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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Technical Editors
Introduction
CISSP Certification
Taking the CISSP Exam
Computer-Based Testing Environment
Exam Retake Policy
Work Experience Requirement
Recertification Requirements
Using This Book to Practice
Using the Online Practice Tests
Chapter 1: Security and Risk Management (Domain 1)
Chapter 2: Asset Security (Domain 2)
Chapter 3: Security Architecture and Engineering (Domain 3)
Chapter 4: Communication and Network Security (Domain 4)
Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management (Domain 5)
Chapter 6: Security Assessment and Testing (Domain 6)
Chapter 7: Security Operations (Domain 7)
Chapter 8: Software Development Security (Domain 8)
Chapter 9: Practice Test 1
Chapter 10: Practice Test 2
Chapter 11: Practice Test 3
Chapter 12: Practice Test 4
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Technical Editors
Introduction
CISSP Certification
Taking the CISSP Exam
Computer-Based Testing Environment
Exam Retake Policy
Work Experience Requirement
Recertification Requirements
Using This Book to Practice
Using the Online Practice Tests
Chapter 1: Security and Risk Management (Domain 1)
Chapter 2: Asset Security (Domain 2)
Chapter 3: Security Architecture and Engineering (Domain 3)
Chapter 4: Communication and Network Security (Domain 4)
Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management (Domain 5)
Chapter 6: Security Assessment and Testing (Domain 6)
Chapter 7: Security Operations (Domain 7)
Chapter 8: Software Development Security (Domain 8)
Chapter 9: Practice Test 1
Chapter 10: Practice Test 2
Chapter 11: Practice Test 3
Chapter 12: Practice Test 4
Appendix Answers
Chapter 1: Security and Risk Management (Domain 1)
Chapter 2: Asset Security (Domain 2)
Chapter 3: Security Architecture and Engineering (Domain 3)
Chapter 4: Communication and Network Security (Domain 4)
Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management (Domain 5)
Chapter 6: Security Assessment and Testing (Domain 6)
Chapter 7: Security Operations (Domain 7)
Chapter 8: Software Development Security (Domain 8)
Chapter 9: Practice Test 1
Chapter 10: Practice Test 2
Chapter 11: Practice Test 3
Chapter 12: Practice Test 4
Index
End User License Agreement
Chapter 1: Security and Risk Management (Domain 1)
Chapter 2: Asset Security (Domain 2)
Chapter 3: Security Architecture and Engineering (Domain 3)
Chapter 4: Communication and Network Security (Domain 4)
Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management (Domain 5)
Chapter 6: Security Assessment and Testing (Domain 6)
Chapter 7: Security Operations (Domain 7)
Chapter 8: Software Development Security (Domain 8)
Chapter 9: Practice Test 1
Chapter 10: Practice Test 2
Chapter 11: Practice Test 3
Chapter 12: Practice Test 4
Index
End User License Agreement
(ISC)2®
CISSP® Certified Information
Systems Security Professional
Official Practice Tests
Third Edition
Mike Chapple, CISSP
David Seidl, CISSP
CISSP® Certified Information
Systems Security Professional
Official Practice Tests
Third Edition
Mike Chapple, CISSP
David Seidl, CISSP
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Copyright © 2021 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved
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the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created
or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies
contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a
professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of
profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental,
consequential, or other damages.
For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support,
please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (877) 762-2974, outside the
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TRADEMARKS: WILEY and the Wiley logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John
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trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not
associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
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Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada and the United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-119-78763-1
ISBN: 978-1-119-79315-1 (ebk.)
ISBN: 978-1-119-78764-8 (ebk.)
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or
otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright
Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through
payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood
Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher
for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at
www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their
best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to
the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created
or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies
contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a
professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of
profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental,
consequential, or other damages.
For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support,
please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (877) 762-2974, outside the
U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in
print may not be available in electronic formats. For more information about Wiley products,
visit our web site at www.wiley.com.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021935480
TRADEMARKS: WILEY and the Wiley logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not
be used without written permission. (ISC)2 and CISSP are registered trademarks of
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not
associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
Cover image(s): © Getty Images Inc./Jeremy Woodhouse
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the many people who made this book
possible. Jim Minatel at Wiley Publishing helped us extend the Sybex
CISSP franchise to include this title and has continued to champion
with the International Information Systems Security Certification
Consortium (ISC)2. Carole Jelen, our agent, tackles all the back-end
magic for our writing efforts and worked on both the logistical details
and the business side of the book with her usual grace and
commitment to excellence. Ben Malisow and Jerry Rayome, our
technical editors, pointed out many opportunities to improve our work
and deliver a high-quality final product. Caroline Define served as our
project manager and made sure everything fit together. Many other
people we'll never meet worked behind the scenes to make this book a
success, and we really appreciate their time and talents to make this
next edition come together.
