Chapter 3

Putting Your Certification to Good Use

In This Chapter

Living the (ISC)² Code of Ethics

Maintaining your certification

Being an active (ISC)² member and security specialist

Discovering the art of giving back

Earning other certifications

You may divide your life into two halves: life before you earned your CISSP certification and life afterwards. Much of this book is devoted to helping you get from the “before” half to the “after” half. This chapter is entirely devoted to “after.”

So what do you do after you earn your CISSP? Plenty of things. Some activities are mandatory, such as living the Code of Ethics (provided that you want to keep your hard-won certification — we presume that you do), getting security training, and paying your annual maintenance fee. Other activities, such as earning more certifications and volunteering your time, are optional but highly recommended. (We think obtaining additional certifications is a very good idea to enrich your professional life and the professional lives of others.) Table 3-1 lists required and optional post-CISSP activities.

Table 3-1 Post-CISSP Activities