ISC2 Information Systems Security Engineering Professional® (ISSEP®)

Elevate your expertise even further as a trusted specialist in security engineering.

The ISC2 ISSEP® certification is designed for professionals who want to deepen their knowledge in security engineering, systems design, and the integration of cybersecurity principles into complex systems. It demonstrates advanced proficiency in applying security-by-design methodologies, engineering secure architectures, and ensuring systems meet stringent security requirements throughout their entire lifecycle.

In just 4 days, you will learn to align security engineering activities with organisational missions, technical objectives, and regulatory demands — ensuring that systems are resilient, well designed, and capable of maintaining your organisation’s desired risk posture from concept through decommissioning.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the official ISSEP® Information Systems Security Engineering Professional exam and return to work certified.

ISC2 ISSEP® exam evaluates your expertise across five key security engineering domains. These domains reflect the practical knowledge required to design, analyse, and implement secure systems within real-world operational environments. Passing the exam confirms you possess the advanced engineering skills needed to effectively integrate security into every stage of system development and lifecycle management.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll certify faster than traditional training and gain access to official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a focused, distraction-free environment.

ISC2 Preferred Partner

At Firebrand, we are proud to be an Official ISC2 Preferred Partner in recognition of our commitment to delivering world-class training, certification, and professional development opportunities for Cybersecurity professionals.

This course is recommended for jobs that typically use or require ISSEP® certification:

• Senior Systems Engineer
• Security Systems Engineer
• Security Officer
• Senior Security Analyst

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two training options. Choose between residential classroom-based and online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am–5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand, you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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Domain 1: Systems Security Engineering Foundations (24%)

• 1.1 Apply systems security engineering fundamentals
• 1.2 Execute systems security engineering processes (e.g., hardware, software, data)
• 1.3 Integrate with system development methodology
• 1.4 Perform technical management
• 1.5 Participate in the technology procurement management
• 1.6 Resource Analysis (e.g., Cost estimation, personnel costs, probabilities and statistics - Monte Carlo)

Domain 2: Risk Management (20%)

• 2.1 Apply security risk management principles
• 2.2 Manage risk to system
• 2.3 Manage risk to operations

Domain 3: Security Planning And Engineering (22%)

• 3.1 Analyse organisational and operational environment
• 3.2 Apply system security principles
• 3.3 Develop system requirements
• 3.4 Create system security design

Domain 4: Systems Security Implementation, Verification, And Validation (20%)

• 4.1 Implement and integrate security solutions
• 4.2 Verify successful implementation

Domain 5: Secure Operations, Change Management, And Disposal (14%)

• 5.1 Develop secure operations plan
• 5.2 Support secure operations
• 5.3 Participate in change management
• 5.4 Participate in the disposal process

At the end of this course, you will take the official ISC2 ISSEP® exam, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee.

• Duration: 3 hours
• Languages: English
• Number of questions: 125
• Passing score (out of 1000): 700

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

To qualify for the ISSEP®, candidates must have a minimum of seven years cumulative, full-time experience in two or more of the domains of the current ISSEP® Exam Outline.

• Domain 1: Systems Security Engineering Foundations
• Domain 2: Risk Management
• Domain 3: Security Planning and Engineering
• Domain 4: Systems Implementation, Verification and Validation
• Domain 5: Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal

If you don’t yet have the required experience, you may become an Associate of ISC2 after successfully passing the ISSEP® exam.

The Associate of ISC2 will then have eight years to earn the experience needed for the ISSEP® certification.