The authors would like to thank the many people who made this book
possible. Jim Minatel at Wiley Publishing helped us extend the Sybex
CISSP franchise to include this title and has continued to champion
with the International Information Systems Security Certification
Consortium (ISC)2. Carole Jelen, our agent, tackles all the back-end
magic for our writing efforts and worked on both the logistical details
and the business side of the book with her usual grace and
commitment to excellence. Ben Malisow and Jerry Rayome, our
technical editors, pointed out many opportunities to improve our work
and deliver a high-quality final product. Caroline Define served as our
project manager and made sure everything fit together. Many other
people we'll never meet worked behind the scenes to make this book a
success, and we really appreciate their time and talents to make this
next edition come together.
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About the Authors
Mike Chapple, PhD, CISSP, is an author of the best-selling CISSP
(ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official
Study Guide (Sybex, 2021), now in its ninth edition. He is an
information security professional with two decades of experience in
higher education, the private sector, and government.
Mike currently serves as Teaching Professor of IT, Analytics, and
Operations at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of
Business. He previously served as Senior Director for IT Service
Delivery at Notre Dame, where he oversaw the information security,
data governance, IT architecture, project management, strategic
planning, and product management functions for the university.
Before returning to Notre Dame, Mike served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Information Officer of the Brand Institute, a
Miami-based marketing consultancy. Mike also spent four years in the
information security research group at the National Security Agency
and served as an active duty intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.
He is a technical editor for Information Security Magazine and has
written 20 books, including Cyberwarfare: Information Operations
in a Connected World (Jones & Bartlett, 2015), CompTIA Security+
Training Kit (Microsoft Press, 2013), and CompTIA Cybersecurity
Analyst+ (CySA+) Study Guide (Wiley, 2017) and Practice Tests
(Wiley, 2018).
Mike earned both his BS and PhD degrees from Notre Dame in
computer science and engineering. He also holds an MS in computer
science from the University of Idaho and an MBA from Auburn
University. His IT certifications include the CISSP, Security+, CySA+,
CISA, PenTest+, CIPP/US, CISM, CCSP, and PMP credentials.
Mike provides books, video-based training, and free study groups for a
wide variety of IT certifications at his website, CertMike.com.
David Seidl, CISSP, is Vice President for Information Technology
Mike Chapple, PhD, CISSP, is an author of the best-selling CISSP
(ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official
Study Guide (Sybex, 2021), now in its ninth edition. He is an
information security professional with two decades of experience in
higher education, the private sector, and government.
Mike currently serves as Teaching Professor of IT, Analytics, and
Operations at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of
Business. He previously served as Senior Director for IT Service
Delivery at Notre Dame, where he oversaw the information security,
data governance, IT architecture, project management, strategic
planning, and product management functions for the university.
Before returning to Notre Dame, Mike served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Information Officer of the Brand Institute, a
Miami-based marketing consultancy. Mike also spent four years in the
information security research group at the National Security Agency
and served as an active duty intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.
He is a technical editor for Information Security Magazine and has
written 20 books, including Cyberwarfare: Information Operations
in a Connected World (Jones & Bartlett, 2015), CompTIA Security+
Training Kit (Microsoft Press, 2013), and CompTIA Cybersecurity
Analyst+ (CySA+) Study Guide (Wiley, 2017) and Practice Tests
(Wiley, 2018).
Mike earned both his BS and PhD degrees from Notre Dame in
computer science and engineering. He also holds an MS in computer
science from the University of Idaho and an MBA from Auburn
University. His IT certifications include the CISSP, Security+, CySA+,
CISA, PenTest+, CIPP/US, CISM, CCSP, and PMP credentials.
Mike provides books, video-based training, and free study groups for a
wide variety of IT certifications at his website, CertMike.com.
