Cloud Security Alliance
Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge
CCSK · Status not verified
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- Exam cost
- $445 USD (historical estimate)
- Questions · time · passing score
- 60 multiple-choice questions, 120 minutes, open-book, 80% passing score.
- Prerequisites
- | No official work experience or prior qualification required; basic understanding of security fundamentals (firewalls, secure development, encryption, identity and access management) is helpful. | | Renewal Period | Does not expire | | Renewal Fee | Not applicable, certificate does not expire. | | CPE Requirements | Not applicable, certificate does not expire. Training courses may offer CPEs. | | Study Hours | 15.5 - 30 hours | | Demand | High | |
- Estimated salary premium
- 10–10% (historical estimate)
- Renewal requirements
- Cycle not verified · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
- Difficulty
- Not rated
Domains covered
- ** Cloud Computing Concepts
- Cloud Governance
- Risk Management
- Audit
- Compliance
- Organizational Security
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Security Monitoring
- Infrastructure Security
- Network Security
- Cloud Workload Security
- Data Security
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