topic Re: SSCP Exam Changing (and CCSP, not Changing) in Exam Preparation

SSCP Exam

PatKrax — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:04:06 GMT

Hello,

Can someone please point me to where I can learn about the new SSCP exam. I heard it will be changing at the end of the year and I would like to know where I can order study guides - will current study guides be sufficient? I plan on taking the test in Dec. 2018

Re: CCSP Exam

vt100 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:39:04 GMT

Look-up Naresh Gupta on LinkedIn. He is running free CCSP prep courses.

Naresh Gupta

Re: CCSP Exam

Damyen — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:22:44 GMT

I passed the CCSP on my second attempt on Sept 31. I used the following books to study. All available on Amazon:

The Official Guide (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK by Gordon CCSP

Official (ISC)2 Practice Test by Ben Malisow

CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide by Brian T. O'Hara and Ben Malisow

Between my first attempt and second attempt picked up an AWS Certification and studied for the AWS security certification, thus I read all their white papers. The AWS certs gives you the hands on experience and makes the theoretical concepts mention in the three books concrete.

I only had a vague concept my first attempt, but by my second I had a deeper understanding because of working with AWS. It is important to do all the exams in the Practice Test book (about 1000 questions), this will help reinforce what you learned and help identify problem areas that require additional study. It took me about 4 months of study to prepare for the exam, studying about 1 -2 hours each day. It was a tough exam, not as difficult as the CISSP, but once you are down you will have pretty in depth understanding of cloud security.

Re: CCSP Exam

yash22 — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:07:21 GMT

Hello Pat,

I am taking the test in november. Maybe we could exchange information to work as a team?

Re: CCSP Exam

wentzwu — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:27:40 GMT

I just passed the CCSP exam on 7th Sep, 2018.

The following is what I used to prepare for this exam:

Official (ISC)² Guide to the CCSP CBK, Second Edition
Official (ISC)² CCSP Study Guide
Official CCSP Study App

It helps to pass this exam having some hands-on experience in cloud computing, ex. Azure and/or AWS, and sticking to the official CCSP CBK and study guide.

Re: CCSP Exam

harra — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 06:21:46 GMT

Hi PatKrax,

From where did you get the information that the exam will change this year?

Regards,

Harry

Re: CCSP Exam

LBednar — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 14:06:48 GMT

Gupta's "courses" are not free ($550USD).

His "mentoring" may be free, but there's no indication on his site precisely what that entails.

Re: CCSP Exam

NarcoosseeFLUSA — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:16:43 GMT

Thanks!

Re: SSCP Exam

crystal_waston — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:00:38 GMT

The (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is a terrific entry-level information security certification, and it is the ideal precursor for the much sought after Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Re: SSCP Exam

CraginS — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:39:20 GMT

@crystal_waston wrote:
The (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is a terrific entry-level information security certification, and it is the ideal precursor for the much sought after Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Crystal, Crystal Crystal!

We've been through this before! When you plagiarize a web site for your non-helpful posts, you should at least cite your source. Interesting that you are now repeating a site, UDemy in this case.

https://www.udemy.com/isc2-systems-security-certified-practitioner-sscp-part-12/

says

"The (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is a terrific entry-level information security certification, and it is the ideal precursor for the much sought after Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

This well-known, global IT security certification offers instant credibility. And it’s an excellent way to expand your cybersecurity knowledge — particularly if you’re in a hands-on, operational IT role or you’re building a foundation in information security."

Re: SSCP Exam Changing (and CCSP, not Changing)

CraginS — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 11:03:30 GMT

@PatKrax wrote:
Hello,
Can someone please point me to where I can learn about the new SSCP exam. I heard it will be changing at the end of the year and I would like to know where I can order study guides - will current study guides be sufficient? I plan on taking the test in Dec. 2018

The (ISC)2 info on upcoming changes to the SSCP Exam is on the page

SSCP Domain Change FAQ

where we learn the change to the exam takes effect November 1, 2018 (next month).

Meanwhile, for those who got dyslexically confused and thought this thread is about CCSP, the

CCSP Certfication Exam Outline is dated April 2015 and I have seen no announcement that the CCSP is in a revision cycle.

Re: CCSP Exam

CraginS — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 11:10:23 GMT

@vt100 wrote:
Look-up Naresh Gupta on LinkedIn. He is running free CCSP prep courses.
Naresh Gupta

Vladmir,

OOPs. CCSP (Cloud)? Patricia @PatKrax asked about SSCP (Security Practitioner).

Actually, I sympathize. I suffer from dyslexic typing all the time. My FROM always comes out as FORM and my THE as TEH.

At least Chat-bot Crystal @crystal_waston stayed with SSCP. But then, being a simple-minded bot, Crystal's copy/paste subroutine is more reliable than my typing errors.

Re: SSCP Exam

rslade — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:17:30 GMT

@crystal_waston wrote:
The (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) is a terrific entry-level information security certification, and it is the ideal precursor for the much sought after Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

One SSCP plus four ounces of skim milk is an excellent source of (cable) fibre, and an important part of this balanced certification breakfast.

Re: SSCP Exam

Mona_R — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:18:53 GMT

hey there,

I just took my SSCP exam yesterday and passed.

I highly recommend Mike Chapple's

SSCP classes on Lynda.com and the companion book as well.

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/SSCP+%28ISC%292+Systems+Security+Certified+Practitioner+Official+Study+Guide-p-9781119059653

The ISC2 Flashcards are also helpful.

In regards to the new exam in Nov 2018, he will be addressing that very soon.

Good luck!

Re: SSCP Exam

tulanas — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:58:32 GMT

Hello,
In fact, my target is CISSP but I sat for SSCP because I wanted be more confident. I passed SSCP few months ago. My strategy was as follows, I sat for Security+ then after a week I sat for the SSCP. I used SSCP book by Darril Gibson and CISSP 7th edition the official guide by ISC2, and I had an online course for CISSP https://www.cybrary.it/course/cissp/.

Thank you,

Re: SSCP Exam Changing (and CCSP, not Changing)

PatKrax — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:03:22 GMT

Thank you! Yes, I had originally typed "CCSP" instead of SSCP! HA! Then went back and changed my post. Anyway just finished Cert Mike's Course on Lynda.com and am rewatching the material I found challenging. I am doing a boot camp in November with Learning Tree in NYC and plan on scheduling the exam for the first week of Dec! Sounds like the exam is updating but thankfully Cert Mike's course is already updated with the new material.

Re: SSCP Exam Changing (and CCSP, not Changing)

Mona_R — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:18:02 GMT

Yeah. I saw that you were getting varied responses....

Also, it really helped me a bunch to take the chapter exams at the end of each chapter and then go over the questions i got wrong.

Best of luck! you can do it.

Mona