CISSP Practice Exams, Second Edition

by Shon Harris

Overview

Written by the #1 name in IT security certification training, fully revised for the latest exam release, and featuring 750+ practice questions plus 24 hours of audio lectures

CISSP Practice Exams, Second Edition is the ideal companion to Shon Harris’ bestselling CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide. Well-regarded for her engaging and informative style, Shon Harris is renowned as an IT security certification expert.

Designed as an exam-focused study-self aid and resource, CISSP Practice Exams, Second Edition provides 100% coverage of the 10 exam domains. Organized by these domains, the book allows you to focus on specific topics and tailor your study to your areas of expertise and weakness. To further aid in study and retention, each question in the book is accompanied by in-depth answer explanations for the correct and incorrect answer choices. Each chapter contains 25+ practice questions with an additional 500 practice questions hosted in a web-based environment. As an added bonus, you’ll get access to 24 hours of audio lectures featuring Harris conducting intensive review sessions. (Terms and conditions apply.)

Complete, authoritative coverage of the CISSP exam
Information Security Governance and Risk Management; Access Control; Security Architecture and Design; Physical (Environmental) Security; Telecommunications and Networking Security; Cryptography; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning; Legal, Regulations, Investigations, and Compliance; Software Development Security; Operations Security

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071792356
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/22/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Shon Harris is the founder and CEO of Logical Security LLC, an information security consultant, a former engineer in the Air Force’s Information Warfare unit, an instructor and an author. She has authored several international bestselling books on information security published by McGraw-Hill and Pearson which has sold over a million copies and have been translated into six languages. Ms. Harris authors academic textbooks, security articles for publication and is a technical editor for Information Security Magazine.

Ms. Harris has consulted for a large number of organizations in every business sector (financial, medical, retail, entertainment, utility) and several U.S. government agencies over the last 18 years. Ms. Harris provides high-end, advanced and specialized consulting for organizations globally. She also works directly with law firms as a technical and expert witness on cases that range from patent infringement, criminal investigations, civil lawsuits and she specializes in cryptographic technologies.

Ms. Harris has taught information security to a wide range of clients over the last 18 years, some of which have included; West Point, Microsoft, DHS, DoD, DoE, NSA, FBI, NASA, CDC, PWC, DISA, RSA, Visa, Intel, Cisco, Oracle, HP, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Shell, Verizon, Citi, BoA, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Symantec, Warner Brothers, Bridgestone, American Express, etc. Ms. Harris was recognized as one of the top 25 women in the Information Security field by Information Security Magazine.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Information Security Governance and Risk Management 1

Chapter 2 Access Control 45

Chapter 3 Security Architecture and Design 91

Chapter 4 Physical and Environmental Security 139

Chapter 5 Telecommunications and Network Security 183

Chapter 6 Cryptography 227

Chapter 7 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 271

Chapter 8 Legal, Regulations, Investigations, and Compliance 319

Chapter 9 Software Development Security 359

Chapter 10 Security Operations 403

Appendix: About the Free Online Practice Questions and Audio Lectures 443

Index 445