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CAP^CM Multi-Week CBK^® Review Seminar

NEW! (ISC)^2®’s Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAPCM) Credential Qualifies for Use Under U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 8570.1 Mandate

Today's utilization of technology does not ensure the safety of information assets for tomorrow. Instead, technology must be dutifully monitored and validated against changing security requirements triggered by emerging threats. In recognition of this need, employers are demanding qualified certification and accreditation personnel. (ISC)2®'s CAPCM credential ensures an employer that these professionals possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities and experience to effectively monitor and evaluate a company's security risks and requirements today and for the future.

The CAPCM credential is a highly valuable and recommended enhancement to your experience in the field. It can play an important role in your Certification and Accreditation career because it:

• Offers an objective means of validating competence and skill, leading to potential career advancement and increased future earnings,
• Becomes a career differentiator,
• Confirms your knowledge of a "compendium of industry best practices" set by (ISC)2®, the gold standard in information assurance certification in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, and
• Provides you with a network of global and CAPCM domain experts.

The CAPCM certification also brings vital benefits to an organization by:

• Offering an objective measure of knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by personnel in the area of Certification and Accreditation,
• Validating an individual's broad understanding of a "compendium of industry best practices",
• Adding to organizational credibility,
• Assessing an individual's past experience in this area,
• Supplying a business and technology orientation to risk management, and
• Providing access to a network of global and CAPCM domain experts through certified staff.

This instructor led program is offered over several sessions (see course schedule for specific dates/times). It will assist students in understanding the key concepts and requirements within the CAPCM CBK®, focusing on the skills needed to properly analyze requirements and fully execute a proper certification and accreditation System Security Plan (SSP) through the Authorization Process. It will also help students understand the requirements established by all appropriate government regulations and NIST publications contained in the CBK® and how they support each other to form a cohesive process allowing for a proper risk assessment and decision by Authorizing Officials. As an official Authorized Education Provider of (ISC)2®, we are uniquely positioned to offer the most comprehensive coverage of the five CAPCM CBK® domains.

• Prerequisites

  The CAPCM program is targeted at professionals who are responsible for certification and accreditation including risk assessment and monitoring of systems control.

• Topics Covered
  • Understanding the Purpose of Certification and Accreditation: Requires the candidate understand the purpose of certification and accreditation. Addresses why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130 requires that all general support systems and major applications be authorized prior to the system or application being placed in operation and why there is renewed focus on systems authorization resulting from FISMA, OMB's oversight and NIST's implementation guidance.
  • Initiation of the System Authorization Process: Involves determining whether or not the system will undergo system authorization and if so, the stakeholders agree to the accreditation boundary, required controls, work plan and documentation.
  • Certification Phase: Verifies that security controls are implemented as per the System Security Plan and operating as expected. Addresses the types of tests that could be conducted on the system.
  • Accreditation Phase: Discusses how the Authoring Official assesses the effectiveness of the security controls and determines residual risk inherent in operating the system.
  • Continuous Monitoring Phase: Discusses continuous monitoring of security controls and the political, legal, technical threats and physical environment on which the system operates.
• Courseware
  • The most up-to-date material
  • Official Review Seminar
  • Access to (ISC)2®-authorized instructors
• Review materials
  • A post-seminar, self-assessment
• Seminar Cost
  • Early-Bird Registration Fees (i.e., 16 days before the seminar commencement): $995
  • Regular Registration Fee (i.e., within 16 days of seminar commencement): $1095

  NOTE: A 10% discount is offered for ISSA and ISACA members.

• Exam

  Organizations are compelled to hire qualified personnel to assess and manage the risks of security threats to information systems. In recognition of this critical need within the information assurance field, the U.S. Department of State's Office of Information Assurance and (ISC)2®, the gold standard in global information security, have collaborated to develop a credential for the Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAPCM).

  The CAPCM credential is an objective measure of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for personnel involved in the Certification and Accreditation process. Specifically, the credential applies to professionals responsible for formalizing processes used to assess risk and establish security requirements, as well as ensure information systems possess security commensurate with the level of exposure to potential risk.

  To become a CAPCM, a candidate must successfully complete two separate processes: Examination and Certification.

  Examination

  To sit for the CAPCM examination, a candidate must:

  • Submit the examination fee,
  • Assert that he or she possesses a minimum of two years of professional experience in the certification and accreditation field,
  • Complete the Certification Agreement, attesting to the truth of his or her assertions regarding professional experience, and legally commit to abide by the (ISC)2® Code of Ethics, and
  • Successfully answer four questions regarding criminal history and related background.

  Certification

  To receive certification as a CAPCM, a candidate must:

  • Pass the CAPCM examination with a scaled score of 700 points or greater.
  • Beginning December 1, 2005, certification will require endorsement.