{"id":13238,"date":"2014-03-27T18:31:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T18:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/certified-authorization-professional\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T20:27:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:27:10","slug":"certified-authorization-professional","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29815\/certified-authorization-professional-cap","title":{"rendered":"Certified Authorization Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_certified_authorization_professional_mean\">What Does Certified Authorization Professional Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A certified authorization professional (CAP) is a vendor-neutral certification that tests, validates and certifies an individual&rsquo;s ability to understand, implement and maintain secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/10237\/authorization\">authorization<\/a> for information systems.<\/p>\n<p>This certifications is meant for experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24152\/information-and-communications-technology-ict\">ICT<\/a> professionals in security and information assurance whose jobs involve Governance, Risk and Compliance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13799\/governance-risk-and-compliance-grc\">GRC<\/a>). The certification is developed, maintained and monitored by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (<a href=\"\">(ISC)<span style=\"vertical-align: super\">2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"vertical-align: super\"><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_certified_authorization_professional\">Techopedia Explains Certified Authorization Professional<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>CAP certifies and validates an individual&#039;s ability to understand, apply and\/or implement a risk management program for IT systems within an organization.<\/p>\n<p>The key points of CAP assessment include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/14010\/risk-assessment-framework-raf\">Risk management frameworks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Types of information systems<\/li>\n<li>Selecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29367\/cloud-security-control\">security controls<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Security control implementation<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the effectiveness of security controls<\/li>\n<li>Information system authorization<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring security controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc2.org\/Certifications\/CAP\/experience-requirements\" target=\"_blank\">qualify for certification<\/a>, candidates need to have a minimum of two years of cumulative, paid work experience in one or more of the seven areas above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Certified Authorization Professional Mean? 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