Earning a CISSP Concentration is an excellent way to advance your cybersecurity career and skill set. The CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP and CISSP-ISSMP all build on the CISSP, adding depth and mastery to the focus areas covered. If you’re looking to expand your portfolio, these elite credentials are worth exploring.

CISSP Concentrations prove subject matter mastery beyond the CISSP, positioning those who hold them for jobs that command increased pay, greater responsibilities and more professional satisfaction. If you’re looking for reasons to pursue one now, here are five:

1. Career advancement. Concentrations prove an elite level of expertise, raising visibility, credibility and opening new opportunities.
2. Higher salaries. On average, (ISC)² members report earning 35% more than non-members. The CISSP-ISSAP ranked #2 on Certification Magazine’s 2019 Certification Salary Survey 75 List, while CISSP-ISSEP and CISSP-ISSMP both ranked on their 2019 Next Big Thing List.
3. Distinguished skill set. Concentrated skills demonstrate deeper, better and broader understanding of the common body of knowledge for cybersecurity.
4. CISSP Concentrations differentiate those with the specialized knowledge, experience and acumen to fulfill evolving organizational duties.
5. Employers, peers and partners recognize CISSP Concentration holders as global information security leaders.

“The CISSP-ISSEP credential has distinguished me from my peers,” said Cassandra Giddings, Information System Security Technical Manager, FBI. “It is still rare globally and has allowed me to participate in SME activities and projects that preserve the distinction of the specialization.”

BEYOND THE CISSP

CISSP-ISSAP – Information Security Architecture

Shows you have the advanced knowledge and skills to develop, design and analyze security solutions and provide risk-based guidance to meet organizational goals.

CISSP-ISSEP – Information Security Engineering

Shows you have the advanced knowledge to incorporate security into all facets of business operations. Developed in conjunction with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the credential recognizes the ability to apply systems engineering principles and processes to develop security systems for government and industry.

CISSP-ISSMP – Information Security Management

Shows you have deep management and leadership skills and the advanced knowledge to establish, present and govern information security programs.

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