Course Description

This intensive program provides a comprehensive overview of the eight domains of the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) to assist security professionals in their certification journey. The curriculum addresses critical challenges in modern enterprise security, including cloud architecture, threat modeling, and regulatory compliance. Participants will master complex security concepts through a structured, accelerated learning approach that simplifies high-level governance and deep technical controls. By combining theoretical foundations with practical application, this course transforms how learners perceive risk management and technical defense. Attendees will leave equipped with the strategic mindset and analytical tools necessary to tackle the rigorous CISSP examination requirements.

Course Objectives

  • Analyze the security governance and risk management frameworks required for organizational alignment.
  • Develop robust access control strategies to protect enterprise assets across hybrid environments.
  • Evaluate cryptographic solutions to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • Implement secure engineering processes within the software development and systems lifecycle.
  • Formulate incident response and disaster recovery plans to maintain business continuity.
  • Assess physical and network security architectures against advanced persistent threats.
  • Compare cloud-specific security models and their impact on global organizational compliance.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for experienced security practitioners, security managers, and IT auditors who possess at least five years of cumulative, paid, full-time work experience in two or more of the eight domains of the CISSP CBK and seek formal certification.

Course Agenda

Day 1 – Governance, Risk, and Asset Security

  • Security governance principles and professional ethics.
  • Legal and regulatory compliance landscape.
  • Enterprise risk management strategies.
  • Data classification and lifecycle management.
  • Security control frameworks and implementation.
  • Hands-on: Risk assessment table development exercise.

Day 2 – Engineering, Architecture, and Communication Security

  • Cryptography and symmetric/asymmetric algorithms.
  • Security models for hardware and software systems.
  • Network security and secure communication protocols.
  • Identity and access management (IAM) strategies.
  • Physical security control implementation.
  • Hands-on: Network architecture threat modeling simulation.

Day 3 – Operations, Development, and Examination Strategy

  • Security operations and incident management.
  • Disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
  • Software development lifecycle security.
  • Final Q&A session and exam tips.
  • Developing personal study and action plans.
  • Hands-on: Incident response scenario role-play exercise.

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.