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CNIT 125: Information Security Professional (CISSP Preparation)Fall 2024 Sam Bowne
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Catalog DescriptionCovers information security in depth, including access control, application security, business continuity, cryptography, risk management, legal issues, physical security, and telecommunications and network security. This class helps to prepare students for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential, which is essential for high-level information security professionals. Textbook"CISSP Cert Guide (Certification Guide) 4th Edition", by Robin Abernathy and Darren Hayes; ISBN-10:‎ 013750747X; ISBN-13:‎ 978-0137507474 QuizzesThe quizzes are multiple-choice, online, and open-book. However, you may not ask other people to help you during the quizzes. You will need to study the textbook chapter before the lecture covering it, and take the quiz before that class. Each quiz is due 30 min. before class. Each quiz has 5 questions, you have ten minutes to take it, and you can make two attempts. If you take the quiz twice, the higher score counts. PresentationsEach student must make two in-class Presentations. Discussion BoardEach CCSF student must contribute to the Discussion Board in Canvas. There are dates listed in the schedule with Discussion assignments due. For class-related questions, please send messages inside Canvas or emailcnit.125@gmail.com |
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Mon 8-19 |
Mod 1 Introduction: CISSP Certification 1. Security and Risk Management (Part 1) Mon 8-26 | Quiz Ch 1 (Parts 1 & 2) * | Part 1 is start up to Security Control Frameworks Part 2 is Security Control Frameworks to the end
Mod 2 | 1. Security and Risk Management (Part 2) Tue 9-2 |
Holiday: No Class
| Mon 9-9 | Quiz Ch 2 * | Discussion 1 *
Mod 3 | 2. Asset Security Mon 9-16 | Quiz Ch 3 (Part 1; up to Cryptography) | Discussion 2 Topic 1 due (5 pts)
Mod 4 | 3. Security Engineering Mon 9-23 | Quiz Ch 3 (Part 2; from Cryptography to the end) | Early Presentation 1 (+10) Discussion 3
Mod 5 | 3. Security Engineering Mon 9-30 | No Quiz | Presentation 1 (50 pts)
Mod 6 | Student Presentations Mon 10-7 | No Quiz | Late Presentation 1 (-10) Discussion 4
Mod 7 | 3. Security Engineering Mon 10-14 | Quiz Ch 4 (Part 1; up to Converged Protocols) | Discussion 5
Mod 8 | 4. Communication and Network Security Mon 10-21 | Quiz Ch 4 (Part 2; Converged Protocols to the end) | Discussion 6
Mod 9 | 4. Communication and Network Security Mon 10-28 | Quiz Ch 5 | Topic 2 due (5 pts) Discussion 7
Mod 10 | 5. Identity and Access Management Mon 11-4 | Quiz Ch 6 | Early Presentation 2 (+10) Discussion 8
Mod 11 | 6. Security Assessment and Testing Also begin chapter 7 Mon 11-11 |
Holiday: No Class
| Mon 11-18 | No Quiz | Presentation 2 (50 pts)
Mod 12 | Student Presentations Mon 11-25 | Quiz Ch 7 | Late Presentation 2 (-10) Discussion 9
Mod 13 | 7. Security Operations Mon 12-1 | Quiz Ch 8 | Discussion 10
Mod 14 | 8. Software Development Security Mon 12-9 | No Quiz |
Last Class: No New Material
| Fri 12-13 | through Fri 12-20 |
Final Exam available online throughout the week. | You can only take it once. All quizzes due 30 min. before class | * No late penalty until 9-9 |
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Introduction to the Class & CISSP Certification
· KEY · PDF
1. Security and Risk Management
· KEY · PDF
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