{"id":20108,"date":"2018-06-12T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T17:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=20108"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:59","slug":"whats-tested-on-the-cissp-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/cybersecurity\/whats-tested-on-the-cissp-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"What's Tested on the CISSP Exam?"},"content":{"rendered":"

CISSP, which stands for\u00a0Certified Information Systems Security Professional, is a certification provided by (ISC)2 that indicates that an individual can design, implement, and maintain an information security program in a business. The CISSP exam is one step in the process of becoming a fully-certified CISSP.
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About the CISSP Exam<\/h3>
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\nThe CISSP exam is a multiple-choice CAT exam offered at Pearson VUE Testing Centers. CAT stands for Computer Adaptive Testing, which is a means of assessing a test-taker’s level of knowledge with fewer questions and a shorter testing period than linear testing models. The computer will give you questions based on how you answered previous questions on the exam. As you correctly answer more difficult questions, the computer will anticipate your ability level and give you even more difficult questions to answer. This way, the computer can test the range of your abilities more quickly than it would have by giving you a larger, pre-determined set of questions.
\nSomething to keep in mind: because each question informs the next question you’re given, there’s no way to go back and check your answers when you finish the exam; once you finalize an answer on a question, you can only move forward in the exam.
\nBased on the CAT, the CISSP exam is between 100-150 questions<\/strong>, with a time limit of 3 hours<\/strong>. You need to get 700 of 1000 total points to pass<\/strong> the exam.
\nThe exam cost is $699<\/strong> for students in the United States. You’ll pay this fee when you register for the exam (See “CISSP Exam Registration” below).
\nThe CISSP exam covers eight fundamental domains of information security, listed and weighted approximately on the exam as follows:<\/p>\n