Sybex Reinforces Its Focus on Security By Adding CISSP To Its Line of "Best Study Guides"

San Francisco, CA, May 8, 2003-Sybex Inc., the world's largest independent computer book publisher and voted "Best Study Guides" in CertCities.com 2002 Reader Choice Awards, announces the release of its all-new CISSP®: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide. Written by experienced security experts who know what it takes to pass the test, this comprehensive book gives readers the knowledge, skills, and insights they need to approach the CISSP exam with confidence and pursue a career as an IT security professional.

As computer and network security rises to the uppermost priority in the IT industry, the demand for skilled security professionals mounts. Responding to the needs of worldwide governments, corporations, and centers of higher learning, (ISC)2, a global, not-for-profit organization, developed the CISSP certification. Its purpose is to validate mastery of an international standard for information security. Topics covered include security architecture, access control systems, cryptography, operations and physical security, law, investigation and ethics. To date, (ISC)2 has certified thousands of IS professionals in over 60 countries.

"Security is the hottest topic in IT today and CISSP was selected as one of the "10 Hottest Certifications for 2002" by CertCities.com," said Neil Edde, Associate Publisher at Sybex. "To satisfy this burning demand, Sybex is proud to introduce our CISSP®: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide which offers readers the most thorough exam preparation they can get."

The Essential Study Guide
The one book readers need to prepare for the CISSP exam from (ISC)2, this Sybex Study Guide provides:

• Assessment testing to focus and direct your studies
• In-depth coverage of official test domains
• Hundreds of challenging practice questions, in the book and on the CD