Course overview
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique instructor-led training camp that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure in line with an organization’s information security policy. Students work through identifying threats, managing risk, controlling access, applying cryptography, securing networks, systems, applications and cloud services, then responding to and recovering from the incidents that get through — including business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
This course also helps students prepare to take the ISC2 SSCP exam. SSCP is the practitioner-level ISC2 credential: it is the hands-on counterpart to CISSP, and it needs one year of paid work experience rather than five.
What's included
14 itemsthinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the SSCP exam
Exam delivery in classroom with 98% success
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
Receive all reading material and study guides when you register
All courses taught by certified instructors
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course
What you'll be able to do
12 objectives- Make the business case for information security, and align controls to what the organization actually needs protected
- Apply the core security concepts and practices a working practitioner is held to day to day
- Run integrated risk management: identify, assess, treat and monitor risk rather than react to it
- Operationalize risk mitigation — turn a risk decision into a control that is deployed and measured
- Secure communications and networks: segmentation, traffic controls, remote access and wireless
- Implement identity and access control across the estate, and administer it without accumulating privilege
- Apply cryptography correctly: what to use, where, and what a key management failure costs
- Harden hardware, endpoints, servers and virtualized systems
- Secure applications, data and cloud services, including what changes when the workload is not yours
- Respond to and recover from incidents, and support forensic investigation without destroying evidence
- Plan for business continuity and disaster recovery, and test the plan rather than file it
- Work the cross-domain problems where these areas meet, which is where real incidents live
The exam
700to pass, of 1000
- ISC2 SSCP — Systems Security Certified Practitioner
- Based on the exam outline effective 15 September 2024
- Seven domains: Security Concepts and Practices; Access Controls; Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis; Incident Response and Recovery; Cryptography; Network and Communication Security; Systems and Application Security
- One year of paid work experience in one or more of the seven domains is required to certify. Pass the exam without it and you become an Associate of ISC2 while you earn it
- Accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 by ANAB, and approved by the US Department of Defense under directive 8140.03
- SSCP Voucher — an exam voucher is available through thinQtank for $249 USD. Ask when you register and we will add it to your enrollment
Who it's for, and what you need first
Target Audience
- Network security engineers, security administrators and security analysts
- Systems engineers and systems administrators taking on security responsibility
- Security specialists and consultants
- Database administrators and network analysts whose work touches security controls
- Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0
- Anyone whose role requires a DoD 8140 approved security credential at practitioner level
Prerequisites
- Systems administration experience
- Working familiarity with TCP/IP
- A practical understanding of UNIX, Linux and Windows
- Intermediate-level network security knowledge
- ISC2 requires one year of paid work experience in one or more of the seven domains to certify. You may sit the exam first and become an Associate of ISC2 while you earn it
How it's delivered
Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery
Training Camp Format
This course is delivered as an instructor-led training camp, with the exam sat in the classroom as part of the camp. Camps are scheduled by cohort, and the balance of lecture and hands-on lab work is set to suit the group and the delivery method. Contact us for the schedule covering your dates.
Dates and locations
25 scheduled| Dates | Location | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Sep 28 – Oct 2, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Oct 19 – Oct 23, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Oct 26 – Oct 30, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Guaranteed to run | Request info |
| Mon Nov 30 – Dec 4, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 7 – Dec 11, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 14 – Dec 18, 20265 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jan 25 – Jan 29, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Feb 1 – Feb 5, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Feb 22 – Feb 26, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Mar 15 – Mar 19, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Mar 29 – Apr 2, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Apr 12 – Apr 16, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon May 10 – May 14, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon May 24 – May 28, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jun 7 – Jun 11, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jul 12 – Jul 16, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Jul 19 – Jul 23, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Aug 2 – Aug 6, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Aug 30 – Sep 3, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Sep 13 – Sep 17, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Sep 27 – Oct 1, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Oct 25 – Oct 29, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
| Mon Nov 15 – Nov 19, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Atlanta, GA431 Marietta St NW | Open | Request info |
| Mon Nov 29 – Dec 3, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Burbank, CA3301 N San Fernando Blvd | Open | Request info |
| Mon Dec 13 – Dec 17, 20275 days · Mon–Fri | Sterling, VA21481 Ridgetop Cir | Open | Request info |
Guaranteed to run means the class goes ahead whatever the enrollment.
Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.