CISSP Cyber Training Podcast - CISSP Training Program

Shon Gerber, vCISO, CISSP, Cybersecurity Consultant and Entrepreneur
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Join Shon Gerber on his weekly CISSP Cyber Training podcast, where his extensive 23-year background in cybersecurity shines through. With a rich history spanning corporate sectors, government roles, and academic positions, Shon imparts the essential insights and advice necessary to conquer the CISSP exam. His expertise is not just theoretical; as a CISSP credential holder since 2009, Shon translates his deep understanding into actionable training. Each episode is packed with invaluable security strategies and tips that you can implement right away, giving you an edge in the cybersecurity realm. Tune in and take the reins of your cybersecurity journey—let’s ride into excellence together! 🚀

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    CCT 293: CISSP Rapid Review - Domain 8

    Send us a text Quantum threats aren’t waiting politely on the horizon, and neither should we. We kick off with Signal’s bold move to deploy post-quantum encryption, unpacking the “belt and suspenders” approach that blends classical cryptography with quantum-resistant algorithms. No jargon traps—just clear takeaways on why this matters for privacy, resilience, and the pressure it puts on other messaging platforms to evolve. We point you to smart reads from Ars Technica and Bruce Schneier that make the technical guts approachable and actionable. From there, we switch gears into a focused CISSP Domain 8 walkthrough: how to weave security into every phase of the software development lifecycle. We talk practical integration across waterfall, agile, and DevOps; show why change management, continuous monitoring, and application-aware incident response are non-negotiable; and explain how maturity models like CMMI and BSIMM help teams move from reactive to repeatable. We also break down the developer’s toolbox—secure language choices, vetted libraries with SCA, hardened runtimes, and IDE plugins that surface issues in real time—so teams can ship faster without trading away safety. Speed meets rigor in the CI/CD pipeline, where shift-left security comes alive with SAST, DAST, and SOAR-driven checks. We cover repository hygiene, secret scanning, and how to measure effectiveness with audit trails and risk analysis that map code issues to business impact. You’ll get a clear view of third-party risk across COTS and open source, the shared responsibility model for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, and the daily practices that keep APIs from leaking data: least privilege, strict authorization, input validation, and rate limiting. We close with software-defined security—policies as code—bringing consistency, versioning, and automation to your defenses. Subscribe, share with a teammate who owns your pipeline, and leave a review to tell us the next Domain 8 topic you want us to deep-dive. Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    39 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    CCT 292: Analyze Test Output and Generate Reports (Domain 6.4)

    Send us a text One DNS bug shouldn’t take your business offline—but it did for thousands. We open with the AWS East outage to show how a single point of failure in DNS can cascade through critical systems, then get tactical about building resilience that actually holds up under stress. From multi‑region architecture and failover planning to budget trade‑offs leaders often dodge, we make the case for redundancy you can defend to finance and prove with tests, not promises. From there, we translate CISSP Domain 6.4 into actionable steps. You’ll hear how to structure vulnerability reports that leaders read and teams use: crisp executive summaries, deep technical details, and remediation plans with owners and timelines. We contrast internal and external scans—what they find, where they break, and how to plan windows that won’t knock over production. Expect practical guidance on ranking findings by business impact, taming false positives, and using trend analysis to show improvement over time. Validation and exception handling take center stage as we walk through verifying exploitability, aligning CVSS with real risk, and documenting exceptions the right way. When patching isn’t possible, we outline compensating controls like segmentation, WAFs, logging, and virtual patching that reduce exposure without halting operations. We close with ethical disclosure best practices—coordinated timelines, bug bounty channels, and the legal safeguards that keep researchers and organizations on the same team. If you want resilient architectures, credible reporting, and a vulnerability program that leadership trusts, this conversation gives you the blueprint. Subscribe, share this with your team, and leave a quick review with your top takeaway—what’s the first resilience fix you’ll prioritize this quarter? Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    33 min

  3. 23 OCT

    CCT 291: CISSP Rapid Review Exam Prep (Domain 7) - Part #2

    Send us a text You can harden your network and still miss the front door: aging edge devices with elevated access, thin logging, and long‑ignored firmware. We dig into the uncomfortable truth behind “set it and forget it” firewalls, VPNs, and gateways, then lay out a practical Domain 7 playbook that helps you detect faster, respond cleaner, and recover without chaos. We start with the incident management sequence that actually works under pressure—detection, response, mitigation, reporting, recovery, remediation, and lessons learned—showing how legal timelines, stakeholder updates, and RTO/RPO planning fit together. From there, we map the controls that pull their weight: next‑gen firewalls and WAFs, IDS/IPS, smart whitelisting and blacklisting, sandboxing that anticipates time‑bomb malware, and when to lean on EDR, MDR, and UEBA to cut through alert fatigue. Then we get hands‑on with vulnerability and patch management, focusing on asset inventory, critical‑first prioritization, scanning automation, and staged deployments with real rollback plans. We connect the dots to change management so fixes don’t become outages. Resilience gets its due: backup integrity and rotation, hot/warm/cold recovery sites, multi‑region processing, HA pairs, QoS to preserve critical traffic, and fault‑tolerant design that keeps services running when parts fail. Finally, we round out security operations with disaster recovery drills—from tabletop to full cutover—plus business continuity planning that aligns cyber recovery with revenue‑critical processes. Physical security and personal safety close the loop: layered access, surveillance, environmental controls, and travel and duress protocols that protect your people as well as your data. If you’re preparing for the CISSP or sharpening a real program, you’ll leave with concrete steps to reduce risk now and a roadmap to mature over time. Enjoyed this deep dive? Subscribe, share with a teammate who owns Domain 7, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Your feedback shapes future topics and tools we build for you. Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    44 min

