Chapter 3: Putting Your Certification to Good Use

In This Chapter

• Living the (ISC) ² code of ethics

• Maintaining your certification

• Being an active (ISC) ² member

• Volunteering for (ISC) ²

• Getting active in local security chapters

• Starting or aiding a study group

• Promoting the CISSP certification

• Being an agent of change

• Earning other certifications

Overview

For many of you, life will be divided into two halves: life before you earned your CISSP certification, and life afterwards. Much of this book is devoted to helping you get from the “before” half to the “after” half. This chapter is entirely devoted to “after.”

So, what do you do after earning your CISSP? Plenty of things. Some activities are mandatory, like living the code of ethics (provided that you want to keep your hard-won certification - we presume that you do), getting security training, and paying your annual maintenance fee. Other activities, like earning more certifications, are optional but highly recommended (we think obtaining additional certifications is a very good idea to enrich your professional lives and that of others). Table 3-1 lists required and optional post-CISSP activities.

Table 3-1: Post-CISSP Activities
Open table as spreadsheet

Activity	Required	Optional
Live the code of ethic	ü
Maintain your certification	ü
Be an active (ISC) 2 member		ü
Volunteer for (ISC) 2		ü
Get active in local security chapters		ü
Start or aid a study group		ü
Promote the CISSP certification		ü
Be an agent of change		ü
Earn other certifications		ü