Updating the CISSP exam – and all (ISC)² exams for that matter – is a vital part of the certification lifecycle. It ensures that our certifications remain current and relevant in a rapidly changing profession. This, along with our CPE requirements, helps ensure that CISSPs demonstrate their expertise across the latest cybersecurity processes and best practices no matter when they earned their certification.
The administration and rigorous controls to manage the entire lifecycle of our certification exams within (ISC)² are considerable. We have a teams of content developers all holding CISSPs, psychometricians and an array of leading partners to methodically work through our accredited exam development processes. Members’ Annual Maintenance Fees (AMFs) support this entire process to ensure our exams are current, relevant and maintain their top-tier accreditation.
How is the CISSP Exam Updated?
Updating the CISSP exam, or any (ISC)² exam for that matter, begins with a Job Task Analysis (JTA). We sent out JTA survey invitations to all CISSPs in March of this year asking for your input on the certification’s current domains and subdomains, as well as for feedback on what might be missing from the current blueprint.
Once we get the survey results, we finalize the updated exam blueprint and then begin working with subject matter experts (Want to be one? Learn more here!) to fill in the new content areas that are added to the blueprint during the JTA. This is all activity done by members for the certifications that they hold. Yes, you can earn CPEs for participating in this process (21 for one workshop), but beyond that you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are keeping the certification current and relevant for all those who will earn it, ..
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