PDF Version DemoSystems & Application Security (15%):
- Operating & Implementing End-Point Device Security – Here, the test takers should cover the details of HIDS, Endpoint encryption, host-based firewalls, trusted platform module, secure browsing, mobile device management, and application whitelisting;
- Configuring & Operating Cloud Security – As for this subtopic, the learners should demonstrate an understanding of deployment models, virtualization, service models, legal & regulatory concerns, 3rd-party/outsourcing prerequisites, and shared responsibility model;
- Operating & Security Virtual Environments – This domain covers the details of Hypervisor, shared storage, virtual appliances, software-defined networking, resilience & continuity, and attacks & countermeasures.
- Identifying & Analyzing Malicious Code & Activity – This area includes malware, malicious activity, malicious code countermeasures, and malicious activity countermeasures;
Duration of Time
The total availability of time for the exam SSCP is 03 Hours. At this time candidates have to attempt all the given questions.
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ISC2 SSCP Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
Access Controls - 16% | |
| Implement and maintain authentication methods | - Single/multifactor authentication - Single sign-on - Device authentication - Federated access |
| Support internetwork trust architectures | - Trust relationships (e.g., 1-way, 2-way, transitive) - Extranet - Third party connections |
| Participate in the identity management lifecycle | - Authorization - Proofing - Provisioning/de-provisioning - Maintenance - Entitlement - Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems |
| Implement access controls | - Mandatory - Non-discretionary - Discretionary - Role-based - Attribute-based - Subject-based - Object-based |
Security Operations and Administration - 15% | |
| Comply with codes of ethics | - (ISC)² Code of Ethics - Organizational code of ethics |
| Understand security concepts | - Confidentiality - Integrity - Availability - Accountability - Privacy - Non-repudiation - Least privilege - Separation of duties |
| Document, implement, and maintain functional security controls | - Deterrent controls - Preventative controls - Detective controls - Corrective controls - Compensating controls |
| Participate in asset management | - Lifecycle (hardware, software, and data) - Hardware inventory - Software inventory and licensing - Data storage |
| Implement security controls and assess compliance | - Technical controls (e.g., session timeout, password aging) - Physical controls (e.g., mantrap, cameras, locks) - Administrative controls (e.g., security policies and standards, procedures, baselines) - Periodic audit and review |
| Participate in change management | - Execute change management process - Identify security impact - Testing /implementing patches, fixes, and updates (e.g., operating system, applications, SDLC) |
| Participate in security awareness and training | |
| Participate in physical security operations (e.g., data center assessment, badging) | |
Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis - 15% | |
| Understand the risk management process | - Risk visibility and reporting (e.g., risk register, sharing threat intelligence, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)) - Risk management concepts (e.g., impact assessments, threat modelling, Business Impact Analysis (BIA)) - Risk management frameworks (e.g., ISO, NIST) - Risk treatment (e.g., accept, transfer, mitigate, avoid, recast) |
| Perform security assessment activities | - Participate in security testing - Interpretation and reporting of scanning and testing results - Remediation validation - Audit finding remediation |
| Operate and maintain monitoring systems (e.g., continuous monitoring) | - Events of interest (e.g., anomalies, intrusions, unauthorized changes, compliance monitoring) - Logging - Source systems - Legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., jurisdiction, limitations, privacy) |
| Analyze monitoring results | - Security baselines and anomalies - Visualizations, metrics, and trends (e.g., dashboards, timelines) - Event data analysis - Document and communicate findings (e.g., escalation) |
Incident Response and Recovery - 13% | |
| Support incident lifecycle | - Preparation - Detection, analysis, and escalation - Containment - Eradication - Recovery - Lessons learned/implementation of new countermeasure |
| Understand and support forensic investigations | - Legal and ethical principles - Evidence handling (e.g., first responder, triage, chain of custody, preservation of scene) |
| Understand and support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) activities | - Emergency response plans and procedures (e.g., information system contingency plan) - Interim or alternate processing strategies - Restoration planning - Backup and redundancy implementation - Testing and drills |
Cryptography - 10% | |
| Understand fundamental concepts of cryptography | - Hashing - Salting - Symmetric/asymmetric encryption/Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) - Non-repudiation (e.g., digital signatures/certificates, HMAC, audit trail) - Encryption algorithms (e.g., AES, RSA) - Key strength (e.g., 256, 512, 1024, 2048 bit keys) - Cryptographic attacks, cryptanalysis, and counter measures |
| Understand reasons and requirements for cryptography | - Confidentiality - Integrity and authenticity - Data sensitivity (e.g., PII, intellectual property, PHI) - Regulatory |
| Understand and support secure protocols | - Services and protocols (e.g., IPSec, TLS, S/MIME, DKIM) - Common use cases - Limitations and vulnerabilities |
| Understand Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems | Fundamental key management concepts (e.g., key rotation, key composition, key creation, exchange, revocation, escrow) - Web of Trust (WOT) (e.g., PGP, GPG) |
Network and Communications Security - 16% | |
| Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking | - OSI and TCP/IP models - Network topographies (e.g., ring, star, bus, mesh, tree) - Network relationships (e.g., peer to peer, client server) - Transmission media types (e.g., fiber, wired, wireless) - Commonly used ports and protocols |
| Understand network attacks and countermeasures (e.g., DDoS, man-in-the-middle, DNS poisoning) | |
| Manage network access controls | - Network access control and monitoring (e.g., remediation, quarantine, admission) - Network access control standards and protocols (e.g., IEEE 802.1X, Radius, TACACS) - Remote access operation and configuration (e.g., thin client, SSL VPN, IPSec VPN, telework) |
| Manage network security | - Logical and physical placement of network devices (e.g., inline, passive) - Segmentation (e.g., physical/logical, data/control plane, VLAN, ACLs) - Secure device management |
| Operate and configure network-based security devices | - Firewalls and proxies (e.g., filtering methods) - Network intrusion detection/prevention systems - Routers and switches - Traffic-shaping devices (e.g., WAN optimization, load balancing) |
| Operate and configure wireless technologies (e.g., bluetooth, NFC, WiFi) | - Transmission security - Wireless security devices (e.g.,WIPS, WIDS) |
Systems and Application Security - 15% | |
| Identify and analyze malicious code and activity | - Malware (e.g., rootkits, spyware, scareware, ransomware, trojans, virus, worms, trapdoors, backdoors, and remote access trojans) - Malicious code countermeasures (e.g., scanners, anti-malware, code signing, sandboxing) - Malicious activity (e.g., insider threat, data theft, DDoS, botnet) - Malicious activity countermeasures (e.g., user awareness, system hardening, patching, sandboxing, isolation) |
| Implement and operate endpoint device security | - HIDS - Host-based firewalls - Application white listing - Endpoint encryption - Trusted Platform Module (TPM) - Mobile Device Management (MDM) (e.g., COPE, BYOD) - Secure browsing (e.g., sandbox) |
| Operate and configure cloud security | - Deployment models (e.g., public, private, hybrid, community) - Service models (e.g., IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) - Virtualization (e.g., hypervisor) - Legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., privacy, surveillance, data ownership, jurisdiction, eDiscovery) - Data storage and transmission (e.g., archiving, recovery, resilience) - Third party/outsourcing requirements (e.g., SLA, data portability, data destruction, auditing) - Shared responsibility model |
| Operate and secure virtual environments | - Software-defined networking - Hypervisor - Virtual appliances - Continuity and resilience - Attacks and countermeasures - Shared storage |
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