ISC2

Certified Cloud Security Professional

CCSP

The Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification validates your advanced technical skills to design, manage, and secure data, applications, and infrastructure in the cloud. It is ideal for experienced IT and cybersecurity professionals responsible for cloud security architecture, operations, and compliance. Earning the CCSP demonstrates you can apply best practices and policies established by ISC2's global community of cybersecurity experts to protect critical assets in the cloud.

Practice Free Questions

6Domains

38Objectives

221Practice pages

1030Free questions

CCSP free practice questions

Choose any objective and open any question page — no sign-in required.

Understand cloud computing concepts

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

Describe cloud reference architecture

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

Understand security concepts relevant to cloud computing

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

Understand design principles of secure cloud computing

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Evaluate Cloud Service Providers (CSP)

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Comprehend Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

Describe cloud data concepts

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Design and implement cloud data storage architectures

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Design and apply data security technologies and strategies

36 questions · 8 pages

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

Implement data discovery

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Plan and implement data classification

32 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–32

Design and implement Information Rights Management (IRM)

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

Plan and implement data retention, deletion, and archiving policies

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Design and implement auditability, traceability, and accountability of data events

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

Comprehend data protection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) data

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Comprehend cloud infrastructure and platform components

14 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–14

Design a secure data center

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

Analyze risks associated with cloud infrastructure and platforms

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Plan and implementation of security controls

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Plan business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR)

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Advocate training and awareness for application security

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Describe the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process

26 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–26

Apply the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Apply cloud software assurance and validation

15 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15

Use verified secure software

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

Comprehend and apply the specifics of cloud application architecture

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Design appropriate Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

Build and implement physical and logical infrastructure for cloud environment

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Operate and maintain physical and logical infrastructure for cloud environment

26 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–26

Support digital forensics

15 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15

Manage communication with relevant parties

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Manage security operations

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Articulate legal requirements and unique risks within the cloud environment

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Understand privacy issues

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Understand audit process, methodologies, and required adaptations for a cloud environment

40 questions · 8 pages

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

Understand implications of cloud to enterprise risk management

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Understand outsourcing and cloud contract design

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Want a smarter study session?Try adaptive questions aimed at your weak spots, the illustrated book, and readiness you can trust.

Continue Free Practice

Percentages reflect share of the current practice bank, not official exam weightings. Every page above is a live, crawlable practice page (38 objectives · 221 pages).

Certified Cloud Security Professional

CCSP free practice questions

Domain 1 · Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design22% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 227 questions22%

Domain 2 · Cloud Data Security23% of practice bank · 9 objectives · 237 questions23%

Domain 3 · Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security11% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 116 questions11%

Domain 4 · Cloud Application Security14% of practice bank · 7 objectives · 143 questions14%

Domain 5 · Cloud Security Operations16% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 162 questions16%

Domain 6 · Legal, Risk and Compliance14% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 145 questions14%