This complete kit contains the following:
1. Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) Study Guide
This is the official study guide for the Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) certification.
The Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) study guide focuses on the introduction Regulatory Compliance and Security, Sarbanes-Oxley and Security, Digital Healthcare & Security, ISO 17799:2005 Standard, Security Certification and Accreditation, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), and Getting Compliant, Integrating Best Practices.
This is the official study guide for those working towards their CSCS certification, but it is also invaluable for compliance professionals and managers, security officers, security practitioners, privacy officers and senior IT professionals and anyone else involved in the overall security of an organization impacted by compliance regulations.
2. CSCS™ Quick Reference Cards (3 total)
a. Payment Card Industry (PCI) & Data Security Standard (DSS)
b. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
c. ISO 27002
3. Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) Exam)
The Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) Exam is based on 5 Areas. The percentages of each domain in the exam are defined in the following Table:
| Examination Areas |
Percentage of Exam |
| Financial Regulations (e.g. SOX, COBIT, PCI DSS) |
20% |
| Digital Healthcare & Security (e.g. HIPAA, ISO 27799) |
20% |
| International Security Standards (e.g. ISO 27000, Other International) |
20% |
| U.S. National and State Standards (e.g. FISMA, State laws) |
20% |
| Business Continuity Planning (e.g. BIA, NIST guidelines) |
20% |
| Total |
100% |