For a limited time – February 22-28, 2021 – (ISC)² is pilot testing the option to take the CISSP online exam from home. Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, we accelerated our exploration of enabling candidates to take the CISSP exam online. While all (ISC)² exams are, and will remain, available to be taken in person at test centers with health and safety measures in place, we are happy to be able to offer an alternative in the course of this pilot test. When is the CISSP Online Exam Available? You can take your CISSP exam online next week in the linear exam format. Each test will contain 250 items and has a time limit of six hours. The

Why it is essential to have experience - and not JUST to pass the CISSP Growing The Garden of InfoSec Think about your path in information security. It took a lot of work and study. No one is born knowing information security, and no child in any playground has ever said “when I grow up, I want to get a CISSP credential”. Information security is one of the most popular professions right now, and it is anticipated that the demand for qualified information security professionals will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. Any great garden requires serious care and feeding, and your information security career is no different. It requires constant tending, but that is part of what makes

The nonprofit Center for Cyber Safety and Education (Center) is providing 1,300 local elementary students with a Garfield-led online safety education program, thanks to a donation from area cybersecurity professionals. With the gift from the (ISC)² Hawaii Chapter, media specialists serving the seven elementary schools at the Leilehua Complex will conduct the award-winning Garfield’s Cyber Safety Adventures lesson with students before they go on spring break. The online instructor-led lesson allows students to learn digital citizenship through interactive storybooks, online class discussions, and engaging Garfield cartoons via their home computer. “It’s rewarding to collaborate with professional organizations that want to give back to the community with the Adopt a School initiative,” says Patrick Craven, director of the Center. “Garfield provides

In the early days of cloud computing, many executives became enamored with the idea that they would no longer be responsible for the “headaches” of an on-premises data center. Things like cooling, physical security, hardware upgrades and uninterruptable power supplies all would shift to the cloud providers. But the shifting of certain responsibilities does not also mean the transfer of accountability… So who is responsible for what in the cloud and how can shared accountability be navigated? The shared responsibility model is a nice theory, but here’s how its practical application gets tricky. Read the blog.

By Mike Privette, CISSP A question I often get asked is, "How do I advance my career in the cybersecurity field?" tl;dr: Figure out for yourself what "advancement" means (i.e., more money, better title, more challenging problems to solve, etc.) Market yourself and ask others for help to achieve what you want Build a brand an audience around #1 and #2 About Me I've spent more than 15 years operating in, building, and leading cybersecurity programs at several Fortune 500 companies in the Financial Services industry. I'm also the Founder & Managing Principal of Fraction Consulting, where I get to do fractional CTO and CISO work and advise private capital firms. As a result of my background, I often get