EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer

CCISO

The EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) certification is the gold standard for security leaders who must bridge technical expertise with executive strategy. It validates mastery across five domains of executive security leadership—from governance and risk to board-level communication and AI-enhanced decision-making. Designed for experienced professionals ready to lead at the C-suite, CCISO is ANAB accredited and DoD 8570/8140 approved, positioning you for roles like CISO, CSO, and VP of Security.

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5Domains

26Objectives

293Practice pages

1411Free questions

CCISO free practice questions

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Information Security Management Program

58 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–58

Defining an Information Security Governance Program

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Regulatory and Legal Compliance

57 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–57

Risk Management

56 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–56

Designing, Deploying, and Managing Security Controls

51 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–51

Security Control Types and Objectives

42 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–42

Implementing Control Assurance Frameworks

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Understanding the Audit Management Process

61 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–61

The Role of the CISO

62 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–62

Information Security Projects

71 questions · 15 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65 66–70 71–71

Integrating Security Requirements into Operational Processes

52 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–52

Change Management, Version Control, and Disaster Recovery

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Access Controls

57 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–57

Physical Security

58 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–58

Network Security

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Threat and Vulnerability Management

55 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55

Application Security

65 questions · 13 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65

Encryption

54 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–54

Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing

57 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–57

Computer Forensics and Incident Response

60 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60

Security Strategic Planning

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Alignment with Business Goals and Risk Tolerance

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Financial Planning and Budgeting

50 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50

Return on Investment (ROI) and Cost-Benefit Analysis

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Vendor Management and Procurement Processes

54 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–54

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EC-Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer

CCISO free practice questions

Domain 1 · Governance, Risk, and Compliance16% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 224 questions16%

Domain 2 · Information Security Controls and Audit Management14% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 199 questions14%

Domain 3 · Security Program Management and Operations17% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 238 questions17%

Domain 4 · Information Security Core Competencies33% of practice bank · 8 objectives · 459 questions33%

Domain 5 · Strategic Planning, Finance, Procurement, and Vendor Management21% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 291 questions21%