CISSP Practice Test

The CISSP Practice Test is a free 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for CISSP across its eight domains — grouped as security and risk management with asset security, architecture and network security, identity, access and security assessment, and security operations and software security — with manager-level scenario questions. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CISSP Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-CSSP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including CISSP certification (ISC2), SP 800-34 Rev. 1: Contingency Planning Guide (NIST), General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CISSP Exam Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: CISSP certification (ISC2); SP 800-34 Rev. 1: Contingency Planning Guide (NIST); General Data Protection Regulation (full text) (gdpr-info.eu); SOC 2: Trust Services Criteria (AICPA & CIMA); OWASP Top 10 (OWASP); SP 800-61r3: Incident Response Recommendations (NIST). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Security and Risk Management with Asset Security (Governance, risk and compliance, Legal and ethics and Data classification and handling); Security Architecture and Network Security (Security models and engineering, Cryptography and Network architecture and protocols); Identity, Access and Security Assessment (Identity and access management, Federation and authorisation and Audits and testing); Security Operations and Software Development Security (Investigations and incident management, Recovery and resilience and Secure SDLC). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

Security manager, Security architect, CISO or aspiring CISO, Senior security analyst and Security consultant. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CISSP skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

CISSP rewards a manager's and risk adviser's mindset: protect people first, align security with business objectives, prefer governance and process over quick technical fixes, and choose the "best" answer among several reasonable ones. The exam has eight domains; this practice test samples all of them in four areas.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CISSP content outline, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Science of Apps is not affiliated with ISC2, and passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.