Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Study Guide & Practice Exam Tests Study Guide & Practice Exam Tests

Study Guide Content

Introduction

Introduction to the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Certification

Chapter 1: Security Operations and Administration

Comply with codes of ethics

Understand security concepts

Identify and implement security controls

Document and maintain functional security controls

Participate in asset management lifecycle (hardware, software and data)

Participate in change management lifecycle

Participate in implementing security awareness and training (e.g., social engineering/ phishing)

Collaborate with physical security operations (e.g., data center assessment, badging)

Chapter 2: Access Controls

Implement and maintain authentication methods

Support internetwork trust architectures

Participate in the identity management lifecycle

Understand and apply access controls

Chapter 3: Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis

Understand the risk management process

Understand legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., jurisdiction, limitations, privacy)

Participate in security assessment and vulnerability management activities

Operate and monitor security platforms (e.g., continuous monitoring)

Analyze monitoring results

Chapter 4: Incident Response and Recovery

Support incident lifecycle (e.g., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Organization for Standardization (ISO))

Understand and support forensic investigations

Understand and support business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery plan (DRP) activities

Chapter 5: Cryptography

Understand reasons and requirements for cryptography

Apply cryptography concepts

Understand and implement secure protocols

Understand and support public key infrastructure (PKI) systems

Chapter 6: Network and Communications Security

Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking

Understand network attacks (e.g., distributed denial of service (DDoS), man-in-the-middle (MITM), Domain Name System (DNS) poisoning) and countermeasures (e.g., content delivery networks (CDN))

Manage network access controls

Manage network security

Operate and configure network-based security devices

Secure wireless communications

Chapter 7: Systems and Application Security

Identify and analyze malicious code and activity

Implement and operate endpoint device security

Administer Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Understand and configure cloud security

Operate and maintain secure virtual environments

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