David Seidl, CISSP, is Vice President for Information Technology
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and CIO at Miami University. During his IT career, he has served in a
variety of technical and information security roles including serving at
the Senior Director for Campus Technology Services at the University
of Notre Dame where he co-led Notre Dame's move to the cloud, and
oversaw cloud operations, ERP, databases, identity management, and
a broad range of other technologies and service. He also served as
Notre Dame's Director of Information Security and led Notre Dame's
information security program. He has taught information security and
networking undergraduate courses as an instructor for Notre Dame's
Mendoza College of Business and has written books on security
certification and cyberwarfare, including co-authoring the previous
editions of CISSP (ISC)2 Official Practice Tests (Sybex 2018) as well as
CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-002, CompTIA CySA+
Practice Tests: Exam CS0-002, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide:
Exam SY0-601, and CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests: Exam SY0-
601 as well as other certification guides and books on information
security.
David holds a bachelor's degree in communication technology and a
master's degree in information security from Eastern Michigan
University, as well as CISSP, CySA+, Pentest+, GPEN, and GCIH
certifications.
variety of technical and information security roles including serving at
the Senior Director for Campus Technology Services at the University
of Notre Dame where he co-led Notre Dame's move to the cloud, and
oversaw cloud operations, ERP, databases, identity management, and
a broad range of other technologies and service. He also served as
Notre Dame's Director of Information Security and led Notre Dame's
information security program. He has taught information security and
networking undergraduate courses as an instructor for Notre Dame's
Mendoza College of Business and has written books on security
certification and cyberwarfare, including co-authoring the previous
editions of CISSP (ISC)2 Official Practice Tests (Sybex 2018) as well as
CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-002, CompTIA CySA+
Practice Tests: Exam CS0-002, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide:
Exam SY0-601, and CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests: Exam SY0-
601 as well as other certification guides and books on information
security.
David holds a bachelor's degree in communication technology and a
master's degree in information security from Eastern Michigan
University, as well as CISSP, CySA+, Pentest+, GPEN, and GCIH
certifications.
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About the Technical Editors
Ben Malisow is a consultant and writer with more than 25 years of
experience in the fields of information, security, and information
security. He teaches SSCP, CISSP, and CCSP preparation courses for
(ISC)2 and has written the Official (ISC)2 CCSP Study Guide and the
Official (ISC)2 Practice Tests books, among other titles; his latest
works include CCSK Practice Tests and Exposed: How Revealing
Your Data and Eliminating Privacy Increases Trust and Liberates
Humanity. He and his partner Robin Cabe host the weekly podcast,
“The Sensuous Sounds of INFOSEC,” from his website
www.securityzed.com.
Jerry Rayome, BS/MS Computer Science, CISSP, employed as a
member of the Cyber Security Program at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory for over 20 years providing cyber security
services that include software development, penetrative testing,
incident response, firewall implementation/administration, firewall
auditing, honey net deployment/monitoring, cyber forensic
investigations, NIST 900-53 control implementation/assessment,
cloud risk assessment, and cloud security auditing.
Ben Malisow is a consultant and writer with more than 25 years of
experience in the fields of information, security, and information
security. He teaches SSCP, CISSP, and CCSP preparation courses for
(ISC)2 and has written the Official (ISC)2 CCSP Study Guide and the
Official (ISC)2 Practice Tests books, among other titles; his latest
works include CCSK Practice Tests and Exposed: How Revealing
Your Data and Eliminating Privacy Increases Trust and Liberates
Humanity. He and his partner Robin Cabe host the weekly podcast,
“The Sensuous Sounds of INFOSEC,” from his website
www.securityzed.com.
Jerry Rayome, BS/MS Computer Science, CISSP, employed as a
member of the Cyber Security Program at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory for over 20 years providing cyber security
services that include software development, penetrative testing,
incident response, firewall implementation/administration, firewall
auditing, honey net deployment/monitoring, cyber forensic
investigations, NIST 900-53 control implementation/assessment,
cloud risk assessment, and cloud security auditing.
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Introduction
(ISC)2 ® CISSP ® Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Official Practice Tests is a companion volume to (ISC)2 CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study
Guide. It includes questions that cover content from the CISSP
Detailed Content Outline and exam that became effective on May 1,
2021. If you're looking to test your knowledge before you take the
CISSP exam, this book will help you by providing more than 1,300
questions that cover the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge and easy-
to-understand explanations of both right and wrong answers.
If you're just starting to prepare for the CISSP exam, we highly
recommend that you use (ISC)2 CISSP Certified Information Systems
Security Professional Official Study Guide to help you learn about
each of the domains covered by the CISSP exam. Once you're ready to
test your knowledge, use this book to help find places where you may
need to study more or to practice for the exam itself.
