SSCP

ISC2 SSCP practice exams

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Exam code
SSCP
Cost
$249USD
Questions
100-125
Duration
120minutes
Passing score
700out of 1000 points
Level
Mid level
Valid for
3years
Study guide
How to prepare
Format
Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT); multiple choice and advanced item types

SSCP practice exams

No complete practice exam yet. A form is 100 questions apportioned to the official weightings, and a partial one would report a score that means nothing, so none is assembled until the questions are there.

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The first practice exam opens at 100 verified questions, spread across all 7 domains.

What the exam tests

Exam domains and official weightings

The percentage is the exam weighting; the bar is how many verified questions we hold there, so a short bar is where our bank is thin.

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  • Security Concepts and Practices16%
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  • Access Controls15%
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  • Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis15%
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  • Incident Response and Recovery14%
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  • Cryptography9%
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  • Network and Communications Security16%
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  • Systems and Application Security15%
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Open now. Nothing is published for SSCP yet. The bank is being written from the official objectives.

Opens next. The first practice exam opens at 100 verified questions, spread across all 7 domains.

Every question here is checked against the official page it cites before it serves, which is why the count grows slowly.

Where to focus: The SSCP is delivered as a computerized adaptive test, so it ends somewhere between 100 and 125 items and you cannot go back to change an earlier answer. ISC2 weights Cryptography at only 9 percent while Security Concepts and Practices and Network and Communications Security sit at 16 percent each, so time spent on the operational domains pays back more than time spent on cipher detail.

What the exam actually asks you to do

Multiple choice and ISC2's advanced item types. There is no lab and no simulation, so the practice that matters is reading a scenario and choosing well.

Item formats

  • Multiple choice

Nothing here needs a lab. Reading carefully and eliminating options is the whole skill. ISC2, SSCP exam outline

ISC2’s free resources

Study from the source. Everything below is published by the vendor, free to read, and is what our own questions are written from:

Official SSCP exam page & objectives ↗

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Frequently asked questions

How much does the SSCP exam cost?

ISC2 lists standard registration for the SSCP exam at U.S. $249 in the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, EUR 239.04 in EMEA, and GBP 201.69 in the United Kingdom. ISC2 notes that pricing and taxes are based on the location of exam administration.

What experience do I need before I can be certified?

ISC2 requires a minimum of one year of full-time experience in one or more of the seven SSCP domains. A bachelors or masters degree in computer science, IT or a related field may satisfy up to one year of that requirement, and ISC2 says part-time work and internships may also count.

What happens if I pass but do not have the year of experience?

ISC2 says a candidate without the required experience may become an Associate of ISC2 by passing the SSCP exam, and then has two years to earn the one year of required experience.

How do I keep the SSCP once I have it?

SSCP holders earn 60 CPE credits over the three year certification cycle, 45 of them Group A, and pay an annual maintenance fee of U.S. $135. Members pay a single AMF no matter how many ISC2 certifications they hold.