CISSP Practice Exams

CISSP

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ISC2's flagship credential for experienced security professionals. Validates the ability to design, implement, and manage a best-in-class cybersecurity program across eight domains, from risk management and architecture to IAM, security operations, and software development security.

180

minutes

70%

passing score

$749

exam fee

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5 flashcard sets · 5 learning tests · 2 timed exams · 252-question bank

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Overview

What this certification is and how the exam works.

The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is the world's most recognized credential for security leaders. It covers eight domains: Security and Risk Management (16%); Asset Security (10%); Security Architecture and Engineering (13%); Communication and Network Security (13%); Identity and Access Management (13%); Security Assessment and Testing (12%); Security Operations (13%); and Software Development Security (10%). The English exam uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT): 100–150 items in 3 hours, passing at 700/1000. Candidates need five years of cumulative paid experience in two or more domains (four with a qualifying degree); those without it can pass the exam and become an Associate of ISC2 while earning the experience.

Why should I take the exam?

What this credential does for your career.

1The gold-standard security certification — consistently among the highest-paying and most-requested in job postings
2Validates management-level breadth: you can design and run a whole security program, not just operate tools
3Required or preferred for many CISO, security architect, and security manager roles (and US DoD 8140/8570 positions)
4ISC2 membership and CPE ecosystem keep the credential current throughout your career

Skills measured

What you need to know to pass this exam.

✓Align security governance, policy, and risk management with business strategy, law, and ethics
✓Quantify and treat risk (SLE/ALE, risk appetite, supply-chain risk) and lead business continuity planning
✓Classify and protect assets across the data lifecycle, assigning owner/custodian responsibilities
✓Apply security models and engineering principles: secure design, cryptography, PKI, and physical security
✓Architect secure networks: segmentation, IPsec/TLS, wireless, SDN, and defense of converged protocols
✓Design identity and access management: federation (SAML/OIDC), MFA, Kerberos, provisioning, and access reviews
✓Plan and interpret security assessments: vulnerability management, penetration tests, audits, and SOC reports
✓Run security operations: detection and response, forensics and evidence handling, DR testing, and resilience
✓Embed security in the SDLC: secure coding, OWASP risks, SAST/DAST, DevSecOps, and software supply chain

Prerequisites

Credentials required before you can earn this certification.

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Five years cumulative paid work experience in 2+ CISSP domains

Four years with a qualifying degree or approved credential; otherwise pass the exam as an Associate of ISC2 and earn it within six years

About our CISSP practice exams

Our CISSP question bank holds 252 exam-style questions with a written explanation on every answer, mapped to the eight exam domains published for CISSP, weighted to the published blueprint — Security and Risk Management is the largest at 16%, with Security Architecture and Engineering and Communication and Network Security close behind.

Alongside the bank there are two full-length timed exams at the real 180-minute limit and 70% pass mark, plus five topic-based learning tests for working a single domain at a time. Randomised mock exams are dealt on demand from the full 252-question pool, so you never run out of fresh papers.

Questions: 252
Exam domains: 8
Timed exams: 2
Pass mark: 70%

How our practice content is created

Practice questions are independently developed using the official ISC2 CISSP exam guide and ISC2 documentation. Each question is checked for alignment with the current exam objectives and reviewed for technical accuracy before publication.

The CISSP bank cites 10 distinct ISC2 documentation pages, and every question links the source it was written against — so you can check any answer at first hand.

Official CISSP exam guide

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