Description
About this Course
The Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is the globally recognised certification for hands-on operational security. It is ideal for IT administrators, managers, directors and network security professionals responsible for the day-to-day security of their organisation's critical assets. Where the CISSP recognises those who design and lead an organisation's security strategy, the SSCP recognises those who implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure using security best practices, policies and procedures - protecting data confidentiality, integrity and availability under real-world conditions. It confirms you don't just know security - you do security.
As an ISC2 Official Training Partner, we use courseware developed by ISC2 to ensure your training is relevant and up-to-date. Our instructors are verified security experts who have completed intensive training to teach ISC2 content.
SSCP benefits for individuals
- Break into cybersecurity - Move from IT into a dedicated security role with a credential employers recognise, in a field where demand far outpaces the number of qualified people.
- Open new career opportunities - Step into higher pay, promotions, project lead roles and more challenging work.
- Prove you're serious - Show employers you're committed to cybersecurity, not just handling security tasks on the side, with a credential that carries real weight.
- Sharpen your skills - Build practical, current security expertise you'll apply on the job from day one, and stay ahead of emerging threats.
- See the bigger picture - Understand how security connects to the business, and apply real-world knowledge across platforms and technologies.
- Create your path to the CISSP - Build the foundation for a cybersecurity career and get familiar with the format of ISC2 exams, making the SSCP the natural step towards the CISSP.
- Join a global community - Gain access to a worldwide network of peers and to ongoing CPE and learning opportunities as an ISC2 member.
SSCP benefits for the organisation
- Secure the organisation's critical data - Strengthen the security posture with qualified practitioners who have proven hands-on technical ability to competently handle day-to-day operations.
- Increase organisational cybersecurity preparedness - Implement the latest security best practices to protect the organisation from ever-increasing levels of cyber risk.
- Improve cybersecurity coherence across the organisation - Ensure professionals speak the same language across disciplines and have cross-department perspective.
- Instant credibility - Increase organisational integrity in the eyes of clients and other stakeholders.
- Satisfy requirements - Meet certification requirements and recommendations for government, service providers and subcontractors.
- Stay current - Ensure professionals are up-to-date on emerging and changing technologies, and security issues related to these technologies.
- Ensure compliance - Comply with government or industry regulations.
Target Audience
This SSCP course is built for IT and security professionals who work hands-on with an organisation's security every day - and for those ready to move into it. Whether you're already in the field or crossing over from IT, it's a strong fit for:
- Systems and Network Administrators
- Network Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- Systems Engineers
- Security Consultants and Specialists
- Database Administrators
- SOC professionals - incident handlers, SIEM analysts and threat intel researchers
✨ Don't see your role above? If you're in a tech role with cybersecurity aspirations, sitting the SSCP exam and becoming an Associate of ISC2 can be a game-changer for your career. Your Associate status sets you on track to full certification, and shows employers you're serious about security while you build the experience and expertise to get there.
Course Outline
- Comply with codes of ethics.
- Understand security concepts.
- Identify and implement security controls.
- Document and maintain functional security controls.
- Support and implement asset management lifecycle (i.e., hardware, software, and data).
- Support and/or implement change management lifecycle.
- Support and/or implement security awareness and training (e.g., social engineering/phishing/tabletop exercises/awareness communications).
- Collaborate with physical security operations (e.g., data center/facility assessment, badging and visitor management, personal device restrictions).
- Implement and maintain authentication methods.
- Understand and support internetwork trust architectures.
- Support and/or implement the identity management lifecycle.
- Understand and administer access controls.
- Understand risk management.
- Understand legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., jurisdiction, limitations, privacy).
- Perform security assessments and vulnerability management activities.
- Operate and monitor security platforms (e.g., continuous monitoring).
- Analyze monitoring results.
- Understand and support incident response lifecycle (e.g., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)).
- Understand and support forensic investigations.
- Understand and support business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery plan (DRP) activities.
