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CCSK CPE

Hi Community

 

I have cleared my CCSK cert recently. Could anyone help me out with the below queries-:

 

1. Is this certification eligible for CPE?

2. If yes, How many CPE's it eligible for?

3. What option do I need to select inside the CPE portal?

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dcontesti
Community Champion

Congrats

 

CCSK is not an (ISC)2 certification.   I believe that it belongs to CSA

 

Here is a chart comparing the CCSK and CCSP ((ISC)2 offering)

 

CCSK vs CCSP

If you want to choose between CCSK and CCSP, here are some considerations.

  • What is your (prospective) employer looking for? Are they familiar with the certifications?
  • CCSK is currently more practical than CCSP.
  • CCSK is less work and actually a good start towards CCSP.

 

DETAILS CCSK CCSPFULL NAMEORGANIZED BYBODY OF KNOWLEDGECURRENT VERSIONEXP. REQUIREMENTSCOSTMAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTSEXAM FORMATEXAM LENGTHPASS REQUIREMENTSMARKET VALUEESTIMATED # HOLDERS
Certificate of Cloud Security KnowledgeCertified Cloud Security Professional
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)(ISC)2 in collaboration with the CSA
CSA Guidance, 14 domains ranging from concepts, technology, compliance, governance.

 

ENISA recommendations.

Cloud Controls Matrix

Official (ISC)2 CBK. Wider than CCSK, roughly twice the size

 

  • Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements
  • Cloud Data Security
  • Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Operations
  • Legal & Compliance
43rd edition
none5 years in IT, of which 3 in IT security and 1 in a cloud domain. CCSK and CISSP substitute part or all of this.
$395 exam cost$549 exam cost
None$100/year, 90 CPE/3 year
Online, unproctored, 2 attempts, open bookExam center, 1 attempt, closed book
60 multiple choice questions,
90 minutes
125 multiple choice questions, 4 hours
80% of questions correct700 out of 1000 points
CCSK is the industry’s first cloud security certification(ISC)2 positions this as the cloud sister of CISSP
ThousandsThousands
denbesten
Community Champion

I presume you are asking of passing the CCSK is worth any CPEs for your CISSP.   If so, the answer is no.  Taking/passing any exam or being granted a certification of any type, offered by anyone is not worth any CPEs because neither is a "learning activity".

 

What you can earn CPEs for though is the hours you spent studying for the CCSK, at least to the extent that the studying was related to one or more of the CISSP domains.   Details are in the CPE handbook, under Education.  

 

Also, interesting to note is that you can claim the credit for studying even if you do not take/pass the exam.