Exam guide · CISSP
The CISSP exam has 100–150 questions and takes 3 hours. You need 700 out of 1000 to pass. It costs $749 (standard registration in the Americas; set by region).
New outlineNew CISSP exam outline from Apr 15, 2027
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The exam at a glance
From ISC2’s own pages, checked every week (last on November 5, 2026). The cost is checked every week too. How we check our facts
Versions and dates
A new CISSP exam outline takes effect on April 15, 2027.
New CISSP exam outline
New outlineExam domains
Each domain’s share of the exam, as ISC2 publishes it, for each version you can take. Study for the one in force on your exam date.
Until April 14, 2027
1Security and Risk Management
16%
2Asset Security
10%
3Security Architecture and Engineering
13%
4Communication and Network Security
13%
5Identity and Access Management
13%
6Security Assessment and Testing
12%
7Security Operations
13%
8Software Development Security
10%
From April 15, 2027
1Security Governance and Risk Management
13.6%
2Asset Security
12%
3Security Architecture and Engineering
12.8%
4Communication and Network Security
12.8%
5Identity and Access Management
13.6%
6Security Assessment and Testing
11.2%
7Security Operations
12.8%
8Software Development Security
11.2%
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The CISSP exam has 100–150 questions, and you get 3 hours.
You need 700 out of 1000.
$749 (standard registration in the Americas; set by region). Check ISC2’s site for the price in your country.
A new CISSP exam outline takes effect on April 15, 2027.
ISC2 requires 5 years in 2 or more of its 8 domains to certify. You can take the exam before you have it.
Weight your time like the exam: Security and Risk Management carries the most (16%). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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