- Understand reasons and requirements for cryptography.
- Apply cryptography concepts.
- Understand and implement secure protocols.
- Understand and support public key infrastructure (PKI) systems.
- Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking.
- Understand network attacks (e.g., distributed denial of service (DDoS), man-in-the-middle (MITM), Domain Name System (DNS) cache poisoning).
- Manage network access controls.
- Manage network security.
- Operate and configure network-based security appliances and services.
- Secure wireless communications.
- Secure and monitor Internet of Things (IoT) (e.g., configuration, network isolation, firmware updates, End of Life (EOL) management).
- Identify and analyze malicious code and activity.
- Implement and operate endpoint device security.
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR).
- Understand and configure cloud security.
- Operate and maintain secure virtual environments.
Objectives & Outcomes
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Apply the fundamental concepts, principles and practices of information security to day-to-day security operations and administration.
- Implement, document and maintain functional security controls in line with organisational policies, standards and procedures.
- Participate in asset, change and configuration management to keep systems visible, accountable and secure throughout their lifecycle.
- Implement and maintain authentication methods and access control models to govern what users can access and what they can do.
- Manage the identity lifecycle from provisioning to deprovisioning, applying authorisation mechanisms that enforce least privilege.
- Identify, assess and monitor risks, threats and vulnerabilities across IT environments, and apply appropriate risk treatment strategies.
- Operate and monitor security platforms, analyse the results, and act on what the data shows.
- Detect, respond to and recover from security incidents across the full lifecycle, from first alert to lessons learned.
- Support forensic investigations, business continuity plans and disaster recovery processes.
- Apply cryptographic techniques, secure protocols and key management practices to protect data at rest and in transit.
- Secure networks and communication channels across wired, wireless and cloud environments, and operate the devices that defend them.
- Identify and analyse malicious code and activity, and implement endpoint, mobile, cloud and virtual environment security.
Certification
 |
To achieve the ISC2 SSCP certification, you must pass the exam and have at least one year of cumulative, full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the ISC2 SSCP Exam Outline. Earning a bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information technology or a related field may satisfy up to one year of the required experience, and part-time work and internships also count. Full details can be found here.
Don't have enough experience yet? You can still pass the SSCP exam and become an Associate of ISC2 while you earn the required work experience. Associates of ISC2 have two years to earn the one year of required experience. The SSCP exam is 2 hours long with 100-125 multiple choice and advanced item type questions. The exam uses Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and can be taken only in-person at Pearson VUE Select Testing Centers. You must achieve 700 out of 1000 points to pass. |
Funding
 |
Students successfully completing the ISC2 SSCP Course can apply for the Get Qualified Scheme which will enable them to benefit from a tax credit of €1,326.
For further details and assistance on how to apply for this scheme, kindly contact us for an appointment. |
Pay Monthly
 |
Thanks to ICE Malta’s Easy Payment Scheme, you can design an interest-free monthly payment plan to cover your tuition. No banks involved. Discover more. |
Course Details
MODE OF STUDY
PARTTIME - Online Live
DELIVERY METHOD
Live Lectures, Demos, Case Studies & Discussions
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Proficiency in English
18 years of age or older
Recommended 1 year experience working in IT or security.
DELIVERY LANGUAGE
English
ONLINE CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Mac or Windows PC
WebCam
Stable Internet Connection
NEXT STEPS
DURATION
42 Hours (14 Lessons of 3 Hours)
DAY(S)
Tuesday & Thursday
TIME
6.00PM till 9.00PM
STARTING DATE
Tuesday 28th July 2026
END DATE
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Training by an ISC2 Certified Instructor
- Official ISC2 Courseware
- Official ISC2 Practice Test
- Official ISC2 Exam Voucher
- Official ISC2 Certificate of Completion
- 6-Months Post-Course Educator Email Support
- 90-Day Lesson Playback (Rewatch On-Demand) NEW
Price: € 1895
€
The Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is the globally recognised certification for hands-on operational security. It is ideal for IT administrators, managers, directors and network security professionals responsible for the day-to-day security of their organisation's critical assets. Where the CISSP recognises those who design and lead an organisation's security strategy, the SSCP recognises those who implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure using security best practices, policies and procedures - protecting data confidentiality, integrity and availability under real-world conditions. It confirms you don't just know security - you do security.
