CISSP Domain 4 Changes - 2018 vs 2015

Here too, the changes are extremely limited. The only major change is the removal of the topic "Prevent and Mitigate network attacks" from the new outline.

Overall Change: Limited Change

2015 Exam Outline	2018 Exam Outline
Apply secure design principle to network architecture Open System Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) models Internet Protocol (IP) networking Implications of multilayer protocols Converged protocols Software-defined networks Wireless networks Cryptography used to maintain communication security	Implement secure design principles in network architectures Open System Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) models Internet Protocol (IP) networking Implications of multilayer protocols Converged protocols Software-defined networks Wireless networks # Limited Change. Removal of Cryptography.
Secure network components Operation of hardware Transmission media Network Access Control (NAC) devices Endpoint security Content-distribution networks Physical Devices	Secure network components Operation of hardware Transmission media Network Access Control (NAC) devices Endpoint security Content-distribution networks # Limited Change. Removal of Physical Devices.
Design and establish secure communication channels Voice Multimedia collaboration Remote access Data communications Virtualized networks	Implement secure communication channels according to design Voice Multimedia collaboration Remote access Data communications Virtualized networks #No Change
Prevent and Mitigate network attacks	#Removed