Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
The SSCP certification is the ideal credential for those with proven technical skills and practical security knowledge in hands-on operational IT roles. It provides industry-leading confirmation of a practitioner’s ability to implement, monitor, and administer IT infrastructure by information security policies and procedures that ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The SSCP indicates a practitioner’s technical ability to tackle the operational demands and responsibilities of security practitioners, including authentication, security testing, intrusion detection/prevention, incident response and recovery, attacks and countermeasures, cryptography, malicious code countermeasures, and more.
SSCP complies with the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024.
Target Audience
- Database Administrator
- Network Security Engineer
- Security Administrator
- Security Analyst
- Security Consultant/Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Engineer
- Systems/Network Analyst
Pre-Requisites
- To be SSCP certified, a candidate should pass the exam and have a minimum of 1 year of cumulative paid full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the SSCP CBK..
Exam Information
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| Number of questions | 125 |
| Question format | Multiple Choice |
| Passing marks | 700 out of 1000 |
| Exam language | English, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese |
Course Duration : 5 Days
Course Syllabus
- Comply with codes of ethics
- Understand security concepts
- Document, implement, and maintain functional security controls
- Participate in asset management
- Implement security controls and assess compliance
- Participate in change management
- Participate in security awareness and training
- Participate in physical security operations (e.g., data center assessment, badging)
- Implement and maintain authentication methods
- Support internetwork trust architectures
- Participate in the identity management lifecycle
- Implement access controls
- Understand the risk management process
- Perform security assessment activities
- Operate and maintain monitoring systems (e.g., continuous monitoring)
- Analyze monitoring results
- Support incident lifecycle
- Understand and support forensic investigations
- Understand and support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) activities
- Understand fundamental concepts of cryptography
- Understand reasons and requirements for cryptography
- Understand and support secure protocols
- Understand Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems
- Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking
- Understand network attacks and countermeasures (e.g., DDoS, man-in-the-middle, DNS poisoning)
- Manage network access controls
- Manage network security
- Operate and configure network-based security devices
- Operate and configure wireless technologies (e.g., bluetooth, NFC, WiFi)
- Identify and analyze malicious code and activity
- Implement and operate endpoint device security
- Operate and configure cloud security
- Operate and secure virtual environments
- Career Advancement: SSCP certification can help you stand out to employers and qualify for roles such as systems administrator, security analyst, and network security engineer.
- Comprehensive Security Knowledge: SSCP validates your expertise in key areas of cybersecurity, including access controls, risk identification, cryptography, and network and communications security.
- Increased Salary Potential: Certified professionals often command higher salaries compared to non-certified peers, as they bring proven skills to the table.
- Networking: Membership provides opportunities to attend conferences, webinars, and chapter meetings, where you can network with other professionals and stay current with industry trends.
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