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Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Overview
Skills Taught
Audience
 Prerequisites
Outline
Duration:30 Hours
Skill Level:Intermediate
Certifications:SSCP
Delivery Type:Expert Encore

Description
There is no one in the Information Technology field that could possible deny that security has become one of the most important areas of specialty available. More and more today, companies rely on the network for the storage and fast retrieval of mission-critical corporate data/information. Securing these massive amounts of information is simply critical for the success of the organization.

The Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) credential offers information security tacticians, with implementation orientations, the opportunity to demonstrate their level of competence with the seven domains of the compendium of best practices for information security. These seven domains are as follows:

  • Access Control
  • Administration
  • Audit and Monitoring
  • Cryptography
  • Data Communications
  • Malicious Code / Malware
  • Risk, Response, and Recovery
Skills Taught
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
  • Explain best practices for access control in modern Information Technology environments
  • Describe security administration principles
  • Implement key audit and monitoring principles in the network environment
  • Describe the various methods and uses of cryptography
  • Explain the fundamentals of data communications including type of networks and network topologies
  • Understand the various types of malicious code and Malware found in networks today
  • Explain risk management techniques
  • Implement safeguards and countermeasures
Audience
The SSCP credential is ideal for those working toward or who have already attained positions as Senior Network Security Engineers, Senior Security Systems Analysts or Senior Security Administrators. This course is critical for any student attempting this certification exam.

Prerequisites
Students should meet the necessities outlined in the SSCP certification application requirements. This means that candidates should Subscribe to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics and have at least one year of cumulative work experience in one or more of the seven domains in information security. Valid experience includes information systems security-related work performed as a practitioner or that which requires information security knowledge and involves direct application of that knowledge.

Outline
Module 1: SSCP Introduction
  • Information Security
  • The SSCP CBK
  • Security Concerns
Module 2: Access Control
  • Identification, Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
  • Access Control Techniques
  • Best Practices for Access Control
  • Access Control Administration
  • Access Control Models, Methodologies and Implementation
  • Physical Security
  • Attacks
  • Monitoring and Intrusion Detection
  • Penetration Testing
Module 3: Administration
  • The C.I.A. Triad
  • Policy, Standards, Guidelines, Baselines
  • Privacy Issues and Regulation
  • Data Classification
  • Security Architecture and Design
  • Controls, Evaluation Criteria and Security Models
  • Development Life Cycle
  • Configuration Management
  • Hardware Components
  • Employment Practices
  • Security Threats and Attacks
Module 4: Audit and Monitoring
  • Types of Controls
  • Incident Response and Analysis
  • Monitoring Devices and Techniques
Module 5: Cryptography
  • Cryptographic Terms and Technologies
  • Message Authentication
  • Certificate Authority
Module 6: Data Communications
  • Security Overview
  • Internet, Intranet, and Extranet Security
  • TCP/IP
  • LANs, WANs, and VPNs
  • Network Layer Security Protocols
  • Transport Layer Security
  • Application Layer Security Protocols
Module 7: Malicious Code and Malware
  • Malicious Code Types
  • Mobile Code Threats
  • Types of Attacks
Module 8: Risk, Response and Recovery
  • Risk Management
  • Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Safeguards and Countermeasures
  • Incident Handling
  • Forensics
  • Business Continutiy Project Planning