- Hi, I'm Mike Chapple and I'd like to welcome
you to our CISSP Security Operations course.
The certified information systems security professional
or CISSP certification, is the gold standard
for information security certification.
You'll find that CISSP is a core requirement
for many mid and senior level
information security 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 seventh of those eight domains,
security operations.
13 percent of the questions on the CISSP exam
come from this domain.
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.
And 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 CISSP 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'll focus on each topic covered by domain seven.
We'll review how to conduct and support security
investigations and the requirements
for different investigation types.
We'll also cover the incident management process
and you'll learn how you can conduct
logging and monitoring activities.
You'll also discover the importance of solid
business continuity and disaster recovery programs.
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 sign up
for my free CISSP study group.
I'll send you weekly emails guiding 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.