ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional® (ISSAP®)

Elevate your expertise as a trusted specialist in systems security architecture.

The ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional® (ISSAP®) certification is ideal for professionals who want to build on their expertise in information systems security architecture. It shows you have the advanced knowledge and skills to develop, design and analyse security solutions and provide risk-based guidance to meet organisational goals. ISSAPs facilitate the alignment of security solutions within organisational contexts (e.g., vision, mission, strategy, policies, requirements, change and external factors).

The ISSAP® exam evaluates your expertise across four key security architecture domains. These domains reflect the advanced knowledge required to design, analyse, and validate secure architectures that support complex business and technical environments. Passing the exam confirms that you possess the high level architectural skills needed to translate requirements into effective security solutions and guide organisations toward resilient, well designed systems.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the official ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional® (ISSAP®) exam.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll certify faster than traditional training. You’ll access 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.

Audience

Jobs that typically use or require ISSAP® certification include:

• System Architect
• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• System and Network Designer
• Business Analyst
• Chief Security Officer

Domain 1: Governance, Risk, And Compliance (21%)

1.1 Identify legal, regulatory, organisational, and industry requirements
1.2 Architecting for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)

Domain 2: Security Architecture Modeling (22%)

2.1 Identify security architecture approach 
2.2 Verify and validate design (e.g., functional acceptance testing, regression)

Domain 3: Infrastructure And System Security Architecture (32%)

3.1 Identify infrastructure and system security requirements 
3.2 Architect infrastructure and system security 
3.3 Architect infrastructure and system cryptographic solutions

Domain 4: Identity And Access Management (Iam) Architecture (25%)

4.1 Architect identity lifecycle 
4.2 Architect identity authentication 
4.2 Architect identity authorisation 
4.4 Architect identity accounting 

To qualify for the ISC2 ISSAP®, candidates must have a minimum of seven years cumulative, full-time experience in two or more of the domains of the current ISSAP® Exam Outline.

• Domain 1: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• Domain 2: Security Architecture Modeling
• Domain 3: Infrastructure and System Security Architecture
• Domain 4: Identity and Access Management Architecture 

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

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

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the official ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional® (ISSAP®) exam, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee.

• Number of questions: 125
• Duration: 3 hours
• Score you need to pass the exam: 700 out of 1000
• Exam language: English