ALSO CALLED: Certification for Information Systems Security Professional DEFINITION: A Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) is an IT (Information Technology) professional who has received formal training from Cisco Systems in network-related security hardware, software and management. CCSPs are commonly employed in IT security
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CISSP DEFINITION (continued): departments and as system administrators.
CCSP training typically covers:
identity management
authentication
authorization
firewalls
anti-malware programs
security policy development.
CCSP training covers current technologies to develop comprehensive network defense solutions. For certification, a CCSP must demonstrate a solid CISSP definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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