Earn CISSP Certification
16 weeks · 3 milestones
Pass the CISSP exam and complete the endorsement process.
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Milestone map
3 milestones
CISSP requires five years of paid work experience in at least two of the eight Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) domains before you can sit the exam. Start by auditing your actual experience against all eight domains, identifying which five-year requirement you satisfy and where your knowledge gaps are. Then build a structured study plan that covers your weak domains in the time available before your planned exam date. This milestone produces a commitment document, not a completed action.
Proof required
Submit: (1) a domain experience audit — a table mapping your work history to each of the 8 CISSP CBK domains with estimated months of qualifying experience per domain, (2) your planned exam date, and (3) a week-by-week study schedule for at least 12 weeks showing domain sequence and estimated hours.
What gets checked
- Experience audit maps specific job roles and activities to named CBK domains — 'I have security experience' without domain mapping is not an audit
- Five-year experience requirement is clearly met or a specific plan to meet it is articulated — candidates without 5 years can sit as an Associate of ISC2 and earn a waiver later
- Study schedule covers all 8 domains in sequence, not just the ones the candidate already feels confident in
Resources
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ISC2 CISSP Official Practice Tests — sample questions (free preview)
Assessment self-check: use the official exam outline to score your current domain knowledge before your planned study period and again at week 8 — gaps revealed here should update your study schedule
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