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Information Systems Security Engineering Professional

ISSEP

The ISSEP certification validates your ability to apply systems engineering principles and processes to develop secure systems. Developed with the U.S. National Security Agency, it proves you can incorporate security into projects, applications, business processes, and all information systems. Ideal for experienced security engineers seeking to demonstrate elite expertise and advance into specialized roles.

Practice Free Questions

5Domains

19Objectives

104Practice pages

486Free questions

ISSEP free practice questions

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

Apply systems security engineering fundamentals

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Execute systems security engineering processes (e.g., hardware, software, data)

24 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–24

Integrate with system development methodology

30 questions · 6 pages

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

Perform technical management

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Participate in the technology procurement management

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Resource Analysis (e.g., Cost estimation, personnel costs, probabilities and statistics (Monte Carlo))

28 questions · 6 pages

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

Apply security risk management principles

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

Manage risk to system

27 questions · 6 pages

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

Manage risk to operations

35 questions · 7 pages

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

Analyze organizational and operational environment

36 questions · 8 pages

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

Apply system security principles

33 questions · 7 pages

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

Develop system requirements

17 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–17

Create system security design

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Implement and integrate security solutions

34 questions · 7 pages

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

Verify successful implementation

27 questions · 6 pages

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

Develop secure operations plan

21 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–21

Support secure operations

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Participate in change management

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

Participate in the disposal process

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

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Information Systems Security Engineering Professional

ISSEP free practice questions

Domain 1 · Systems Security Engineering Foundations30% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 147 questions30%

Domain 2 · Risk Management17% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 84 questions17%

Domain 3 · Security Planning and Engineering21% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 104 questions21%

Domain 4 · Systems Security Implementation, Verification and Validation13% of practice bank · 2 objectives · 61 questions13%

Domain 5 · Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal19% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 90 questions19%