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CISSP Logo Certified Information Systems Security Professional ( CISSP ) is an independent information security certification governed by International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium also known as (ISC)². As of January 2013 [update] , (ISC)² reports 85,285 members hold the CISSP certification world wide, in 143 countries. [ 1 ] In June 2004, the CISSP obtained accreditation by ANSI ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2003 accreditation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also formally approved by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in both their Information Assurance Technical (IAT) and Managerial (IAM) categories for their DoDD 8570 certification requirement. [ 4 ] The CISSP has been adopted as a baseline for the U.S. National Security Agency 's ISSEP program. [ 5 ] [ edit ] History