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CISSP Foundations
on-demand course

CISSP Foundations

with Dean Bushmiller
September 2025
Beginner
6h 17m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Overview

This course provides a foundational start for security practitioners seeking to build the critical knowledge and skills essential for excelling in information security. Participants will gain the expertise to design, implement, and manage security strategies that align with industry best practices. By the end of the course, you will have the practical skills needed to safeguard systems and data, and understand core concepts crucial to advancing in the cybersecurity field.

What you’ll learn and how to apply it

By the end of this course, the learner will understand cybersecurity principles and practices, including vulnerability assessment, risk management, network security, access control, and business continuity, preparing them with foundational CISSP skills.

This course is for you because

You're a security practitioner who intends to take the CISSP exam in the future or are beginning to prepare for it. Or you're an aspiring cybersecurity engineer, manager or executive who needs knowledge across a wide array of security practices and principles.

Prerequisites

  • Two or more years in any of the following domains: Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations and Software Development Security.
  • Basic cyber security vocabulary such as confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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