CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Acknowledgments

Wow, I can’t believe it has already been a year since the last revision and lots of things have

changed in the world of CISSP. I hope our efforts to improve this study guide will lend themselves

handily to your understanding and comprehension of the wide berth of CISSP concepts. I’d like

to express my thanks to Sybex for continuing to support this project. Thanks to Ed Tittel coauthor (1st and 2nd editions) and technical editor (3rd edition) for a great job making sure as few

errors as possible made it into print. Also thanks to all my CISSP course students who have provided their insight and input to improve my training courseware and ultimately this tome.

To my fiancé, Cathy, I’m looking forward to a wonderful life shared with you. To my parents, Dave and Sue, thanks for your love and consistent support. To my sister Sharon and

nephew Wesley, it’s great having family like you to spend time with. To Mark, we’d all get along

better if you and everyone else would just learn to worship me. To HERbert and Quin, brace

yourself, the zoo is about to invade! And finally, as always, to Elvis—I just discovered you’ve

been re-incarnated in the Cow Parade as Cowlvis!

—James Michael Stewar