For Dummies CISSP, 3rd Edition 978-0-470-53791-6 User Manual
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Chapter 1: (ISC)
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and the CISSP Certification
However, you can get a waiver for a maximum of one year of the five-year
professional experience requirement if you have one of the following:
professional experience requirement if you have one of the following:
✓
A four-year college degree
✓
An advanced degree in information security from a U.S. National Center
of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) or
a regional equivalent
of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) or
a regional equivalent
✓
A credential that appears on the (ISC)
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–approved list, which includes
more than 30 technical and professional certifications, such as vari-
ous SANS GIAC certifications, Microsoft certifications, and CompTIA
Security+ (For the complete list, go to www.isc2.org/credential_
waiver/default.aspx
ous SANS GIAC certifications, Microsoft certifications, and CompTIA
Security+ (For the complete list, go to www.isc2.org/credential_
waiver/default.aspx
.)
In the U.S., CAEIAE programs are jointly sponsored by the National Security
Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, go
to www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/index.shtml.
Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, go
to www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/index.shtml.
Registering for the Exam
To register for the exam, you first need to find a suitable exam date and loca-
tion. It’s given throughout the year at various locations (typically at colleges,
community centers, or convention centers) worldwide. You can find exam
schedules on the (ISC)
tion. It’s given throughout the year at various locations (typically at colleges,
community centers, or convention centers) worldwide. You can find exam
schedules on the (ISC)
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Web site at www.isc2.org.
Unlike many other certification exams, the CISSP examination isn’t conve-
niently available at Thomson Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centers.
niently available at Thomson Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centers.
You may need to travel to take this exam, which requires planning in advance
for travel arrangements . . . possibly including airline, rental car, and hotel
reservations. If you’re traveling to another country for your CISSP examina-
tion, visa requirements may also apply.
for travel arrangements . . . possibly including airline, rental car, and hotel
reservations. If you’re traveling to another country for your CISSP examina-
tion, visa requirements may also apply.
Next, you need to create an (ISC)
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account on the (ISC)
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Web site, agree to
the (ISC)
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Terms and Conditions, complete the online registration form, and
pay your examination fee. If you’re paying for your CISSP examination with a
check or money order, you need to print out the registration form and mail it
to the (ISC)
check or money order, you need to print out the registration form and mail it
to the (ISC)
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office for the region in which you’re planning to take the CISSP
examination. Current mailing addresses are listed in the registration form
instructions, which you can download from the (ISC)
instructions, which you can download from the (ISC)
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Web site.
When you register, you’re required to quantify your work experience in
information security, answer a few questions regarding criminal history and
related background, and agree to abide by the (ISC)
information security, answer a few questions regarding criminal history and
related background, and agree to abide by the (ISC)
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Code of Ethics.
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