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passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:15:37 GMT

Hi All ,

I passed CCSP exam on 3 Sept 2019. I would like to share my experience. I studied ISC2 Official Study guide and the CBK. I also took ISC2 published official question bank.

With the new pattern from 1 Aug the exam duration is reduced to 3 hours and that can be a risky affair for those who are planning and preparing. It took me exact 3 hours and I could hardly finish review of 3 questions that I had marked for review.

Make sure that while preparing you ensure to complete well within 3 hours so that at the time of exam you are on safe side. 4 hours is little too much but 3 hours is little less sufficient for you to come back and review in case you have some answers doubtful.

I passed CISSP 10 years back and that was on paper , no computers and 6 hours so very exhaustive hence won't compare that with CCSP but yes if you are already CISSP then you have a very good chance of clearing this exam.

There are some common areas between CISSP and CCSP but there are some areas/topics that are very specific for CCSP like service models and delivery models, cloud specific risks etc. so the scope and focus is what you need to be aware while preparing for this exam.

ISC2 exam prep questions are good for the alignment of your thought process for the actual exam.

best luck to all those who are planning to take this exam.

Re: passed CCSP exam

baburaomca — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:22:05 GMT

Congratulations. I am preparing for completing ccsp certification. I am reading following books. I am not sure whether these are the latest books. Could you please look into the following books names and confirm whether these are the latest books or not. Also please mention what are the books and tests and question banks should follow to pass the exam.

Thanks a lot.

ccsp isc2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide ( total 374 pages )
All in one CCSP ® Certified Cloud Security Professional EXAM GUIDE ( total 428 pages )
The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK, 2nd Edition By Adam Gordon (Publisher: Sybex)
CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional Practice Exams by Daniel Carter Publisher: McGraw-Hill Release Date: March 2018 ISBN: 9781260031362

Also could you please tell about the exam pattern. how many questions are there. Are all the questions are multiple choice questions or drag and drop questions ... etc. how much we should scope to pass this exam.

My contact no is #######. Could you please send your contact number.

Re: passed CCSP exam

baburaomca — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:21:33 GMT

Appreciate quick response .... Request you please mention the books which you have followed to pass the exam along with book name, edition, publisher. Also please contact @##########

Re: passed CCSP exam

rslade — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:22:42 GMT

> baburaomca (Viewer II) posted a new reply in Certifications on 09-07-2019 11:02

> Appreciate quick response .... Request you please mention the books which you
> have followed to pass the exam along with book name, edition, publisher.

"Security Engineering" by Ross Anderson. (Actually, anything by Ross Anderson
is good, but "Security Engineering" will get you through the exam.)
http://victoria.tc.ca/int-grps/books/techrev/bkseceng.rvw

> Also
> please contact @#######

The outer burbs of Toronto? (Lemme guess: Markham. I used to teach a lot in
Markham ...)

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"If you do buy a computer, don't turn it on." - Richards' 2nd Law
"Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94663-2
"Viruses Revealed" 0-07-213090-3
"Software Forensics" 0-07-142804-6
"Dictionary of Information Security" Syngress 1-59749-115-2
============= for back issues:
[Base URL] site http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/
CISSP refs: [Base URL]mnbksccd.htm
PC Security: [Base URL]mnvrrvsc.htm
Security Dict.: [Base URL]secgloss.htm
Security Educ.: [Base URL]comseced.htm
Book reviews: [Base URL]mnbk.htm
[Base URL]review.htm
Partial/recent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techbooks/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Slade
https://is.gd/RotlWB http://twitter.com/rslade
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:20:45 GMT

Hi,
I read below mentioned books:
1. The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK, 2nd Edition-12. CCSP Official Study Guide by Brian T. O'Hara and Ben Malisow3. CCSP® Official (ISC)2® Practice Tests by Ben Malisow, publisher 'SYbex'
please go through them at least twice before you appear for the exam,
Hope this helps.
Regds,
Vijay+#######

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:21:22 GMT

yes you are right. I also read the same books that you mentioned. In fact I did not read the All in One guide.I just read the official study guide and the CBK and the official question bank.
regds,
Vijay+#######

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:30:05 GMT

yes the versions you mentioned are correct. I read the same versions.

Wish you best luck,

regds,

Vijay

Re: passed CCSP exam

EricS-CISSP — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:43:26 GMT

Hi,

I'm preparing as well and find the ISC2 Official Study Guide is written very well and I notice the layout reinforces the domain concepts as you progress thru each chapter; included are summaries, tips, labs, etc. Do you really feel you needed to read "The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK?"

I think you mentioned you were already a CISSP. I am too. I'm a week out from my exam date and will be going through CCSP® Official (ISC)2® Practice Tests by Ben Malisow all week. I also do security risk assessments for Cloud Vendors for my company. What do you think? Any other suggestions?

Re: passed CCSP exam

baburaomca — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:54:59 GMT

I did not complete CISSP. Now I am preparing for the CCSP Certfification. Currently i am working on Unix Shell scripting technology and trying to move towards security end. Till now i did not complete and prepare any security certifications.

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:50:11 GMT

Hi,
yes, I will still recommend you to go through the CBK at least once before the exam as some of the topics like Uptime institute Tier 1-4 , BC DR are explained in details in the CBK and not in official guide.
best luck for your exam,
regds,
VIjay

Re: passed CCSP exam

EricS-CISSP — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 05:40:11 GMT

Thanks will do!

Re: passed CCSP exam

EricS-CISSP — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:14:16 GMT

Ok ViJay, I have Adam Gordon's ISC2 Official Guide to the CCSP CBK, 2nd Edition May 2016. I guess this is the latest.

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:12:39 GMT

yes correct 2nd edition of CBK year 2016.Best luck for the exam and preparations 🙂
regds,
Vijay

Re: passed CCSP exam

EricS-CISSP — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 18:50:32 GMT

Hi all,

I passed the CCSP exam on Monday Sep 30th. Woooooo! Got down to 3 mins remaining, not enough time to review really, maybe on 1 question. Started out in a sprint and confident of my answers, but then slowed down with scenario questions that take time to read, look for the concept and key words to help guide you to the right answer. I was always ahead of the clock, but got close at the end. Glad that's over! On to the next one ISSAP!

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mahavijay — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:28:39 GMT

congratulations!

Re: passed CCSP exam

Mox — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:22:49 GMT

Congratulations!

I am starting to learn this too. Now I am putting a list of reading materials and I am wondering if the following would be sufficient for CCSP (especially since the new material has not yet arrived). I Passed my CISSP in August.

The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CSSP CBK, 2016

EDUSUM: CCSP: Cloud Security Professional practice tests

Cloud Security Alliance: PDF-documents

Any opinions?

Re: passed CCSP exam

AndreaMoore — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:31:32 GMT

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Re: passed CCSP exam

EricS-CISSP — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:53:32 GMT

Hi,

Your list of materials look good. However, you might want to definitely add practice tests. Much success to you!

Re: passed CCSP exam

rajaniarjula — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:14:17 GMT

StudyingThe Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK, 2nd Edition and ISC2 Official study guide c enough to cover the new exam topics?

Re: passed CCSP exam

rajeshhbhatt — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:59:44 GMT

Hi Vijay, CCSP Study guide and CBK both books comes with CD/DVD with ebook? It doesn't say that explicitly on website or cover.

Please advise. Thank you in advance.