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Part I: Certification Basics

After you earn your CISSP certification, you must remain an (ISC)

member

in good standing and renew your certification every three years. You can

renew the CISSP certification by accumulating 120 Continuing Professional

Education (CPE) credits or by retaking the CISSP examination. You must earn

a minimum of 20 CPE credits during each year of your three-year recertifica-

tion cycle. You earn CPE credits for various activities, including taking educa-

tional courses or attending seminars and security conferences, belonging to

association chapters and attending meetings, viewing vendor presentations,

completing university or college courses, providing security training, pub-

lishing security articles or books, serving on relevant industry boards, taking

part in self-study, and doing related volunteer work. You must document

your annual CPE activities on the secure (ISC)

Web site to receive proper

credit. You also have to pay an $85 annual maintenance fee payable to (ISC)

Maintenance fees are billed in arrears for the preceding year, and you can

pay them online, also in the secure area of the (ISC)

Web site.

See Chapter 3 for more information on earning CPE credits and maintaining

your CISSP certification.

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