The Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Reference, 6th Edition

Introduction

THE CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS Security Professional (CISSP) certification identifies a professional who has demonstrated skills, knowledge, and abilities across a wide array of security practices and principles. The exam covers eight domains of practice, which are codified in the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). The CBK presents topics that a CISSP can use in their daily role to identify and manage security risks to data and information systems and is built on a foundation comprising fundamental security concepts of confidentiality, integrity, availability, nonrepudiation, and authenticity (CIANA), as well as privacy and security (CIANA+PS). A variety of controls can be implemented for both data and systems, with the ...