  4. 20 OCT

    CCT 290: CISSP Rapid Review Exam Prep (Domain 7) - Part #1

    Send us a text Headlines about a massive F5 Big-IP exposure aren’t noise—they’re a masterclass in why Security Operations must be disciplined, fast, and auditable. We open with what the F5 situation means for enterprise risk, patch urgency, and long-term persistence threats, then shift into a practical, exam-ready walkthrough of CISSP Domain 7. The goal: help you think like an operator and answer like a pro when pressure spikes. We map investigations from preparation to presentation, showing how evidence collection, handling, and chain of custody turn raw logs into defensible findings. You’ll hear how live versus dead forensics trade-offs play out, which artifacts matter across endpoints, networks, and mobile, and why standardized procedures keep teams synchronized. From there, we connect visibility to action: IDS and IPS for detection and control, SIEM for correlation and retention, and egress monitoring to catch data theft and command-and-control that slip past perimeter thinking. Threat intelligence and UEBA add context and behavior baselines so you find the meaningful anomalies without drowning in alerts. We also dig into the operational backbone that keeps environments stable: configuration management, security baselines, and automation to eliminate drift and reduce manual error. Then we anchor on foundational principles—least privilege, need-to-know, separation of duties, job rotation, and PAM—to limit blast radius when credentials or processes fail. Finally, we close with resource protection and media management: classification, encryption, verifiable backups, and secure disposal and transport, so your controls hold up under legal scrutiny and real-world adversaries. Whether you’re tightening controls after the F5 news or sharpening focus for the CISSP, this guide to Domain 7 gives you a clear, actionable path. If this was helpful, follow the show, share it with a teammate, and leave a quick review—what Security Operations topic should we explore next? Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    40 min

  5. 16 OCT

    CCT 289: Practice CISSP Questions - Role Based, Mandatory, Discretionary and ABAC (Domain 5)

    Send us a text Quantum isn’t a distant sci‑fi threat—it's shaping security decisions right now. We open with what NIST’s new post‑quantum FIPS 203/204/205 actually mean for your crypto roadmap, why “harvest now, decrypt later” raises the stakes for long‑lived data, and how the 2035 federal mandate will ripple through contractors, audits, and CMMC. Then we get practical, translating policy pressure into the access decisions you make every day and the concepts you’ll see on the CISSP exam. We break down mandatory access control (labels, clearance, strict need‑to‑know), discretionary access control (owner grants, permission creep), role‑based access control (job functions, least privilege at scale), attribute‑based access control (context, dynamic conditions), and rule‑based control (fine‑grained logic and exceptions). Along the way, we highlight the keywords that unlock tricky multiple‑choice items—“classification,” “owner,” “job role,” “attributes,” “rules”—so you can map questions to the correct model fast. More importantly, we explain how to combine models without creating chaos: use RBAC for baseline entitlements, layer ABAC for context and risk signals, lean on rule-based policies for surgical exceptions, and reserve MAC for highly classified domains where enforcement must be absolute. If attackers are stockpiling ciphertext for a quantum tomorrow, the answer is a two‑track plan: crypto agility to adopt quantum‑resistant algorithms and disciplined access governance to limit blast radius today. We share actionable cues for exam success, practical design tips for avoiding privilege escalation, and a reminder that good security is repeatable security—clear roles, auditable policies, and continuous review. Subscribe for weekly CISSP prep you can use on the job, share this with a teammate who’s wrangling access models, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your support also fuels our charity‑funded training that gives back while you level up. Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    18 min

  6. 13 OCT

    CCT 288: CISSP Rapid Review Exam Prep (Domain 6)

    Send us a text Check us out at:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/ Get access to 360 FREE CISSP Questions:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/offers/dzHKVcDB/checkout Get access to my FREE CISSP Self-Study Essentials Videos:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/offers/KzBKKouv https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/ A spike in ransomware on the factory floor isn’t just a headline; it’s a stress test for how we design, segment, and measure our defenses. We open with the realities of manufacturing risk—legacy OT, flat networks, and high stakes for uptime—then translate that urgency into a practical walkthrough of CISSP Domain 6: the assessments, testing, and metrics that actually prove security works. Along the way, we share a surprising leadership edge from a trial lawyer’s communication book that helps you argue less, align faster, and get executive buy‑in when the first vuln report lights up like a Christmas tree. We break down internal vs external audits and when each makes sense, plus a smart cadence for third‑party and supply chain reviews that acknowledges your perimeter now includes APIs and vendor tunnels. From vulnerability scans and scoped penetration tests to SIEM‑driven log reviews and synthetic transactions, we map out a toolkit that catches issues before users do. We go deeper on secure code reviews, unit/integration testing, and interface testing for APIs, because the quiet paths between services are often where real risk hides. Then we shift to the machinery of proof: breach and attack simulation for continuous validation, compliance checks to spot drift, and the metrics that matter—MTTD, MTTR, patch rates, vuln density, mean time to report. We lay out how to run account reviews, verify backups you can trust, and exercise DR/BC so recovery is muscle memory. Finally, we tackle remediation prioritization, exception handling with compensating controls, and ethical disclosure that minimizes harm while nudging vendors to act. If you’re preparing for the CISSP or elevating your program, you’ll leave with a clearer map and concrete next steps. If this helped, follow the show, share it with a teammate, and drop a review—what’s one control or metric you’re upgrading this quarter? Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    50 min

