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ISC2 · professional
CCSPCertified Cloud Security Professional
Cloud security architecture: shared responsibility, identity, data protection, crypto, and cloud-native detection.
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› Cost
Exam fee
CCSP$599
Exam fee
$599
Annual maintenance fee
CCSP$135/yr
Annual maintenance fee
$135/yr
3-year cost of ownership
CCSP$1,004
3-year cost of ownership
$1,004
› Exam mechanics
Pass mark
CCSP700/1000 (scaled)
Pass mark
700/1000 (scaled)
Retake policy
CCSP$599 fee · 30d wait · 4/yr cap
Retake policy
$599 fee · 30d wait · 4/yr cap
Study time
CCSP100–180 hrs
Study time
100–180 hrs
Validity
CCSP3 yrs
Validity
3 yrs
CPE / yr
CCSP30 CPEs
CPE / yr
30 CPEs
Delivery
CCSPtest center
Delivery
test center
› Salary signal (US base)
Range
CCSP$130K – $190K
Range
$130K – $190K
Median
CCSP$155,000
Median
$155,000
Premium %
CCSP—
Premium %
—
Role context
CCSPCloud security engineer / architect, US, 4+ years.
Role context
Cloud security engineer / architect, US, 4+ years.
› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)
Schema quality
CCSP8.5
Schema quality
8.5
Practice evidence
CCSP2.5
Practice evidence
2.5
Maintenance
CCSP8.5
Maintenance
8.5
Market recognition
CCSP8.5
Market recognition
8.5
Average
CCSP7.0
Average
7.0
› Recognition & lifecycle
Recognition
CCSPGlobal · US · EU · UK · DACH
Recognition
Global · US · EU · UK · DACH
ISO 17024 accredited
CCSP✓
ISO 17024 accredited
✓
DoD 8140 baseline
CCSP—
DoD 8140 baseline
—
Holders worldwide
CCSP30,000
Holders worldwide
30,000
Current version
CCSP2022 CBK refresh (2022-08)
Current version
2022 CBK refresh (2022-08)
› Domain coverage
A10Security Operations
CCSP○ touched
A10Security Operations
○ touched
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
CCSP○ touched
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
○ touched
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
CCSP● core
A12Data Security, Privacy & Protection
● core
A13Supply Chain Security
CCSP○ touched
A13Supply Chain Security
○ touched
A14OT/ICS Security
CCSP⚠ gap
A14OT/ICS Security
⚠ gap
A15Cryptography
CCSP● core
A15Cryptography
● core
A23Recovery, Resilience & Cyber Recovery
CCSP● core
A23Recovery, Resilience & Cyber Recovery
● core
A25Security Architecture & Engineering
CCSP● core
A25Security Architecture & Engineering
● core
A3Zero Trust Architecture
CCSP○ touched
A3Zero Trust Architecture
○ touched
A5Cloud Security
CCSP● core
A5Cloud Security
● core
A6Identity & Access Management
CCSP● core
A6Identity & Access Management
● core
A9Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
CCSP⚠ gap
A9Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
⚠ gap
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
CCSP⚠ gap
C1Adversarial Machine Learning
⚠ gap
C6AI Infrastructure Security
CCSP⚠ gap
C6AI Infrastructure Security
⚠ gap
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