Rapid7 Forms Strategic Alliance with (ISC)2 to Provide CISSP® Seminars to Certification Candidates
Rapid7 Will Conduct Review Seminars for Information Security Professionals Preparing for the (ISC)2 CISSP® Exam
Boston, MA - October 24, 2006 - Rapid7, provider of the award-winning NeXpose enterprise vulnerability management solution, today announced a strategic alliance with the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2 to provide the updated official (ISC)2 educational seminars to IT security professionals for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) as well as the accompanying exam.
Starting January 2007, Rapid7’s official (ISC)2 instructors will conduct five-day comprehensive seminars each quarter to review the (ISC)2 CBK®, which is the basis of the CISSP exam. The CBK is "a compendium of industry best practices."
"We are very excited to have Rapid7 on board as an affiliate," said Mark McIntosh, with strategic alliances for (ISC)2. "The company brings real-life experience with security systems to our mission of creating an elite cadre of IT security professionals dedicated to protecting IT infrastructure."
Rapid7's first (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Review Seminar will be held January 15-19, 2007 in Woburn, MA. Rapid7 seminar instructors will be fully trained and qualified by (ISC)2 for conducting the review of the 10 domains of the (ISC)2 CBK. (ISC)2 administers the CISSP exam and issues the CISSP credential, which demonstrates competence in the 10 domains. According to the organization, the CISSP credential is ideal for mid- and senior-level managers who are working toward or have already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs or Senior Security Engineers. The CISSP CBK Review Seminar to be taught by Rapid7 is the offical CBK Review Seminar endorsed by (ISC)2.
"We are committed to promoting information security awareness across the IT industry," said Alan Matthews, president of Rapid7 LLC. "This Review Seminar for the CISSP certification exam will provide information security professionals with a higher degree of proficiency and an industry-wide recognized standard of achievement.:
The 10 domains, all of which will be covered in the (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Review Seminar conducted by Rapid7, include: Information Security and Risk Management; Security Architecture and Design; Access Control; Application Security; Operations Security; Physical (Environmental) Security; Cryptography; Telecommunications and Network Security; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning; and Legal, Regulations Compliance and Investigations.
About (ISC)2
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. [(ISC)2®] is the internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying information security professionals. Founded in 1989, (ISC)2 has certified over 45,000 information security professionals in more than 120 countries. Based in Palm Harbor , Florida, USA, with offices in Vienna, Virginia, USA, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and related concentrations, Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP CM), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) credentials to those meeting necessary competency requirements. The CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP and SSCP are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)2 also offers a portfolio of education products and services based upon (ISC)2’s CBK®, a taxonomy of information security topics, and is responsible for the annual (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study. More information is available at www.isc2.org.
About Rapid7
Rapid7 is a leader in vulnerability management and compliance, delivering a single unified solution across an organization's entire infrastructure. Rapid7's NeXpose is the only solution that includes support for web applications, databases, operating systems, and network devices in a single system. NeXpose uncovers "hidden" threats that other systems cannot find, while at the same time separating these real threats from excessive “false positive” noise common to most vulnerability management systems. Organizations, including Black & Decker, Trader Joe's, Florida State University, the New York Times, and the City of Philadelphia, continually rely on Rapid7 to mitigate risk and remain compliant. Rapid7 is headquartered in Boston, MA, with an office in Los Angeles, California.
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