As an ISC2 Official Training Partner, we use courseware developed by ISC2 to ensure your training is relevant and up-to-date. Our instructors are verified security experts who have completed intensive training to teach ISC2 content.
SSCP benefits for individuals
- Break into cybersecurity - Move from IT into a dedicated security role with a credential employers recognise, in a field where demand far outpaces the number of qualified people.
- Open new career opportunities - Step into higher pay, promotions, project lead roles and more challenging work.
- Prove you're serious - Show employers you're committed to cybersecurity, not just handling security tasks on the side, with a credential that carries real weight.
- Sharpen your skills - Build practical, current security expertise you'll apply on the job from day one, and stay ahead of emerging threats.
- See the bigger picture - Understand how security connects to the business, and apply real-world knowledge across platforms and technologies.
- Create your path to the CISSP - Build the foundation for a cybersecurity career and get familiar with the format of ISC2 exams, making the SSCP the natural step towards the CISSP.
- Join a global community - Gain access to a worldwide network of peers and to ongoing CPE and learning opportunities as an ISC2 member.
SSCP benefits for the organisation
- Secure the organisation's critical data - Strengthen the security posture with qualified practitioners who have proven hands-on technical ability to competently handle day-to-day operations.
- Increase organisational cybersecurity preparedness - Implement the latest security best practices to protect the organisation from ever-increasing levels of cyber risk.
- Improve cybersecurity coherence across the organisation - Ensure professionals speak the same language across disciplines and have cross-department perspective.
- Instant credibility - Increase organisational integrity in the eyes of clients and other stakeholders.
- Satisfy requirements - Meet certification requirements and recommendations for government, service providers and subcontractors.
- Stay current - Ensure professionals are up-to-date on emerging and changing technologies, and security issues related to these technologies.
- Ensure compliance - Comply with government or industry regulations.
Target Audience
This SSCP course is built for IT and security professionals who work hands-on with an organisation's security every day - and for those ready to move into it. Whether you're already in the field or crossing over from IT, it's a strong fit for:
- Systems and Network Administrators
- Network Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- Systems Engineers
- Security Consultants and Specialists
- Database Administrators
- SOC professionals - incident handlers, SIEM analysts and threat intel researchers
✨ Don't see your role above? If you're in a tech role with cybersecurity aspirations, sitting the SSCP exam and becoming an Associate of ISC2 can be a game-changer for your career. Your Associate status sets you on track to full certification, and shows employers you're serious about security while you build the experience and expertise to get there.
- Comply with codes of ethics.
- Understand security concepts.
- Identify and implement security controls.
- Document and maintain functional security controls.
- Support and implement asset management lifecycle (i.e., hardware, software, and data).
- Support and/or implement change management lifecycle.
- Support and/or implement security awareness and training (e.g., social engineering/phishing/tabletop exercises/awareness communications).
- Collaborate with physical security operations (e.g., data center/facility assessment, badging and visitor management, personal device restrictions).
- Implement and maintain authentication methods.
- Understand and support internetwork trust architectures.
- Support and/or implement the identity management lifecycle.
- Understand and administer access controls.
- Understand risk management.
- Understand legal and regulatory concerns (e.g., jurisdiction, limitations, privacy).
- Perform security assessments and vulnerability management activities.
- Operate and monitor security platforms (e.g., continuous monitoring).
- Analyze monitoring results.
- Understand and support incident response lifecycle (e.g., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Organization for Standardization (ISO)).
- Understand and support forensic investigations.
- Understand and support business continuity plan (BCP) and disaster recovery plan (DRP) activities.
