Certified Information Systems Security Pro (CISSP) CISSP holders command median salaries exceeding $130K annually, with senior roles pushing toward $160K+. Organizations prioritize this credential when staffing security leadership positions, making it the fastest credential-to-raise pathway in cybersecurity. Your earning potential compounds as you accumulate the required five years of experience.
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP): exam domains and weightings
These are the scored areas the ISC2 exam guide publishes for this exam, with the share of the exam each one carries. Weight your revision the same way — the largest domain below is worth several times the smallest.
| Exam domain | Share of exam |
|---|---|
| Security and Risk Management | 16% |
| Asset Security | 10% |
| Security Architecture and Engineering | 13% |
| Communication and Network Security | 13% |
| Identity and Access Management (IAM) | 13% |
| Security Assessment and Testing | 12% |
| Security Operations | 13% |
| Software Development Security | 10% |
Exam version: Exam outline effective 15 April 2024 · Length: 100–150 questions (adaptive) · Time: 3 hours · Passing score: 700 / 1000
Weightings are taken from the official ISC2 exam guide — check the current version here, as exam bodies revise them.
Certified Information Systems Security Pro: questions candidates ask
How long do you get per question in Exam outline effective 15 April 2024?
The ISC2 guide allows 3 hours for 100–150 questions (adaptive), which works out at roughly 1.2 minutes a question if you answer at an even pace. Timed practice matters more on this one than on an untimed take-home paper.
How does Exam outline effective 15 April 2024 differ from the other ISC2 exams here?
We also list Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) (pass mark 700 / 1000) from ISC2. This one is 100–150 questions (adaptive) and a pass mark of 700 / 1000, and its scored areas are the ones in the table above - they do not overlap exam for exam, so material for one is not a substitute for the other.
Which version of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) outline is this written against?
The Exam outline effective 15 April 2024 outline published by ISC2. Exam bodies retire and renumber outlines, so check the current one on the ISC2 exam page before you book.
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