Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Course (Virtual Instruction)

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is an independent information security certification granted by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, also known as (ISC)².

This cybersecurity certification is an excellent way to demonstrate your knowledge, advance your career and become a member of a community of elite cybersecurity leaders. The CISSP certification and credential shows you have what it takes to design, engineer, implement and manage a comprehensive information security program.

The CISSP credential is an objective measure of excellence. It’s the most widely recognized achievement of excellence in understanding best practices in cybersecurity in the IT industry. This cybersecurity certification was the first information security credential to meet the strict conditions of ISO/IEC Standard 17024.

 

$2,895.00/ student. (price includes courseware, virtual instruction, access to recorded 12 hours of recorded content) Testing fees are not included.

What is the CISSP certification?

From basic security theory to how to manage an information security program, this course delivers hands-on training that will benefit the novice as well as the experienced network professional.

CISSP training  Best Practice Training will provide your employees knowledge and skills in the following:

  • Security and Risk Management
  • Asset Security
  • Security Architecture and Engineering
  • Communication and Network Security
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Security Assessment and Testing
  • Security Operations
  • Software Development Security

The CISSP certification is an advanced certification demonstrating an individuals commitment to understanding and improving the practice of Information Security Management.

Check out the video below for a brief overview of our course.

Module 1 – WLAN and Networking Industry Organizations
  • WLAN Industry Organizations
  • Regulatory Domains
  • 11 Standard and Amendments
  • Additional Networking Standards
  • PoE
  • EAP
  • RADIUS
Module 2 – RF Characteristics and Behavior
  • Spread Spectrum, Modulation, and Coding
  • Properties of RF Waves
  • Types of Power Loss and Environmental Impact on Radio Waves
  • RF Propagation
Module 3 – RF Mathematics and Measurements
  • RF Units of Measurement
  • RF Signals Measurement
  • Basic RF Math
  • Link Budgets
Module 4 – RF Antennas and Hardware
  • Antenna Fundamentals
  • Polarization and Gain
  • Types of WLAN Antennas
  • Antenna Systems
  • Antenna Implementation and Safety
  • RF Cables, Connectors, and Accessories
Module 5 – 802.11 PHYs and Network Types
  • Frequency Bands
  • Coexistence Mechanisms
  • Challenges Addressed by Modern MACs/PHYs
  • HT and VHT Enhancements
  • Integration and Deployment Considerations
Module 6 – 802.11 Network Devices
  • Infrastructure Devices
  • Device Configuration
  • Power Over Ethernet
Module 7 – 802.11 MAC Operations
  • Frame Types
  • Connection Methodologies
Module 8 – 802.11 Channel Access Methods
  • Requirements
  • Timing and Distribution
  • Protection Mechanisms
  • Operation Modes
  • Power Management
Module 9 – WLAN Network Architectures
  • Control, Management, and Data
  • Forwarding
  • Controllers
  • QoS
  • Roaming
  • Available Models
  • AP Placement and Channel Selection
Module 10 – WLAN Requirements and Solutions
  • Data Access
  • User Types
  • Consumption Models
  • Network Types
  • Basic Operating Models
  • Network Management Systems
  • Network Architecture
  • Services
Module 11 – Security Solutions for WLAN
  • Security Strategies
  • Security Policy
  • Security Mechanisms
  • Security Management
Module 12 – Site Surveys, Network Design and Validation
  • RF Site Surveys
  • Requirements Collation and Validation
  • Survey Report
  • Survey Methodologies
  • Survey Considerations
  • Spectrum Analysis
Module 13 – WLAN Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Methodology
  • Protocol and Spectrum Analysis
  • Monitoring
  • Interference

Course Curriculum

Your CISSP Course Includes:

Live Instruction From Real-world Experts

This course is delivered using our virtual classroom tools and provides the ability for learners to interact with our instructors easily throughout the course.

Our instructors are highly skilled and experienced. Many have been teaching professionally for over a decade. An important element about this course is that the instruction is ‘vendor agnostic’ and provides valuable insight into several platforms and systems in use in industry today. 

Our instruction covers all of the required topics to provide learners a comprehensive understanding of information security which enables them to confidently attempt the CISSP exam.

Hard Copy of the Course Material

Receive a printed copy of the course material shipped to your door along with our official CISSP learning guide.

Video Instruction

In addition to the instructor lead training, we provide access to nearly 12 hours of streaming videos demonstrating each of the topics required to pass the CISSP exam. Videos are embedded directly within each lesson and are accessible on any internet enabled device for ultimate ease of use. Get access to the content anywhere and anytime.

