ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner
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Overview
The official (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is the ideal certification for those with proven technical skills and practical, hands-on security knowledge in operational IT roles. It provides confirmation of a practitioner;s ability to implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure in accordance with information security policies and procedures that ensure data confidentiality, integrity and availability. This course includes, the official courseware and SSCP exam voucher and is taught by an accredited official (ISC)2 trainer.
The broad spectrum of topics included in the SSCP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) ensure its relevancy across all disciplines in the field of information security.
Successful candidates are competent in the following 7 domains:
1. Access Controls
2. Security Operations and Administration
3. Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis
4. Incident Response and Recovery
5. Cryptography
6. Network and Communications Security
7. Systems and Application Security
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Prerequisites
Candidates must have a minimum of 1-year cumulative work experience in 1 or more of the 7 domains of the SSCP CBK. A 1-year prerequisite pathway will be granted for candidates who received a degree (bachelors or masters) in a cybersecurity program.
A candidate that doesn;t have the required experience to become an SSCP may become an Associate of (ISC)² by successfully passing the SSCP examination. The Associate of (ISC)² will then have 2 years to earn the 1 year required experience. You can learn more about SSCP experience requirements and how to account for part-time work and internships at www.isc2.org/Certifications/SSCP/experiencerequirements .
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Outline
Domain 1: Access Controls
1.1 Implement and maintain authentication methods
2.1 Comply with codes of ethics
3.1 Understand the risk management process
4.1 Support incident lifecycle
5.1 Understand fundamental concepts of cryptography
5.3 Understand and support secure protocols
5.4 Understand Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems
6.1 Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking
6.3 Manage network access controls
7.1 Identify and analyze malicious code and activity
Candidates are encouraged to supplement their education and experience by reviewing relevant resources that pertain to the CBK and identifying areas of
study that may need additional attention. View the full list of supplementary references at www.isc2.org/certifications/References .
Examination Policies and Procedures
QA will provide the delegate with an SSCP exam voucher to be taken post course. (ISC)² recommends that SSCP candidates review exam policies and procedures prior to registering for the examination. Read the comprehensive breakdown of this important information at www.isc2.org/Register-for-Exam .
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The official (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is the ideal certification for those with proven technical skills and practical, hands-on security knowledge in operational IT roles. It provides confirmation of a practitioner;s ability to implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure in accordance with information security policies and procedures that ensure data confidentiality, integrity and availability. This course includes, the official courseware and SSCP exam voucher and is taught by an accredited official (ISC)2 trainer.
The broad spectrum of topics included in the SSCP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) ensure its relevancy across all disciplines in the field of information security.
Successful candidates are competent in the following 7 domains:
1. Access Controls
2. Security Operations and Administration
3. Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis
4. Incident Response and Recovery
5. Cryptography
6. Network and Communications Security
7. Systems and Application Security
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Prerequisites
Candidates must have a minimum of 1-year cumulative work experience in 1 or more of the 7 domains of the SSCP CBK. A 1-year prerequisite pathway will be granted for candidates who received a degree (bachelors or masters) in a cybersecurity program.
A candidate that doesn;t have the required experience to become an SSCP may become an Associate of (ISC)² by successfully passing the SSCP examination. The Associate of (ISC)² will then have 2 years to earn the 1 year required experience. You can learn more about SSCP experience requirements and how to account for part-time work and internships at www.isc2.org/Certifications/SSCP/experiencerequirements .
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Outline
Domain 1: Access Controls
1.1 Implement and maintain authentication methods
- Single/multifactor authentication
- Single sign-on » Device authentication
- Federated access
- Trust relationships (e.g., 1-way, 2-way, transitive)
- Extranet
- Third party connections
- Authorization » Proofing
- Provisioning/de-provisioning
- Maintenance » Entitlement
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems
- Mandatory
- Non-discretionary
- Discretionary
- Role-based
- Attribute-based
- Subject-based
- Object-based
2.1 Comply with codes of ethics
- (ISC)² Code of Ethics
- Organizational code of ethics
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Accountability
- Privacy
- Non-repudiation
- Least privilege
- Separation of duties
- Deterrent controls
- Preventative controls
- Detective controls
- Corrective controls
- Compensating controls
- Lifecycle (hardware, software, and data)
- Hardware inventory
- Software inventory and licensing
- Data storage
