Glad to share that I have passed CCSP exam yesterday on my first attempt.
Despite holding CISA and CISSP , I felt that CCSP exam was really hard.
Study materials used:
- Official CCSP Study Guide- 4th Edition (3 cover to cover thorough reads)
- Official CCSP Practice Test- 3rd Edition.
- CCSP course on LinkedIn by Mike Chapple.
- Prepare for the CCSP exam by Gwen Bettwy on Udemy
Here are my tips and tricks for passing exam:
- Read the study text cover to cover thoroughly and make sure that you understand the concepts before jumping to solve the practice questions.
- All the concepts should be crystal clear to you and you must know the difference between related concepts e.g., Portability & Interoperability or BCP & DRP. A few questions in the exam really tested the understanding of related concepts.
- Don’t think like a too technical person, rather think like a manager who is going to advise people to implement certain controls.
- Use the elimination method to eliminate the wrong answers from MCQZ and then focus on choosing the right answer.
- Try to remember the ISO, NIST references mentioned in CCSP CBK but don’t overkill it. I just got 1 question related to that.
- The actual exam is one way street you cannot flag or go back to previous question so be mindful of that.
- Don’t lose your calm during the exam and remain focused. I only managed to complete 40 question during the first hour and was pretty sure that I wont be able to pass the exam based on the difficulty of question.
- I felt like there was ample time to answer 150 question and managed to easily complete in around 3.5 hours.
All the best for your journey!