Since this is a companion to CISSP Study Guide, this book is designed
to be similar to taking the CISSP exam. It contains multipart scenarios
as well as standard multiple-choice and matching questions similar to
those you may encounter on the certification exam. The book is broken
up into 12 chapters: 8 domain-centric chapters with 100 or more
questions about each domain, and 4 chapters that contain 125-
question practice tests to simulate taking the exam.
CISSP Certification
The CISSP certification is offered by the International Information
System Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, a global nonprofit
organization. The mission of (ISC)2 is to support and provide
members and constituents with credentials, resources, and leadership
to address cyber, information, software, and infrastructure security to
deliver value to society. (ISC)2 achieves this mission by delivering the
(ISC)2 ® CISSP ® Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Official Practice Tests is a companion volume to (ISC)2 CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study
Guide. It includes questions that cover content from the CISSP
Detailed Content Outline and exam that became effective on May 1,
2021. If you're looking to test your knowledge before you take the
CISSP exam, this book will help you by providing more than 1,300
questions that cover the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge and easy-
to-understand explanations of both right and wrong answers.
If you're just starting to prepare for the CISSP exam, we highly
recommend that you use (ISC)2 CISSP Certified Information Systems
Security Professional Official Study Guide to help you learn about
each of the domains covered by the CISSP exam. Once you're ready to
test your knowledge, use this book to help find places where you may
need to study more or to practice for the exam itself.
Since this is a companion to CISSP Study Guide, this book is designed
to be similar to taking the CISSP exam. It contains multipart scenarios
as well as standard multiple-choice and matching questions similar to
those you may encounter on the certification exam. The book is broken
up into 12 chapters: 8 domain-centric chapters with 100 or more
questions about each domain, and 4 chapters that contain 125-
question practice tests to simulate taking the exam.
CISSP Certification
The CISSP certification is offered by the International Information
System Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2, a global nonprofit
organization. The mission of (ISC)2 is to support and provide
members and constituents with credentials, resources, and leadership
to address cyber, information, software, and infrastructure security to
deliver value to society. (ISC)2 achieves this mission by delivering the
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world's leading information security certification program, the CISSP.
(ISC)2 also offered five additional certifications including: (ISC)2 also
offered five additional certifications including:
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner
(HCISPP)
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CSP)
There are also three advanced CISSP certifications for those who want
to move on from the base credential to demonstrate advanced
expertise in a domain of information security.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-
ISSAP)
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-
ISSEP)
Information Systems Security Management Professional (CISSP-
ISSMP)
The CISSP certification covers eight domains of information security
knowledge. These domains are meant to serve as the broad knowledge
foundation required to succeed in the information security profession.
Security and Risk Management
Asset Security
Security Architecture and Engineering
Communication and Network Security
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Security Assessment and Testing
Security Operations
Software Development Security
(ISC)2 also offered five additional certifications including: (ISC)2 also
offered five additional certifications including:
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner
(HCISPP)
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CSP)
There are also three advanced CISSP certifications for those who want
to move on from the base credential to demonstrate advanced
expertise in a domain of information security.
Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-
ISSAP)
Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (CISSP-
ISSEP)
Information Systems Security Management Professional (CISSP-
ISSMP)
The CISSP certification covers eight domains of information security
knowledge. These domains are meant to serve as the broad knowledge
foundation required to succeed in the information security profession.
Security and Risk Management
Asset Security
Security Architecture and Engineering
Communication and Network Security
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Security Assessment and Testing
Security Operations
Software Development Security
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The CISSP domains are periodically updated by (ISC)2. The most
recent revision May 1, 2021 slightly modified the weighting for
Communication and Network security from 14 percent to 13 percent
while increasing the focus on Software Development Security from 10
percent to 11 percent. It also added or expanded coverage of topics
such as the data management lifecycle, microservices,
containerization, serverless computing, quantum computing, 5G
networking, and modern security controls.
Complete details on the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) are
contained in the Exam Outline. It includes a full outline of exam
topics, can be found on the (ISC)2 website at www.isc2.org.
Taking the CISSP Exam
The English version of the CISSP exam uses a technology called
computer adaptive testing (CAT). With this format, you will face an
exam containing between 100 to 150 questions with a three-hour time
limit. You will not have the opportunity to skip back and forth because
the computer selects the next questions that it asks you based upon
your answers to previous questions. If you're doing well on the exam,
it will get more difficult as you progress. Don't let that unnerve you!
