The Cissp Prep Guide: Mastering the Cissp and Issep Exams - Softcover

Krutz, Ronald L.; Vines, Russell Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076455915X ISBN 13: 9780764559150

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Synopsis

• This updated bestseller features new, more focused review material for the leading computer security certification-the Certified Information Systems Security Professional, or CISSP
• The first book on the market to offer comprehensive review material for the Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) subject concentration, a new CISSP credential that's now required for employees and contractors of the National Security Agency (NSA) and will likely be adopted soon by the FBI, CIA, Department of Defense, and Homeland Security Department
• The number of CISSPs is expected to grow by fifty percent in 2004
• The CD-ROM includes the Boson-powered interactive test engine practice sets for CISSP and ISSEP

About this title

About the Author

RONALD L. KRUTZ, PhD, PE, CISSP, ISSEP, is a Senior Information Security Researcher for The Sytex Group, Inc. He was a faculty member in the Carnegie Mellon ECE Department and associate director of the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute. Dr. Krutz is also a Distinguished Special Lecturer in the Center for Forensic Computer Investigation at the University of New Haven and a consulting editor for a Wiley Infosec series.

RUSSELL DEAN VINES, CISSP, Security +, CCNA, MCSE, MCNE, is President and Founder of The RDV Group Inc., a New York— based security consulting services firm. He has been active in the prevention, detection, and remediation of security vulnerabilities for international corporations, including government, finance, and new media organizations, for many years. Mr. Vines is a specialist in cyber counterterrorism, and is the author of several bestselling information system security texts.

From the Back Cover

Pass the CISSP and ISSEP exams with this new edition of the bestselling prep guide!

The U.S. government has mandated that all contractors?nearly all current CISSPs, and those yet to be certified as CISSPs?attain the security engineering subject certification Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP). The ISSEP targets specific job requirements or career directions, and is an extension of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification?the industry standard test for IT security professionals. The CISSP Prep Guide, Second Edition includes new, up-to-date CISSP review material that is relevant to the ISSEP, and provides comprehensive coverage of the ISSEP for those individuals who already have the CISSP credential.

CISSP-exam experts, Ronald Krutz and Russell Dean Vines, have written an extremely focused revision to their bestseller that is essential reading if you?re taking the CISSP test for the first time. Krutz and Vines cover:

• Inside information regarding the new domains of the ISSEP that focus on technical knowledge such as ISSE processes and government regulations
• How the ISSEP complements the CISSP by comprehensively addressing the systems engineering side of information security
• The principal domains addressed by the ISSEP certification, including: systems security engineering, certification and accreditation, technical management, and U.S. Government information assurance regulations
• Feedback from more than 5,000 CISSP test takers

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076455915X
• ISBN 13: 9780764559150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608