Introduction

What a wonderful time to be involved with IT security. The role of security practitioner is expanding almost on a daily basis. Challenges abound as we all try to get our arms around not only traditional hardwired networks but also everything involved with wireless communication and the virtualization of everything in the cloud. There is so much to know and understand, and the growth potential seemingly has no bounds. Keeping up with this pace is (ISC)2, the creators of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, along with several other certifications.

(ISC)2 is renowned for offering industry-leading cybersecurity and other types of training courses around the world. Achieving the Systems Security ...

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