As per my other post, I have my exam on Friday.   Are the length of questions on the actual exam similar in length to the practice questions in the ISC2 Official Q&A book? I'm finding that I'm completing the full 125 question practice exams with a lot of time to spare.   Really concerned about time management on the actual exam! View More

I took and (provisionally) passed the CCSP exam yesterday. I really enjoyed studying the material on this subject, as it is fundamental to my current role, and the study time/work time crossover really helped with my understanding of the domains. Thoroughly enjoyable, and I recommend this certification to anyone with an interest in cloud security. View More

According to the question c04.088 of CCSP Official Practice Tests, anti-malware detection capabilities should be added to employee's devices and to the environments they connect to, if they are using APIs that the company does not approve of.   I can agree on that. But I do not know examples that devices are infected with malware via API. Should we understand the API itself is malware? Do you know those examples? If yes, please share them with me. View More

Congratulations on your decision to pursue the globally recognized CCSP cloud security credential! It’s a big undertaking, but we know you’re up for the challenge. And you will never regret it.   Sometimes, though, it can be tough getting started… To help you dive in with confidence, we have 6 helpful resources at your disposal. And they’re absolutely FREE: The (ISC)2 Certification Prep Kit The Ultimate Guide to the CCSP CCSP Interactive Flash Cards CCSP SnapApp Quiz CCSP Webcast Series Official CCSP Study App   Use any or all of these handy assets to gauge exam readiness and see what’s ahead on your journey. And always feel free to lean on the Community for pointers and some extra motivation. What do you say, CCSPs? How did YOU begin your path to certification? What (ISC)2 tools and resources did you find most useful along the way?   Please chime in with suggestions, success tips and even pain points you may have experienced. View More

I (provisionally) passed the CCSP exam today. Good luck to the next one!   Related Certifications Dec-2019: Certificated as CISSP (attended official training） Dec-2019: Certificated as CCSK by CSA (attended official training）   Relevant Work Experience Developed security guidelines for AWS, Azure and GCP users based on CIS Benchmarks Developed security guidelines for users of cloud services based on CIS Controls and ISO/IEC 27017 Support for CASB demonstration experiments Support for defining digital workplace requirements (zero-trust security)   Motivation for taking CCSP exam To provide an opportunity to relearn cloud security experience in a systematic and comprehensive way To be a pioneer since there is probably no one in our company who has taken CCSP   Study period and time Period: July 4, 2021 - October 5, 2021 Daily time: 1 to 2 hours/day Total time: about 140 hours   Materials used CCSP Official Practice Tests Online Test Bank (Chapter 1 - 6) Textbook of CCSK Plus (CCSK official training) CSA Guidance V4.0 CCSP For Dummies with Online Practice (Kindle version)   Collaborators Japan Chapter's Cloud Security Study WG members Several people who replied to my questions in (ISC)2 Community Experts in my company   Study procedure Each day, I solved 20 questions of the material #1 First, I focused on extracting questions that I got wrong, and ones that I got right but wasn't confident about (setting flags). Next, I re-solved the questions I got wrong, flagged the questions I got right but wasn't sure about, and repeated until I got all the questions right. Then, as I solved the flagged questions, I removed the flags from the questions that I got wrong and the ones that I answered correctly and with confidence. Finally, I repeated steps 3 and 4 until I answered all the questions correctly and the flags were removed.   Mindset When I am in a questions-setting situation in the consulting field, I ask myself if I can accurately give correct advice to my client with reasons. First of all, try to clear my doubts by using the materials and the Internet. If I still have questions, ask them first to the WG, then to the experts or to (ISC)2 Community, and leave no question unclear.   Thoughts on the exam I left about 40 minutes after finishing the exam and felt it was easy to finish the exam in 180 minutes. There were many unfamiliar words and questions that I had never seen before, but I think I was able to cope with them because I had a deep understanding of each question in CCSP Official Practice Tests. I was a little worried that I had not read through CCSP reference books such as the material #4, but it was not a problem. As expected, I feel that I was able to organize, cover, and strengthen my knowledge of cloud security. View More