Technology advances at a rapid rate and Information Security sits at the cutting edge of technology. Therefore, certifications that were up to date a few years ago, may not necessarily be so today. The ISSPCS certification recognises this, but also acknowledges the amount of time and expense spent on preparing for a certification examination. Accordingly, the ISSPCS Academic Board has decided to award recertifications based on the applicant's involvement and exposure to non-job related Information Security events during the previous term of their certification. Each certified individual must achieve a defined number of Activity Points (APs) over the three year (triennial) term of their certification. The exact number of APs the individual must achieve is dependent on the level of the certification. When the applicant recertifies, they must have equalled or exceeded the required number of APs for their certification. Via this page, ISSPCS certified individuals will be able to log into a secured environment to record their accumulated Activity Points as they go, making recertification an easier process when the time comes.

Minimum Activity Points required every three years, by Certification Certification Level AP's ISSPCS Practitioner 750 ISSPCS Professional 900 ISSPCS Mentor 1000 ISSPCS Fellow N.A.

Until the AP recording system is available, ISSPCS certified individuals must keep their own notes of accumulated Activity Points for entry at a later date. ISSPCS certified individuals are required to record the following details for all AP entries:

• Date of event.
• Type of event/activity (eg, attending an Information Security course, serving on a SIG council).
• Activity name/Event title (eg, the course's title, your article's title, the SIG's name).
• Event provider or publisher (if appropriate).
• If the event/activity is internet based, where can it be found for validation? (URL)
• Number of hours undertaken (if appropriate).
• Explain how this event/activity is relevant to your continued Information Security growth.
• Number of APs you are claiming for this event.

In the mean time, should you have any concerns with respect to recertification or Activity Points, please use the contact page to contact the ISSPCS programme.

Activity Point Reference
Activity Description	Point Value
Attending an Information Security conference, forum or lecture	10 per hour
Attending an Information Security Special Interest Group meeting (eg, ISSA, ISIG)	10 per hour
Serving on a board/council for an Information Security Special Interest Group	60 per month
Writing a published Information Security related print magazine article	125 per article
Writing a published Information Security related web magazine article (Must be a well known site, with URL provided)	50 per article
Writing/co-writing a published Information Security book	600 per book
Developing a lecture for an Information Security conference/forum	90 per lecture
Developing an information security lecture for a Special Interest Group	65 per lecture
Developing a public/commercial Information Security course (based on course running time, not gross hours delivered)	20 per course hour. Eg, an 8 hour course receives 160 points total.
Developing an internal/private Information Security course (based on course running time, not gross hours delivered)	5 per course hour. Eg, an 8 hour course receives 40 points total.
Writing an ISSPCS exam question that is accepted by the Assessment Committee	200 per question
Dispensing official assessment duties as an ISSPCS Mentor or Fellow	100 per hour