Decision summary
- Security leaders with 5+ years of experience
- Beginners without hands-on experience
- Information Security Manager
- Security Architect
- 5 years of experience in 2 of the 8 CISSP domains (or 4 with an approved cert)
- CISM or CCSP
Last price check: March 15, 2025Source
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Verification details
- Content reviewed: March 2026
- Exam data checked: May 25, 2026
- Price captured: March 15, 2025
Certification details
Overview
Globally recognized certification for security engineers and leaders designing and managing security programs
Globally recognized certification for security engineers and leaders designing and managing security programs. This certification is suitable for the Advanced.
Exam & requirements
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- Duration
- 240 minutes
- Questions
- 100–150 (CAT)
- Passing score
- 700 / 1000
- Validity
- 3 years
Five years of cumulative full-time experience in 2+ of the CISSP CBK domains. A degree or approved cert waives one year.
Earn 120 CPE credits over 3 years and pay the $125 annual maintenance fee.
Tips to pass the exam
General guidance — verify with official sourceLock in one consistent quiet hour daily (early morning works well) — consistency beats volume.
Start with a question bank before reading the book — it tells you what's actually tested.
Take a full rest day before the exam — adequate rest noticeably sharpens focus and recall.
Study plan
- 1
Study the exam blueprint deeply and self-assess against each domain individually before starting.
- 2
Start by reviewing real-world experience: document the projects you've worked on and map them to the cert requirements.
- 3
Use only one official or accredited source (Official Study Guide) as your primary reference.
- 4
Spend half of your time on scenario-based (case-study) practice, not rote memorisation.
- 5
Join a professional study group (Discord or Slack) to discuss complex scenarios.
- 6
Reserve the final month for full-length mock exams matching the real exam duration, deeply reviewing every wrong answer.
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