Good luck with your preparation for the CCSP exam.
I sat for the exam last July and passed. I have submitted my endorsement application in August and I'm still waiting to get the final decision from (ISC)2. It has been more than six(6) weeks now. I'm not sure when that decision awarding me the certification will hit my mailbox.
That said, here is how I prepared for the test.
- I spend 6 months preparing for the exam: I studied at least 2 hours per day, 3 times a week. I'm already working fulltime in the Cybersecurity and Cloud arena so that professional experience proved to be a big plus.
In terms of books and online tools, I used the following ones:
- CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide. I read it once from cover to cover.
(by Brian T. O'Hara, Ben Malisow), SYBEX
- CCSP Official (ISC)2 Practice Tests (by Ben Malisow), SYBEX. I went through it twice, answering all the questions and taking the two(2) practice exams.
- The Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CCSP CBK (by Adam Gordon). I read it once from cover to cover.
The first two (2) books come with online access to the Wiley Test Banks. Those test banks are really handy to help prepare and get ready for the big day.
FYI: The test questions/ exams are only designed to help test takers get used to the type of questions they will find on the real exam. Don't expect to see the same questions on the real test. None of the questions I encountered during my preparation appeared on my test. So, make sure you have a good understanding of the concepts and fundamentals. Use those test questions and exams to practice and sharpen yourself in six (6) core domains.
Best of luck to you and keep the learning going.
Sincerely,
Ramadji D.
M.Sc., CISSP, CISM, CCSP
