Meet ISC2 Instructor Marguerite Finnigan
Marguerite Finnigan, PhD, CISSP, ISSMP, SSCP
Marguerite Finnigan, PhD (University of Washington, Hons.) is a cybersecurity consulting and training specialist with a passion for increasing awareness and technical understanding of global security threats and solutions. She has worked in the IT field since the mid-1980s and started teaching ISC2 CISSP 10 years ago. Since that time, she has trained 1,000+ students on 5 continents and 12 countries on the CISSP, including numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as the US Army, Navy and Airforce. Her goal – overwhelmingly achieved! – is to guide students through the vast amount of material required so that they know how to pass the CISSP on their first attempt.
Kudos
CISSP 5-Day Online Instructor-led Training NAR Feb 05-09, 2024
The depth and breadth of the material covered was impressive. The instructor demonstrated a
profound understanding of the CISSP domains, ensuring that complex concepts were broken
down into manageable segments that were easy to grasp. The practical examples and real-
world applications provided were invaluable, greatly enhancing my understanding of the
subject matter and its relevance to current cybersecurity challenges.
CISSP 5-Day Online Instructor-led Training NAR May 19-23, 2025
Marguerite is an excellent instructor that took the time and effort to ensure that our class understood
the "why" behind the materials, rather than asking us to memorize definitions or concepts. She made it
easy to follow along, focused on the important details of each domain and subdomain, and provided
context and real-world examples on implementations throughout.
