CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional Cheat Sheet PDF (2026)

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CISSP Certification Exam Outline, in force from 2024-04-15. Check ISC2 for the current outline before you book.

Start with what costs nothing: 122 practice questions on PrepPass, with explanations and no signup. If you want it taught in one file you keep, the full study guide is $24.99 once; the printable cheat sheet for the last days is $9.99. No subscription on any of them.

You can retake it under ISC2's rule: after a first attempt you may retest after 30 test-free days, after a second after 60, and after a third or any later attempt after 90. You may attempt the CISSP at most 4 times within a 12-month period. Confirm the current policy with ISC2 before you book.

ISC2 — exam delivered by Pearson VUE. The current CISSP exam outline took effect on April 15, 2024. Its eight domains are weighted: Security and Risk Management 16%, Asset Security 10%, Security Architecture and Engineering 13%, Communication and Network Security 13%, Identity and Access Management (IAM) 13%, Security Assessment and Testing 12%, Security Operations 13%, Software Development Security 10%. The exam is taken at ISC2-authorized Pearson test centers.

100–150 questions. The CISSP uses Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT), so the number of items a candidate sees varies within this range. Items are multiple choice and advanced item types.

180 minutes

ISC2 points: 700 of 1,000 points. ISC2 states the passing grade in points, not as a percentage of questions answered correctly. Because the exam is adaptive, the pass/fail decision rests on the candidate's estimated ability against the passing standard.

$749 — Standard registration (Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa) (ISC2, per attempt). ISC2 prices the exam in euros for the EU region and in pounds for the United Kingdom, and says pricing and taxes depend on where the exam is taken.

Chinese · English · German · Japanese · Spanish. ISC2 offers the Chinese-language CISSP only in select appointment windows: March, June, September and December.

Yes — CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional Cheat Sheet PDF (2026) downloads as PDF, 6 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.

$9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.

Yes — 122 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cheat sheet, which is what you are buying here. The same free, no-account system also has practice modes (adaptive, new questions, spaced review of misses, weak-topic focus, saved, my mistakes); a timed mock exam (100 questions, 120 minutes) with a score report by topic; a 10-question readiness check (about 5 minutes); 8 study chapters. None of it needs this cheat sheet.

No. This is an independent cheat sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. Its figures come from ISC2 CISSP exam outline, and the PDF lists the sources and the date each figure was checked. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.