CISSP®: the practice module
Exam body: ISC2. Verified for CISSP Certification Exam Outline (effective April 15, 2024) on October 27, 2026.
What it covers
Covers: standard multiple-choice questions written to this exam’s outline, format and timing.
Does not cover: advanced innovative questions. DoMcq is multiple-choice only; the real exam’s other item types are out of scope.
Question format
- Every question has exactly 4 options.
- One correct answer per question.
- Not allowed as an option: “all of the above”, “none of the above”.
Exam mode
Exam mode: 100 questions at the real exam’s pace, 1.2 minutes a question. The real CISSP is adaptive: 100 to 150 items in up to 3 hours.
Topics
The official topic list, as the exam body names it. Your questions must use these names; the coverage dashboard compares your set to each topic’s official weight.
| Topic | Weight | Subtopics |
|---|---|---|
| Security and Risk Management | 16% | Understand, adhere to, and promote professional ethics · Understand and apply security concepts · Evaluate and apply security governance principles · Understand legal, regulatory, and compliance issues that pertain to information security in a holistic context · Understand requirements for investigation types (i.e., administrative, criminal, civil, regulatory, industry standards) · Develop, document, and implement security policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines · Identify, analyze, assess, prioritize, and implement Business Continuity (BC) requirements · Contribute to and enforce personnel security policies and procedures · Understand and apply risk management concepts · Understand and apply threat modeling concepts and methodologies · Apply Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) concepts · Establish and maintain a security awareness, education, and training program |
| Asset Security | 10% | Identify and classify information and assets · Establish information and asset handling requirements · Provision information and assets securely · Manage data lifecycle · Ensure appropriate asset retention (e.g., End of Life (EOL), End of Support) · Determine data security controls and compliance requirements |
| Security Architecture and Engineering | 13% | Research, implement and manage engineering processes using secure design principles · Understand the fundamental concepts of security models (e.g., Biba, Star Model, Bell-LaPadula) · Select controls based upon systems security requirements · Understand security capabilities of Information Systems (IS) · Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution elements · Select and determine cryptographic solutions · Understand methods of cryptanalytic attacks · Apply security principles to site and facility design · Design site and facility security controls · Manage the information system lifecycle |
| Communication and Network Security | 13% | Apply secure design principles in network architectures · Secure network components · Implement secure communication channels according to design |
| Identity and Access Management (IAM) | 13% | Control physical and logical access to assets · Design identification and authentication strategy (e.g., people, devices, and services) · Federated identity with a third-party service · Implement and manage authorization mechanisms · Manage the identity and access provisioning lifecycle · Implement authentication systems |
| Security Assessment and Testing | 12% | Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies · Conduct security control testing · Collect security process data (e.g., technical and administrative) · Analyze test output and generate report · Conduct or facilitate security audits |
| Security Operations | 13% | Understand and comply with investigations · Conduct logging and monitoring activities · Perform Configuration Management (CM) (e.g., provisioning, baselining, automation) · Apply foundational security operations concepts · Apply resource protection · Conduct incident management · Operate and maintain detection and preventative measures · Implement and support patch and vulnerability management · Understand and participate in change management processes · Implement recovery strategies · Implement Disaster Recovery (DR) processes · Test Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) · Participate in Business Continuity (BC) planning and exercises · Implement and manage physical security · Address personnel safety and security concerns |
| Software Development Security | 10% | Understand and integrate security in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) · Identify and apply security controls in software development ecosystems · Assess the effectiveness of software security · Assess security impact of acquired software · Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards |
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DoMcq is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by ISC2, Inc.; the names are used only to identify the exam. ISC2®, CISSP® and ISC2's other certification marks are registered marks of ISC2, Inc.
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