- [Mike] Hi, I'm Mike Chapple,
and I'd like to welcome you
to our CISSP Security Architecture and Engineering course.
The Certified Information System Security Professional,
or CISSP, certification is the gold standard
for information security certification.
You'll find that the CISSP is a core requirement
for many mid- and senior-level cybersecurity positions.
Earning the CISSP requires demonstrating
that you have sufficient work experience
and passing an exam covering the eight domains
of information security.
This course covers the third of those eight domains,
security architecture and engineering.
13% of the questions on the CISSP exam
come from this domain.
I have two decades of experience
as an information security professional
and I've been involved in CISSP training and certification
for most of those.
As you work your way through this course
you might find it helpful to have two books
that I've written by your side.
The first is the Official CISSP Study Guide
available from Sybex.
This book is approved by (ISC)2
as the official study guide for the exam.
It contains context that supplements this course
and will help you be prepared
when you take the exam.
The second book that you'll want
is the Official CISSP Practice Tests,
also available from Sybex.
This book contains over 1,300 practice exam questions
designed to mimic those on the actual exam.
It has an entire chapter dedicated
to questions from each domain,
along with two full-length practice tests
to help you assess your progress.
As we work our way through this course,
we will focus on each topic covered by domain three.
We'll review how to select security controls
in a way that balances business needs
and security requirements.
We'll also do a deep dive into cryptography,
one of the most important data protection tools
at the disposal of a security professional.
You'll also learn about physical security topics,
including site design and monitoring.
But that's just a small sampling
of the many topics covered in this course.
These topics, combined with the information
that you learned in our other CISSP courses,
will help you pass the CISSP exam
and also provide a critical foundation
for your career in information security.
In addition to using this course
and the companion books to prepare for the exam,
I encourage you to visit my website at certmike.com
and join my free CISSP study group.
I'll send you weekly emails to guide you
through the exam preparation process
and offer you test taking tips
to help you get ready for the exam.
All right, let's get rolling.