New CISSP Exam Outline
Please Note: Effective April 15, 2024, the CISSP exam will be based on a refreshed exam outline. Please refer to the CISSP Exam Outline and our FAQs for more information.
Source: CISSP Certification Exam Outline Summary
New CISSP CAT Exam Changes
Effective April 15, 2024, the time limit for the CAT exam will be a maximum of three (3) hours. Candidates taking the CAT version of the exam will see a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 150 items.
Source: CISSP Computerized Adaptive Testing
The linear exam length will remain 6 hours for 225 scored items. Candidates taking the linear version of the exam will receive 225 total items.
New CISSP Exam Languages Availability
Effective 15 April 2024, the following exams will only be delivered in the listed languages:
Source: ISC2 Exam Languages Availability
CC – English, Chinese, German, Japanese
CCSP – English, Chinese, German, Japanese
CISSP – English, Chinese, German, Japanese, Spanish
For Chinese, please see notice at top of this page
SSCP – English, Japanese, Spanish