What is CISSP?

CISSP, which stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional, is a globally recognised certification, governed by information security certification, or (ISC)2.


As of 17 September 2011, (ISC)² reports 75,814 members who hold the CISSP certification worldwide, in 134 countries.

The CISSP certification teaches you an extensive overview of the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), the compendium of information security practices and standards compiled and continually updated by (ISC)2 and used as the basis for the CISSP exam.