Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
ISC2
ISC2's advanced credential validating expertise in designing, managing, and securing data, applications, and infrastructure in the cloud.
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Built from this exam's published objectives. The first module is free.
Baseline certification levels
This certification satisfies these DoD baseline levels — the IAT / IAM / IASAE / CSSP requirement many contracts still state. It's a separate question from the 8140 work roles above, and there is no official mapping between the two.
What this qualifies you for
Listed specifically for 10 work roles — up to Advanced proficiency. Because options cascade downward, a cert listed at Advanced also satisfies Intermediate and Basic for that role.
Also listed for 14 Cyberspace Enablers roles — but so is every other certification
The Enablers matrix isn’t role-differentiated: the same certification options are listed for all 14 roles at every proficiency level. We verified that across all 14. So this is true, and it carries no information about this credential specifically — which is why it isn’t in the count above.
Renewal
Annual Maintenance Fee, USD 135/year
This is the issuer’s clock. 8140 runs a second one — 20 hours of CPD a year, at every proficiency level, which applies even if you hold no certification at all. How that works
Exam format changed from linear to CAT effective October 1, 2025; older study materials may still reference a 125-item, 4-hour linear format. Annual minimum CPE (30/year for CCSP) is the traditional ISC2 requirement; a 2025 ISC2 CPE policy update reportedly reframed the annual minimum as suggested rather than strictly required while keeping the 90-CPE 3-year total. Confirm current wording in the ISC2 Certification Maintenance Handbook before publishing. AMF confirmed at USD 135/year for professional certifications (raised from the older USD 125); a single AMF covers a member regardless of how many ISC2 certifications they hold.
Source: ISC2 CCSP Certification Exam Outline · dated 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-07-17
Verifying it
ISC2 has no public lookup a third party can use on their own — verification depends on a badge URL you share.
ISC2 digital badges are issued via Credly and are independently shareable/verifiable by badge URL. ISC2 also offers a member verification service, but it requires the holder's ISC2 member ID (or identifying details).
Exam format changed from linear to CAT effective October 1, 2025; older study materials may still reference a 125-item, 4-hour linear format. Annual minimum CPE (30/year for CCSP) is the traditional ISC2 requirement; a 2025 ISC2 CPE policy update reportedly reframed the annual minimum as suggested rather than strictly required while keeping the 90-CPE 3-year total. Confirm current wording in the ISC2 Certification Maintenance Handbook before publishing. AMF confirmed at USD 135/year for professional certifications (raised from the older USD 125); a single AMF covers a member regardless of how many ISC2 certifications they hold.
Source: ISC2 CCSP Certification Exam Outline · dated 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-07-17
Exam blueprint
Verified against ISC2’s published outline.
CCSP · Effective October 1, 2025 (CAT)
Current100-150 items · 3 hours · passing score 700 of 1000
Exam format changed from linear to CAT effective October 1, 2025; older study materials may still reference a 125-item, 4-hour linear format. Annual minimum CPE (30/year for CCSP) is the traditional ISC2 requirement; a 2025 ISC2 CPE policy update reportedly reframed the annual minimum as suggested rather than strictly required while keeping the 90-CPE 3-year total. Confirm current wording in the ISC2 Certification Maintenance Handbook before publishing. AMF confirmed at USD 135/year for professional certifications (raised from the older USD 125); a single AMF covers a member regardless of how many ISC2 certifications they hold.
Source: ISC2 CCSP Certification Exam Outline · dated 2026-07-17 · checked 2026-07-17