- Technical controls (e.g., session timeout, password aging)
- Physical controls (e.g., mantrap, cameras, locks)
- Administrative controls (e.g., security policies and standards, procedures, baselines)
- Periodic audit and review
3.1 Understand the risk management process
- Risk visibility and reporting (e.g., risk register, sharing threat intelligence, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS))
- Risk management concepts (e.g., impact assessments, threat modelling, Business Impact Analysis (BIA))
- Risk management frameworks (e.g., ISO, NIST)
- Risk treatment (e.g., accept, transfer, mitigate, avoid, recast)
- Participate in security testing » Interpretation and reporting of scanning and testing results » Remediation validation
- Audit finding remediation 3.3 Operate and maintain monitoring systems (e.g., continuous monitoring)
- Events of interest (e.g., anomalies, intrusions, unauthorized changes, compliance monitoring)
- Logging » Source systems
- Legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., jurisdiction, limitations, privacy)
- Security baselines and anomalies
- Visualizations, metrics, and trends (e.g., dashboards, timelines)
- Event data analysis
- Document and communicate findings (e.g., escalation)
4.1 Support incident lifecycle
- Preparation
- Detection, analysis, and escalation
- Containment » Eradication
- Recovery
- Lessons learned/implementation of new countermeasure
- Legal and ethical principles
- Evidence handling (e.g., first responder, triage, chain of custody, preservation of scene)
- Emergency response plans and procedures (e.g., information system contingency plan)
- Interim or alternate processing strategies
- Restoration planning
- Backup and redundancy implementation
- Testing and drills
5.1 Understand fundamental concepts of cryptography
- Hashing » Salting
- Symmetric/asymmetric encryption/Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)
- Non-repudiation (e.g., digital signatures/ certificates, HMAC, audit trail)
- Encryption algorithms (e.g., AES, RSA)
- Key strength (e.g., 256, 512, 1024, 2048 bit keys)
- Cryptographic attacks, cryptanalysis, and counter measures
5.3 Understand and support secure protocols
5.4 Understand Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems
- Fundamental key management concepts (e.g., key rotation, key composition, key creation, exchange, revocation, escrow)
- Web of Trust (WOT) (e.g., PGP, GPG)
- Hashing
- Salting
- Symmetric/asymmetric encryption/Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)
- Non-repudiation (e.g., digital signatures/ certificates, HMAC, audit trail)
- Encryption algorithms (e.g., AES, RSA)
- Key strength (e.g., 256, 512, 1024, 2048 bit keys)
- Cryptographic attacks, cryptanalysis, and counter measures
- Confidentiality
- Integrity and authenticity
- Data sensitivity (e.g., PII, intellectual property, PHI)
- Regulatory
- Services and protocols (e.g., IPSec, TLS, S/MIME, DKIM)
- Common use cases » Limitations and vulnerabilities
6.1 Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking
- OSI and TCP/IP models » Network topographies (e.g., ring, star, bus, mesh, tree)
- Network relationships (e.g., peer to peer, client server)
- Transmission media types (e.g., fiber, wired, wireless)
- Commonly used ports and protocols
6.3 Manage network access controls
- Network access control and monitoring (e.g., remediation, quarantine, admission)
- Network access control standards and protocols (e.g., IEEE 802.1X, Radius, TACACS)
- Remote access operation and configuration (e.g., thin client, SSL VPN, IPSec VPN, telework)
- Logical and physical placement of network devices (e.g., inline, passive)
- Segmentation (e.g., physical/logical, data/control plane, VLAN, ACLs)
- Secure device management
- Firewalls and proxies (e.g., filtering methods) » Network intrusion detection/prevention systems
- Routers and switches » Traffic-shaping devices (e.g., WAN optimization, load balancing)
- Transmission security
- Wireless security devices (e.g.,WIPS, WIDS)
7.1 Identify and analyze malicious code and activity
- Malware (e.g., rootkits, spyware, scareware, ransomware, trojans, virus, worms, trapdoors, backdoors, and remote access trojans)
- Malicious code countermeasures (e.g., scanners, anti-malware, code signing, sandboxing)
- Malicious activity (e.g., insider threat, data theft, DDoS, botnet)
- Malicious activity countermeasures (e.g., user awareness, system hardening, patching, sandboxing, isolation)
- HIDS
- Host-based firewalls
- Application white listing
- Endpoint encryption
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Mobile Device Management (MDM) (e.g., COPE, BYOD)
- Secure browsing (e.g., sandbox)
- Deployment models (e.g., public, private, hybrid, community)
- Service models (e.g., IaaS, PaaS and SaaS)
- Virtualization (e.g., hypervisor) » Legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., privacy, surveillance, data ownership, jurisdiction, eDiscovery)
- Data storage and transmission (e.g., archiving, recovery, resilience)
- Third party/outsourcing requirements (e.g., SLA, data portability, data destruction, auditing) » Shared responsibility model
- Software-defined networking
- Hypervisor
- Virtual appliances
- Continuity and resilience
- Attacks and countermeasures
- Shared storage
Candidates are encouraged to supplement their education and experience by reviewing relevant resources that pertain to the CBK and identifying areas of
study that may need additional attention. View the full list of supplementary references at www.isc2.org/certifications/References .
Examination Policies and Procedures
QA will provide the delegate with an SSCP exam voucher to be taken post course. (ISC)² recommends that SSCP candidates review exam policies and procedures prior to registering for the examination. Read the comprehensive breakdown of this important information at www.isc2.org/Register-for-Exam .
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