Earlier in the year, we announced an upcoming update to the CISSP-ISSAP certification exam . Coming in November, the CISSP-ISSEP exam will also be updated. The CISSP-ISSEP is a concentration certification exam for those who already hold the CISSP. The concentration recognizes certification for those who have the keen ability to practically apply systems engineering principles and processes to develop secure systems. Those who hold it have the knowledge and skills to incorporate security into projects, applications, business processes and information systems.

When the updated exam blueprint takes effect starting on November 13, 2020, the CISSP-ISSEP exam will be reduced from 150 to 125 questions, though the test time of three hours will remain the same. This aligns the exam with other certifications from (ISC)² in terms of length.

The updates to the domains and their weights are noted below:

March 2018 – November 12, 2020
#	Domains	Weights
1	Security Engineering Principles	22%
2	Risk Management	24%
3	Security Planning, Design, and Implementation	22%
4	Secure Operations, Maintenance, and Disposal	21%
5	Systems Engineering Technical Management	11%
	Total:	100%

 

Effective November 13, 2020
#	Domains	Weights
1	Systems Security Engineering Foundations	25%
2	Risk Management	14%
3	Security Planning and Design	30%
4	Systems Implementation, Verification, and Validation	14%
5	Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal	17%
	Total:	100%

For more information on the upcoming updates to the CISSP-ISSEP exam, read our FAQs. You may also download both exam outlines; one for the current version of the exam and one that will take effect in November, on our website .