand Institute and an information
security researcher with the National Security Agency and the U. S.
Air Force. His primary areas of expertise include network intrusion
detection and access controls. Mike is a frequent contributor to
TechTarget's SearchSecurity site, author of several information
security titles including. Both Stewart and Chapple co-authored
previous editions of the CISSP: Certified Information Systems
Security Professional Study Guide.
Darril Gibson (Virginia Beach, VA), Security+, CISSP, ITIL
v3, is the CEO of Security Consulting and Training, LLC. He regularly
teaches, writes, and consults on a wide variety of security and
technical topics. He's been a Microsoft Certified Trainer since August
1999 and holds several certifications. He has authored, coauthored, or
contributed to 14 books on a wide range of topics including Security+
and other security topics.
