SSCP (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner Official Study Guide

Chapter 9Domain 7: Systems and Application Security

SSCP exam objectives covered in this chapter:

1. Understand Malicious Code and Apply Countermeasures
2. User threats and Endpoint Device Security
3. Understand and Apply Cloud Security
4. Secure Data Warehouse and Big Data Environments
5. Secure Software Defined Networks and Virtual Environments

As an SSCP, you may be called upon to be a member of an incident response team and take an active part in security investigations with regard to intrusion of malware, malicious code, as well as the exfiltration of information from corporate and enterprise networks. It is important for the SSCP candidate to understand the vocabulary used to describe the creation, distribution, and countermeasures related ...