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A candidate without the five years of experience may earn the Associate of ISC2 designation by passing the required CISSP examination, valid for a maximum of six years. During those six years a candidate will need to obtain the required experience and submit the required endorsement form for certification as a CISSP.
The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or ISC2, is a non-profit organization which specializes in training and certifications for cybersecurity professionals. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has been described as the "world's largest IT security organization". [ 4 ]
Quality and acceptance vary worldwide for IT security credentials, from well-known and high-quality examples like a master's degree in the field from an accredited school, CISSP, and Microsoft certification, to a controversial list of many dozens of lesser-known credentials and organizations.
The initial certification administered by ICCP in 1973 was the Certified Data Processor (CDP) which was originally created by the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) in 1965. The institute is a society of Professional Associations, and affiliates across the world with other like organizations with similar goals.
The National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC) is an American consortium of academic, industry, and government organizations to improve the literacy, awareness, training and education standards in Information Assurance.
The courses cover security fundamentals and technical aspects of information security. The institute has been recognized for its training programs [3] and certification programs. [4] Per 2021, SANS is the world’s largest cybersecurity research and training organization. [5] SANS is an acronym for SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security. [6]
The consortium assesses individuals based on the Skills Framework, as part of a certification scheme driven by NCSC, the IA arm of GCHQ. Full membership of the institute is information security's professional standard and endorses the knowledge, experience and professionalism of an individual in this field.
Corey Schou is University Professor of Informatics and Associate Dean at Idaho State University, [1] director of the National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC) and the Simplot Decision Support Center (SDSC), and for ten years the chair of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE).