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Latest Exam and Study Schedule for Minnesota
Please check here for CISSP examinations in Minnesota.
Study Group for ISC2 Common Body of Knowledge / CISSP Review
A study group, meeting on the 1st and 3rd Thursday nights of each month beginning January 17, 2008, is being hosted at Shavlik Technologies headquarters. Click here for more details.
Recommended Reading for CISSP/SSCP Examinations
Go to: https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=36
CISSP Exam Study Guide
The official study guide for the CISSP certification is now available!!
This is the official study guide for the CISSP Exam, created by (ISC)˛. Based on the CISSP course, this book doubles as an authoritative infosec textbook. Authored by Susan Hansche, CISSP, John Berti, CISSP and Chris Hare, CISSP. The entire work has been reviewed by past ISSA President and ISSA/(ISC)˛ Co-Founder Hal Tipton. All of the guide's co-authors hold CISSP certifications, and each of its ten CBK subject areas have been reviewed by multiple CISSPs, all of whom are recognized industry experts. 936 pages, hardcover.
Includes a bonus CD-ROM test engine that contains all questions from chapter quizzes and a scoring program that gives correct answers and explanations.
To purchase go to:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780849382314&itm=3
(ISC)2 Changes Minimum Professional Requirements for CISSP Certification
The (ISC)2 board of directors has approved new experience requirements for the CISSP certification, effective 1 October, 2007.
It is the responsibility of the (ISC)2 board of directors to continually review the entire spectrum of the consortium's education and
certification programs to ensure that (ISC)2 continues to provide the "gold standard" of professional certification in the information
security industry. The board believes these new requirements will assure organizations worldwide that CISSPs have demonstrated they
can meet the challenges of an ever-increasing threat environment.
The new requirements include the following components:
The minimum professional experience requirement for CISSP certification will be five years of relevant work experience in two or
more of the 10 domains of the CISSP CBK, or four years of work experience with an applicable college degree or a credential from the
(ISC)2-approved list. The current requirements for the CISSP call for four years of work experience in one or more of the 10 domains
of the CISSP CBK, or three years of experience with an applicable college degree or a credential from the (ISC)2-approved list.
Candidates for any (ISC)2 credential will be required to obtain an endorsement of their candidature exclusively from an (ISC)2-certified
professional in good standing. The professional endorsing the candidate can hold any (ISC)2 certification - CISSP, SSCP or CAP. Currently,
candidates can be endorsed by an officer from the candidate's organization if no CISSP endorsement can be obtained. The board believes that
only an (ISC)2-credentialed professional bound by its Code of Ethics should provide a candidate endorsement.
Should you have any questions, please visit Experience
Requirement Change FAQ or contact (ISC)2 by email at service@isc2.org.
New ISSEP Study Guide
Are you interested in sitting for the Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) and are wondering what to use as a study guide?
Go to Barnes & Noble on-line to purchase a copy of the official ISC2 Guide to the CISSP-ISSEP Common Body of Knowledge Study Guide.
This study guide provides an inclusive analysis of all of the topics covered on the newly created CISSP-ISSEP Common Body of Knowledge. The first fully comprehensive guide to the CISSP-ISSEP CBK, this book promotes understanding of the four ISSEP domains: Information Systems Security Engineering (ISSE); Certification and Accreditation; Technical Management; and an Introduction to United States Government Information Assurance Regulations.
ISC2 Offers New Credential: Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP) Certification
(ISC)˛ recently introduced the Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP) credential to provide an objective measure and means of proving the knowledge, skills and abilities required by information assurance personnel involved in Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes. For more information, go to https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=840.
(ISC)2's CISSP Credential Receives ISO 17024 Standard
(ISC)2 announces that the International Organization for Standardization (IS0), United States representative, ANSI (American National Standards Institute), has granted certification accreditation in the area of information security under ISO/IEC 17024 for the CISSP® credential.
The IISFA is pleased to announce the acceptance of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the CISSP and SSCP information security certifications by ISC2. ISC2 will accept chapter meetings, board positions, presentations, and so forth as acceptable credits for the maintaince of the two certifications effective immediately. Currenlty, the IISFA is not listed in the pull down lists for the credit submission form, however, choose "other" and list IISFA as the source- these credits will be accepted. We have been informed by ISC2 that there is a new website revision due to go into production shortly and the IISFA will be listed in that release.
-- James A. Moore, CIFI International Chairman International Information Systems Forensics Assocation
ISC2 Certification Examination Proctors
Are you currently a CISSP in good standing? Do you want to earn some CPEs for CISSP recertification? Are you interested in being an exam proctor at local ISC2 certification exams? If you answered yes to all of these questions, then contact our Rick Ensenbach at past-president@mn-issa.org and he will add your name to the local list of volunteers.
(ISC)2 Associate Program
This program is designed to provide early support for information security careers. Initiative designed for candidates who pass CISSP or SSCP exams yet require professional experience for certification.
Go to: https://www.isc2.org/cgi/content.cgi?category=84#cat07 for FAQ.
Go to: https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=235 for Press Release.
Go to: https://www.isc2.org/cgi/exam_schedule.cgi to register online.