- Understand reasons and requirements for cryptography.
- Apply cryptography concepts.
- Understand and implement secure protocols.
- Understand and support public key infrastructure (PKI) systems.
- Understand and apply fundamental concepts of networking.
- Understand network attacks (e.g., distributed denial of service (DDoS), man-in-the-middle (MITM), Domain Name System (DNS) cache poisoning).
- Manage network access controls.
- Manage network security.
- Operate and configure network-based security appliances and services.
- Secure wireless communications.
- Secure and monitor Internet of Things (IoT) (e.g., configuration, network isolation, firmware updates, End of Life (EOL) management).
- Identify and analyze malicious code and activity.
- Implement and operate endpoint device security.
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR).
- Understand and configure cloud security.
- Operate and maintain secure virtual environments.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Apply the fundamental concepts, principles and practices of information security to day-to-day security operations and administration.
- Implement, document and maintain functional security controls in line with organisational policies, standards and procedures.
- Participate in asset, change and configuration management to keep systems visible, accountable and secure throughout their lifecycle.
- Implement and maintain authentication methods and access control models to govern what users can access and what they can do.
- Manage the identity lifecycle from provisioning to deprovisioning, applying authorisation mechanisms that enforce least privilege.
- Identify, assess and monitor risks, threats and vulnerabilities across IT environments, and apply appropriate risk treatment strategies.
- Operate and monitor security platforms, analyse the results, and act on what the data shows.
- Detect, respond to and recover from security incidents across the full lifecycle, from first alert to lessons learned.
- Support forensic investigations, business continuity plans and disaster recovery processes.
- Apply cryptographic techniques, secure protocols and key management practices to protect data at rest and in transit.
- Secure networks and communication channels across wired, wireless and cloud environments, and operate the devices that defend them.
- Identify and analyse malicious code and activity, and implement endpoint, mobile, cloud and virtual environment security.
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To achieve the ISC2 SSCP certification, you must pass the exam and have at least one year of cumulative, full-time work experience in one or more of the seven domains of the ISC2 SSCP Exam Outline. Earning a bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information technology or a related field may satisfy up to one year of the required experience, and part-time work and internships also count. Full details can be found here.
Don't have enough experience yet? You can still pass the SSCP exam and become an Associate of ISC2 while you earn the required work experience. Associates of ISC2 have two years to earn the one year of required experience. The SSCP exam is 2 hours long with 100-125 multiple choice and advanced item type questions. The exam uses Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and can be taken only in-person at Pearson VUE Select Testing Centers. You must achieve 700 out of 1000 points to pass. |
|
Students successfully completing the ISC2 SSCP Course can apply for the Get Qualified Scheme which will enable them to benefit from a tax credit of €1,326.
For further details and assistance on how to apply for this scheme, kindly contact us for an appointment. |
Pay Monthly
|
Thanks to ICE Malta’s Easy Payment Scheme, you can design an interest-free monthly payment plan to cover your tuition. No banks involved. Discover more. |
MODE OF STUDY
PARTTIME - Online Live
DELIVERY METHOD
Live Lectures, Demos, Case Studies & Discussions
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Proficiency in English
18 years of age or older
Recommended 1 year experience working in IT or security.
DELIVERY LANGUAGE
English
ONLINE CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Mac or Windows PC
WebCam
Stable Internet Connection
NEXT STEPS
DURATION
42 Hours (14 Lessons of 3 Hours)
DAY(S)
Tuesday & Thursday
TIME
6.00PM till 9.00PM
STARTING DATE
Tuesday 28th July 2026
END DATE
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Training by an ISC2 Certified Instructor
- Official ISC2 Courseware
- Official ISC2 Practice Test
- Official ISC2 Exam Voucher
- Official ISC2 Certificate of Completion
- 6-Months Post-Course Educator Email Support
- 90-Day Lesson Playback (Rewatch On-Demand) NEW
Price: € 1895
€