Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Practice Exam

ISC2 created the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification to guarantee that individuals working in cloud security get the necessary knowledge, skills, and capabilities in various aspects such as design, implementation, architecture, operations, controls, and compliance with regulatory standards. A CCSP utilizes its information security expertise within cloud computing settings and showcases proficiency in areas like cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service coordination. Their proficiency is evaluated based on an internationally recognized knowledge base.

Who should take the CCSP Exam?

The CCSP is suitable for IT, cyber, information, and software security leaders responsible for applying best practices to cloud security architecture, design, operations, and service orchestration, including those in the following positions:

• Cloud Architect
• Cloud Engineer
• Cloud Consultant
• Cloud Administrator
• Cloud Security Analyst
• Cloud Specialist
• Auditor of Cloud Computing Services
• Professional Cloud Developer

Experience Requirements for the Exam

Candidates should have at least five years of paid work experience in the field of information technology, with three years specifically in information security and one year in one or more of the six domains of the CCSP CBK. Alternatively, obtaining CSA's CCSK certificate can substitute one year of experience in the CCSP CBK domains, while achieving the CISSP credential can fulfill the entire CCSP experience requirement.

If a candidate does not have the necessary experience for CCSP certification, they have the option to become an Associate of ISC2 by passing the CCSP examination. As an Associate of ISC2, they will have six years to obtain the required five years of experience.

Exam Details

• Exam Code: CCSP
• Exam Name: Certified Cloud Security Professional
• Exam Languages: English, Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean and Spanish
• Time Duration: 4 hours
• Exam Questions: 150
• Passing Score: 700 out of 1000 points

CCSP Exam Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Understand Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

1.1 - Understanding cloud computing concepts

1.2 - Learn the cloud reference architecture

1.3 - Understanding the security concepts relevant to cloud computing

1.4 - Learn about design principles of secure cloud computing

1.5 - Evaluating cloud service providers

Domain 2: Learn about Cloud Data Security

2.1 - Understand cloud data concepts

2.2 - Designing and implementing cloud data storage architectures

2.3 - Learn how to design and apply data security technologies and strategies

2.4 - Implementing data discovery

2.5 - Ways to implement data classification

2.6 - Designing and implementing Information Rights Management (IRM)

2.7 - Understand planning and implementing data retention, deletion, and archiving policies

2.8 - Designing and implementing auditability, traceability, and accountability of data events

Domain 3: Understand Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security

3.1 - Comprehending cloud infrastructure components

3.2 - Planning a secure data center

3.3 - Analyzing risks associated with cloud infrastructure

3.4 - Designing security controls

3.5 - Planning Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC)

Domain 4: Get familiar with Cloud Application Security

4.1 - Advocate training and awareness for application security

4.2 - Describing the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process

4.3 - Implementing the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

4.4 - Applying cloud software assurance and validation

4.5 - Using verified secure software

4.6 - Comprehending the specifics of cloud application architecture

4.7 - Designing suitable Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions

Domain 5: Understand Cloud Security Operations

5.1 - Building and implementing physical and logical infrastructure for the cloud environment

5.2 - Operate and maintain physical and logical infrastructure for the cloud environment

5.3 - Implementing operational controls and standards (e.g., Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), International Organization for

5.4 - Support digital forensics

5.5 - Managing communication with relevant parties

5.6 - Managing security operations

Domain 6: Understand Legal, Risk and Compliance

6.1 - Articulate legal requirements and unique risks within the cloud environment

6.2 - Understanding privacy issues

6.3 - Learn the audit process, methodologies, and required adaptations for a cloud environment

6.4 - Understanding implications of cloud to enterprise risk management

6.5 - Learn about outsourcing and cloud contract design