  7. 9 OCT

    CCT 287: Practice CISSP Questions - Deep Dive (Domain 5)

    Send us a text Leadership churn is reshaping security from the top down. We open the door on why CISO tenures are shrinking to 18–26 months and what that says about pressure, culture, compensation, and board-level risk literacy. From startups that stretch leaders thin to enterprises that treat security as a cost center until the breach, we map the real incentives behind the “revolving door”—and share what actually extends tenure: clear mandates, aligned executives, and measurable outcomes. Then we flip to hands-on security with a crisp CISSP Domain 5 deep dive. You’ll hear real-world IAM scenarios and how to reason through them: federated identity where users authenticate but can’t access apps (hint: attribute-to-role mapping at the service provider), RBAC implementations that quietly violate least privilege, and when mandatory access control beats RBAC or ABAC for classified environments. We also dissect deprovisioning gaps that leave terminated users active in SaaS platforms and outline the operational fixes—source-of-truth integration, event-driven provisioning, and reconciliation from the SaaS side. To cap it off, we tackle a red-team classic: static admin creds in scripts. The modern answer isn’t longer passwords; it’s just-in-time privilege through PAM and secret vaulting so nothing sensitive sits on disk. If you’re a senior technologist eyeing the CISO seat—or a CISO seeking sustainability—you’ll get a blueprint for aligning authority, resources, and risk. And if you’re prepping for the CISSP exam, these identity and access patterns will sharpen your instincts for both test day and production. Enjoy the conversation, and if it helps, subscribe, share it with a teammate, and leave a quick review so others can find it too. Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    23 min

  8. 6 OCT

    CCT 286: Access Controls - Role Based, Rule Based and Many More Controls (Domain 5.4)

    Send us a text Check us out at:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/ Get access to 360 FREE CISSP Questions:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/offers/dzHKVcDB/checkout Get access to my FREE CISSP Self-Study Essentials Videos:  https://www.cisspcybertraining.com/offers/KzBKKouv A headline‑grabbing data leak is the wake‑up call; what you do next is the difference between panic and control. We start with concrete actions you can take today—check exposure with Have I Been Pwned, lock down your credit with freezes, turn on MFA, and keep meticulous records so you have proof when it counts. From there, we switch gears into the playbook every CISSP candidate and security leader needs: a clear path through the access control maze that actually maps to real work. We break down Discretionary Access Control (DAC) and why it’s fast but fragile, then show how non‑discretionary models keep large environments consistent. Role‑Based Access Control (RBAC) gets the spotlight with practical guidance: define roles by job function, automate approvals, prevent role explosion, and audit entitlements so inheritance doesn’t hand out surprise privileges. We separate role‑based from rule‑based—one tied to people and jobs, the other to conditions like time, location, and transaction type—using examples you can adopt immediately. For high‑assurance scenarios, we dig into Mandatory Access Control (MAC): labels, clearances, compartments, and the uncompromising policies that protect the most sensitive data. Finally, we look ahead with Attribute‑Based Access Control (ABAC), where context drives decisions in cloud and zero trust architectures. User attributes, device posture, data sensitivity, time, and geo all combine to answer the crucial question: should this subject access this object, right now? You’ll walk away with exam‑ready cues, battle‑tested pros and cons, and a mental model to pick the right approach for your team. If this helped, subscribe, share it with a teammate who keeps mixing up role‑based and rule‑based, and leave a quick review so others can find us. Gain exclusive access to 360 FREE CISSP Practice Questions at FreeCISSPQuestions.com and have them delivered directly to your inbox! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to strengthen your CISSP exam preparation and boost your chances of certification success. Join now and start your journey toward CISSP mastery today!

    40 min
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Join Shon Gerber on his weekly CISSP Cyber Training podcast, where his extensive 23-year background in cybersecurity shines through. With a rich history spanning corporate sectors, government roles, and academic positions, Shon imparts the essential insights and advice necessary to conquer the CISSP exam. His expertise is not just theoretical; as a CISSP credential holder since 2009, Shon translates his deep understanding into actionable training. Each episode is packed with invaluable security strategies and tips that you can implement right away, giving you an edge in the cybersecurity realm. Tune in and take the reins of your cybersecurity journey—let’s ride into excellence together! 🚀

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