SSCP Exam Prep

What you will be able to do

• You will be able to apply security operations and administration practices including the CIA triad, the ISC2 Code of Ethics, asset and configuration management, and the change-management lifecycle.
• You will be able to compare access control models (DAC, MAC, RBAC, ABAC) and apply least privilege, separation of duties, and identity lifecycle controls to exam scenarios.
• You will be able to distinguish risk identification, security monitoring, and analysis activities such as control selection, logging, SIEM use, and vulnerability assessment.
• You will be able to sequence the incident response lifecycle and tell business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response plans apart.
• You will be able to select appropriate cryptographic concepts, including symmetric and asymmetric algorithms, hashing, PKI, and key management, for a given requirement.
• You will be able to secure networks and communications using the OSI/TCP-IP models, segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, secure protocols, and wireless defenses.
• You will be able to interpret BEST, MOST, and FIRST exam phrasing and select the strongest answer from close distractors.

What is inside

7 modules, 32 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz.

1. 01

   Security Operations & Administration

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Security Operations & Administration domain (about 16% of the exam), spanning 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   8 lessons · 15 quiz questions

2. 02

   Access Controls

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Access Controls domain (about 15% of the exam), spanning 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

3. 03

   Risk Identification, Monitoring & Analysis

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Risk Identification, Monitoring & Analysis domain (about 15% of the exam), spanning 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   5 lessons · 15 quiz questions

4. 04

   Incident Response & Recovery

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Incident Response & Recovery domain (about 14% of the exam), spanning 4.1, 4.2, 4.3. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   3 lessons · 15 quiz questions

5. 05

   Cryptography

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Cryptography domain (about 9% of the exam), spanning 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   4 lessons · 15 quiz questions

6. 06

   Network & Communications Security

   Covers the (ISC)² SSCP, Systems Security Certified Practitioner Network & Communications Security domain (about 16% of the exam), spanning 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7. Each objective is taught as its own lesson with worked examples and exam-style checks.

   7 lessons · 15 quiz questions

7. 07

   Exam Readiness & Practice Exam

   Pulls the whole exam together: an exam-day strategy and key-term glossary, then a timed, domain-weighted practice exam written in the real exam style.

   1 lessons · 44 quiz questions