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Certified Chief Information Security Officer
- Provider
- EC-Council Test Centers; voucher issued by EC-Council after application approval
- Format
- Proctored multiple-choice examination
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 150.
- Time limit
- 2.5 hours
- Passing score
- Form-dependent cut score, 60% to 85%
Examination outline
Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Audit Management (15%)
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- IT Audit Management
Organizational Executive Leadership (16%)
- Role of Leader
- Leading Organization
- Leading People, Building Teams, and Mentoring Future Leaders
- Leading Self
Information Security Controls, Security Program Management & Operations (12%)
- Information Security Management Controls
- Security Program Management
- Security Program Operations
Information Security Core Competencies (46%)
- Access Control
- Social Engineering, Phishing Attacks, Identity Theft
- Physical Security
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
- Firewall, IDS/IPS and Network Defense Systems
- Wireless Security
- Virus, Trojans and Malware, and other Malicious Code Threats
- Secure Coding Best Practices and Securing Web Applications
- OS Hardening
- Encryption Technologies
- Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
- Threat Management
- Incident Response and Computer Forensics
Strategic Planning, Finance, Procurement, and Third-Party Management (11%)
- Strategic Planning
- Finance
- Third Party Management
Examination sources
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 7 (printed page 05), examination objectives and Appendix A adoption
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 1, cover
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 2, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 3, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 4, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 5, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 6, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 7, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 8, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 9, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 10, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- EC-Council CCISO Blueprint v3
PDF page 11, complete domain/subdomain table including continuation rows and all columns
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 7 (printed page 05), Steps to Earn the ANAB accredited CCISO credential
- EC-Council certification division CCISO page
Passing Criteria
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 10 (printed page 08), Eligibility Process
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 10 (printed page 08), Eligibility Process, application and verifiers
- C|CISO Exam Eligibility Application Form v4.3
PDF page 2, FAQ 1 and FAQ 5
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 9 (printed page 07), complete Education Waivers table
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 8 (printed page 06), To Attempt the CCISO Exam
- C|CISO Candidate Handbook v6.2
PDF page 61 (printed page 59), Associate CCISO eligibility and progression
- EC-Council CCISO North America program page
FAQs, How to Transition from Associate CCISO to CCISO?
- EC-Council certification division CCISO page
Clause: Age Requirements and Policies Concerning Minors
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.