Building A Security Control Baseline “Step-by-Step”

Article By Lon J. Berman, CISSP In the last issue of RMF Today and Tomorrow, we walked through the System Categorization process step-bystep. Now that we’ve categorized our system, let’s take a look at the steps for creating a Security Control Baseline. Step 1: Create Initial Control Set Your System Categorization defines the initial set of…

CISSP Preparation Resources

When it comes to getting your CISSP certification, I have one important word for you: STUDY.  Study in the car (preferably not while driving), study at work (taking care to not get fired), study at home, study everywhere you get a free moment.  Study before training, study after training.  You really cannot study too much…

Free Ways to Earn CEUs!

You’ve earned your CISSP or your Security+ certification…now you need to maintain it. No one wants to have to take those beastly exams again! But how do you do that without spending a lot of money? Sure you could take other classes (and will need to to remain relevant, of course), but sometimes there isn’t…

Is Your Post 2011 Security+ Cert About to Expire? Get CE Credits Now!

As many of you know, if you received your Security+ certification after 2011, you are not eligible for lifetime Security+ status. Before that you were grandfathered in, but if your is after 2011 you are out of luck. No every 3 years you must renew your certification by either retaking the exam, or by completing…