CFCP FISMA Compliance Practitioner Exam ExamFOCUS Study Notes & Review Questions on the foundation security knowledge 2012: Building your FISMA Practitioner exam readiness
The Certified FISMA Compliance Practitioner CFCP exam tests for competencies in understanding compliance concepts that are related to the Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA. The exam has 100 multiple choice and true/false questions.
FISMA is a US federal law enacted way back in 2002. It imposes a mandatory set of processes that have to be followed for information systems operated by a government agency or by a contractor which works on behalf of the agency.
You want to know that it is FISMA that delegates to the NIST the responsibility to develop detailed information security standards and guidance for federal information systems, with the exception of national security systems. In fact, FISMA also designates to OMB the oversight of federal agencies’ information security implementation. To know FISMA means to know the relevant material developed by NIST and OMB.
While the exam emphasizes C&A, you must realize that without sufficient knowledge on the relevant security principles, concepts, methods and approaches there is no way you can properly handle the various C&A processes. This is why we develop this study notes, with primary focus on foundation security knowledge that is relevant to FISMA C&A.
To succeed in the exam, you need to read as many reference books as possible. There is no single book that can cover everything! This ExamFOCUS book focuses on the more difficult topics that will likely make a difference in exam results. The book is NOT intended to guide you through every single official topic. The book is also not a guide to C&A. You should therefore use this book together with other reference books for the best possible preparation outcome.
If you are relatively new to the field, or if you are progressing from other IS certifications (CISSP, CISA …etc) to CFCP, you will find this book very useful.
Book TOC: CFCPFISMA-2014TOC
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