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Certified Chief Information Security Officer

Professional certification recognizing executive information security management skills and experience aligned with organizational goals.

Licensing authority: EC-Council · Application information

Initial by examination
Certified Chief Information Security Officer
Agreements
Candidates must accept the Non-Disclosure Agreement and Candidate Certification Agreement before attempting the examination.
Application
US applicants submit the current eligibility form to cciso@eccouncil.org; processing can take up to six weeks depending on verifier responses. Experience is independently verified. The self-study application fee is $100; it is waived with authorized training.
Education Waivers
{"applicability":"The current handbook describes these waivers under self-study; no additional professional-certification waiver categories are inferred from older pages.","d1":"Ph.D. Information Security: 3 years; MS Information Security Management, MS Information Security Engineering, or BS Information Security: 2 years.","d2":"Ph.D. Information Security: 3 years; MS Information Security Management, MS Information Security Engineering, or BS Information Security: 2 years.","d3":"Ph.D. Information Security: 3 years; MS Information Security or MS Project Management, or BS Information Security: 2 years.","d4":"Ph.D. Information Security: 3 years; MS Information Security or BS Information Security: 2 years.","d5":"CPA, MBA, or M. Fin.: 3 years.","maximumYearsPerDomain":3}
Eligibility
All applicants must obtain EC-Council eligibility approval and pass the full CCISO examination; experience alone does not waive it.
Experience Alternatives
["Self-study: five years of experience in each of the five CCISO domains, verified through the application process; experience across domains may overlap.","Official training: five years of experience in three of the five domains, verified through the application process.","Current Associate CCISO holders may seek full CCISO after five years in at least three domains and EC-Council experience verification; the required experience must be earned while current. Prior Associate training makes repeat training optional. A lapsed Associate must reapply under the standard process. The Associate examination is not required of candidates who directly qualify."]
Minors
Minors require written parent/legal-guardian consent and a supporting letter from a nationally accredited learning institution, under the certification division policy.
Scheduling
After approval, EC-Council provides voucher purchase instructions and a code to register and schedule the test at an EC-Council Test Center. Approval lasts three months for voucher purchase; the code is usable for one year after release. This is appointment scheduling within voucher validity, not a fixed examination window. Contact EC-Council before expiry for an extension; only a valid voucher can be extended once, and application extensions require the Director of Certification approval.

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
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