Pool of Exam Prep Questions to Help You Prepare

As you progress through the course, each section has end of section review quiz to help ensure you have retained the important points of each section. After you complete the quiz, you receive your score immediately and each response marked has a answer rationale associated with it to help you understand how to get to the right answer if you answered incorrectly.

All of the end of section review quizzes are available online and can be taken on any device.

Course Completion Certificate

When you finish the course, you will be provided a course completion certificate which you can use to validate and verify your participation in an accredited training program. This completion certificate can be useful in validation of CEU or PDU requirements for other certifications you may possess and for meeting HR training documentation requirements for employee skills inventories.

Frequently asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?

Depending on the deliver model (Public, Virtual, or Onsite) class dates may be fixed or negotiated. Please contact your training advisor at sales@bestpractice.training to coordinate  your enrollment in our course.

How long do I have access to the course?

Immediately after sign up, you will be scheduled to attend one of our training options, Public, Virtual, or Onsite and the instructor lead part of the class will be 5 days in length.

Your courseware will be sent to you and you will have access to the hardcopy of the courseware indefinitely.

Outside the ‘live’ class, you will have 1 year to access the recorded course. The videos, courseware, and quizzes are available 24×7 during your access for your convenience.

Can I have face to face interaction with Instructor?

In Class

Yes, during the live classroom instruction, you will connect to the training via Zoom. You can interact with the instructor the way that you would for any other video conference. 

After Class

One of the things that we do that is different from other video based courses is we give you access to the actual instructor through what we call ‘Office Hours’. Once a week the course instructor will open up a video call which you can attend. During that time you are free to ask any questions about the course and get them answered real time. 

If the questions that are asked by learners are consistent, the instructor may record the answer to the question and place it in a course FAQ page. 

 The office hours will be communicated to course attendees through inner website email. 

Anytime

In addition, if during the course you have a question that is simple and straight forward, you are free to contact the instructor via our direct messaging system from the member’s area.

Does this course offer a completion certificate to verify my training hours?

The course offers a course completion certificate to show that you have attended the training.

After you have completed the training, you are eligible to schedule your CISSP exam.

Does the price include the cost of the actual certification exam?

No, unfortunately not. The individual learner is responsible for arranging their own certification through and accredited testing organization.

Who should attend?

The course is open to anyone and is attended by individuals at the start of their journey wireless networking and network engineering. 

Typically job descriptions or titles of learners who attend include but are not limited to:

  • Information security analysts
  • Information security auditors
  • Risk managers
  • Information security engineers
  • Service desk agents 
  • Application developers
  • Application managers
  • Network engineers
  • Network technicians
  • Desktop support
  • Field service technicians
  • Chief Information Officers
  • Chief Technology Officers
  • ITSM tool administrators
  • IT Consultants
  • Bench technicians
  • Customer service representatives
  • Hardware technicians
  • Functional team leads
  • and many more…
Are there any prerequisites to attend?

No, this course is open to anyone of any experience level within IT. 

Pre-Requisite Knowledge Advisory

Although there are no requirements for experience or certifications for the course, it is beneficial for learners to come to the course with a working understanding of the following:

 

  • Basic knowledge of computing
  • Understanding of OSI Model
  • Knowledge of networking
Does your organization offer this course in a 'live' format?

Yes, we have a number of options which are available if your organization has the need for some classroom training.

Option 1 – Public Course

dOccasionally, we offer public courses enabling learners to sign up an attend if they happen to be in the area or would like to travel to participate in class. This class is a 3 day instructor led course and a paper based exam is administered at the end of the course. 

Just think, you are only 3 days away from being CWNA certified!

Option 2 – Virtual Course

We offer instructor led courses covering the same material but in a dynamic format which can focus more more on individual learners needs. This is typically done over a 3 day period in a very similar approach to the public or onsite course offerings.

Option 3 – Onsite Course

If your organization has several people that need to become CWNA certified, we can provide an instructor to come to your facility and provide instruction over a three day period. At the end of the class, an paper based exam will be administered. 

In each of the options listed above, learners will be given access to the site and will be able to view the training videos, the courseware, and the test engines prior to the start of class to give them a bit of a running start.  

If you think your organization could use or would benefit from one of the delivery options listed above, please contact us @ sales@bestpractice.training for a quote.

 

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