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| Topic 1 | - Asset Security: This section focuses on information and asset classification, data security controls, privacy protection measures, and intellectual property protection.
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| Topic 2 | - Privacy Management: This section covers privacy principles and regulations, privacy impact assessments, data protection techniques, and the concepts of privacy by design.
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| Topic 3 | - Communication and Network Security: This section covers network architecture and design, secure communication protocols, wireless network security, and strategies to defend against network attacks.
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| Topic 4 | - Identity and Access Management: This section explores authentication methods and technologies, authorization and access control models, and the identity management lifecycle.
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| Topic 5 | - Security Architecture and Engineering: This section examines security models and design principles, system and application security, as well as cryptography and key management.
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| Topic 6 | - Regulatory Compliance and Legal Issues: This section addresses risk management and risk assessment methodologies, including threat modeling and vulnerability assessment. It also explores various risk mitigation strategies.
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| Topic 7 | - Software Development Security: This section emphasizes securing the software development lifecycle, including application security testing, code review, secure coding practices, and third-party software management.
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| Topic 8 | - Information Security Governance: This section of the exam delves into security management concepts and principles, examining organizational structures and roles in security. It also covers developing and implementing security policies, standards, and procedures.
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