Qualified Information Security Professional Programme

Raising Professional Proficiency

Security is a high priority globally. Cyber attacks are happening with increasing frequency and intensity. These can have crippling consequences for businesses and organizations that do not have qualified information security professionals to handle and manage cyber security threats.

 

To support the development of personnel in this demanding profession, the Association of Information Security Professionals (AISP), an industry initiative supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), has launched the Qualified Information Security Professional (QISP) programme.

 

QISP training is jointly developed by AISP and the Institute of Systems Science, a specialist IT training institute of the National University of Singapore.

 

Designed for

Entry to mid-level Information Security Professionals, and any IT Professionals who wish to gain more comprehensive knowledge in this field.

 

Course Duration

5.5 days course of lectures and workshops

35 e-learning hours (supported by e-Mentoring)

 

Assessment Method

Candidates will be assessed through examinations. It will consist of MCQs and written paper.

 

Admission and Fees

S$6,634 (including GST)

S$663.40 (including GST) * Nett fee after 90% funding from the SPUR (Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience) grant from the Workforce Development Agency. Funding rate is valid till November 2010 only.)

 

Course Structure

This course consists of 12 domains

  1. Information Security Concepts and Principles
  2. Information Security Governance
  3. Information Security Risk Management
  4. Information Security Management
  5. Security Engineering
  6. Operations Security
  7. Cryptography
  8. Physical and Environmental Security
  9. Business Continuity Management
  10. Security Incident Management
  11. Digital Forensics
  12. Information Systems Audit

 

RoadMap

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Registration

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Enquiry

For more information, please contact Ms Sherlyn Lim at tel: 6516 5777 or email: sherlynlim@nus.edu.sg

 

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