Is CBK difference to the actual CISSP?

lister

Or is the CBK like Continuing Education? So once you passed CISSP do you have to do CBK every three years to keep your cert?

Is that correct?

cyberguypr

I think you are confused. Sounds like you are talking about CPE (Continuing Professional Education.)

To maintain CISSP you will have to:
- Pay an $85 annual maintenance fee
- Minimum of 20 CPE credits per year
- At the end of 3 years CPEs must total 120

The goal is to stay in touch with security trends. This document provides further detail.

lister

OK thanks - so it CBK just another way of saying "syllabus contained with CIPPS" - i.e the Common Basic Knowledge is the CONTENT within CISSP?

cyberguypr

CBK is "a collection of topics relevant to information security professionals around the world."

So in short, all the topics that an InfoSec professional should know and are testable.

JDMurray

CBK = Common Body of Knowledge. This is the scope of all the information that you should know for the CISSP exam.

Read the CISSP Candidate Information Bulletin for more information that you will need to study for the CISSP exam.