Other versions of the exam in French, German, Brazilian Portuguese,
Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean use a traditional
linear format. The linear format exam includes 250 questions with a
six-hour time limit. For either version of the exam, passing requires
achieving a score of at least 700 out of 1,000 points. It's important to
understand that this is a scaled score, meaning that not every question
is worth the same number of points. Questions of differing difficulty
may factor into your score more or less heavily, and adaptive exams
adjust to the test taker.
That said, as you work through these practice exams, you might want
to use 70 percent as a goal to help you get a sense of whether you're
ready to sit for the actual exam. When you're ready, you can schedule
an exam at a location near you through the (ISC)2 website.
Questions on the CISSP exam are provided in both multiple-choice
recent revision May 1, 2021 slightly modified the weighting for
Communication and Network security from 14 percent to 13 percent
while increasing the focus on Software Development Security from 10
percent to 11 percent. It also added or expanded coverage of topics
such as the data management lifecycle, microservices,
containerization, serverless computing, quantum computing, 5G
networking, and modern security controls.
Complete details on the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) are
contained in the Exam Outline. It includes a full outline of exam
topics, can be found on the (ISC)2 website at www.isc2.org.
Taking the CISSP Exam
The English version of the CISSP exam uses a technology called
computer adaptive testing (CAT). With this format, you will face an
exam containing between 100 to 150 questions with a three-hour time
limit. You will not have the opportunity to skip back and forth because
the computer selects the next questions that it asks you based upon
your answers to previous questions. If you're doing well on the exam,
it will get more difficult as you progress. Don't let that unnerve you!
Other versions of the exam in French, German, Brazilian Portuguese,
Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean use a traditional
linear format. The linear format exam includes 250 questions with a
six-hour time limit. For either version of the exam, passing requires
achieving a score of at least 700 out of 1,000 points. It's important to
understand that this is a scaled score, meaning that not every question
is worth the same number of points. Questions of differing difficulty
may factor into your score more or less heavily, and adaptive exams
adjust to the test taker.
That said, as you work through these practice exams, you might want
to use 70 percent as a goal to help you get a sense of whether you're
ready to sit for the actual exam. When you're ready, you can schedule
an exam at a location near you through the (ISC)2 website.
Questions on the CISSP exam are provided in both multiple-choice
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form and what (ISC)2 calls advanced innovative questions, which are
drag-and-drop and hotspot questions, both of which are offered in
computer-based testing environments. Innovative questions are
scored the same as traditional multiple-choice questions and have only
one right answer.
(ISC)² exam policies are subject to change. Please be sure to check
isc2.org for the current policies before you register and take the
exam.
Computer-Based Testing Environment
CISSP exams are now administered in a computer-based testing (CBT)
format. You'll register for the exam through the Pearson Vue website
and may take the exam in the language of your choice. It is offered in
English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified
Chinese, Korean, and a visually impaired format.
You'll take the exam in a computer-based testing center located near
your home or office. The centers administer many different exams, so
you may find yourself sitting in the same room as a student taking a
school entrance examination and a healthcare professional earning a
medical certification. If you'd like to become more familiar with the
testing environment, the Pearson Vue website offers a virtual tour of a
testing center.
home.pearsonvue.com/test-taker/Pearson-Professional-Center-
Tour.aspx
When you take the exam, you'll be seated at a computer that has the
exam software already loaded and running. It's a pretty
straightforward interface that allows you to navigate through the
exam. You can download a practice exam and tutorial from the
Pearson Vue website.
drag-and-drop and hotspot questions, both of which are offered in
computer-based testing environments. Innovative questions are
scored the same as traditional multiple-choice questions and have only
one right answer.
(ISC)² exam policies are subject to change. Please be sure to check
isc2.org for the current policies before you register and take the
exam.
Computer-Based Testing Environment
CISSP exams are now administered in a computer-based testing (CBT)
format. You'll register for the exam through the Pearson Vue website
and may take the exam in the language of your choice. It is offered in
English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified
Chinese, Korean, and a visually impaired format.
You'll take the exam in a computer-based testing center located near
your home or office. The centers administer many different exams, so
you may find yourself sitting in the same room as a student taking a
school entrance examination and a healthcare professional earning a
medical certification. If you'd like to become more familiar with the
testing environment, the Pearson Vue website offers a virtual tour of a
testing center.
home.pearsonvue.com/test-taker/Pearson-Professional-Center-
Tour.aspx
When you take the exam, you'll be seated at a computer that has the
exam software already loaded and running. It's a pretty
straightforward interface that allows you to navigate through the
exam. You can download a practice exam and tutorial from the
Pearson Vue website.
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional