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Protecting an organization’s sensitive information is critical to its success. The ability to provide the highest standard of security for your customers, employees, and stakeholders could help set you apart.


Technological solutions alone cannot protect an organization's critical information assets. Employers demanding qualified information security staff give their organizations a leading edge. Kaplan Continuing Education’s online information and security training program could help you prepare to pursue certification in this area,* which may help you advance your career.† Consider the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certificate program if you are interested in earning CISSP certification and protecting information assets by providing the highest standard of security to your organization. Our online career training is characterized by convenience and educational integrity, and is designed to support you and your future goals.

 Imagine What You Can Do 

  • Plan

  • Plan and address the recovery of an organization in case of disasters.

  • Prevent

  • Develop standards to be used in designing, monitoring, and securing a network infrastructure.

  • Assess

  • Assess vulnerabilities and identify threats facing the organization’s information systems.

  • Protect

  • Protect your organization's critical information assets.

 Imagine Where You Can Apply 

Today, multibillion-dollar corporations, government agencies, small companies, and nonprofit organizations alike utilize certified information systems security professionals. The business realities of global competition, emerging technologies, and increased customer demands have increased the value of certified information systems security professionals. Businesses face time and market pressures that force a greater need for the security of information. Consider our online career training program to help you prepare for CISSP certification.*


Certified information systems security professionals with 1 to 4 years of experience have an average annual salary of $67,563. Certified information systems security professionals with 10 to 19 years of experience may earn $97,269.‡

 Is This Program Right For Me? 

The CISSP Certificate is ideally suited for network security professionals and system administrators with at least four years of direct work experience in one or more of the ten test domains, such as access control systems, cryptography, and security management practices. The online career training program is specially designed to help prepare you for CISSP certification.* The CISSP Certificate is ideally suited for IT professionals with the following experience:


  • Four years of direct full-time security professional work experience in two or more of the domains within the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) as identified by the (ISC)2.
    • One year of experience can be waived if the student has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in information security from a designated national Center of Excellence identified by the National Security Agency
    • One year of experience can be waived if the student has one of the professional security certifications identified by (ISC)2
    • Note: Students must have an endorsement by an (ISC)2-certified individual who will attest to the student’s experience before the student can take the CISSP certification test through the (ISC)2.


All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Click here to view the program comparison guide.


Courses Include


  • Information Security and Risk Management
  • Enterprise Security Architecture and Design
  • Access Control Systems and Methodology
  • Application Security
  • Operations Security
  • Cryptography
  • Physical Security
  • Telecommunications and Internet Security
  • Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
  • Legal, Regulations, Compliance, Investigations, and Ethics

  

For complete descriptions of courses in the CISSP Certificate program, click here.

  

  

 Take the First Step  

In 6 months or less, you could be on your way to a more rewarding IT career. Take the first step by calling 866.542.4042 (Toll Free) or click here for more information.
*Although certain KCE programs are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, KCE cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience and/or background checks may be necessary to be eligible to take or to successfully pass the exams.


†Kaplan Continuing Education's (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.


‡PayScale Salary Survey Report for Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (accessed February 2008).