How I Passed CCSK on First Try and Tips for You to do it

Organizations are sharing critical business with clients and partners allover the internet which puts it at risk of getting stolen - 60% of small business go bankrupt after an attack. Thus, professionals who understand the risk to organizations and provide solutions to lower risks are in high demand.

Earning your Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) sets you apart from the crowd and signals to the employer that you bring valuable skills to the business. And if you are interested in an executive position, consider earning a CISSP and/or CISM to improve your skills and value to the enterprise.

Resources used to study for CCSK:

• Signup for CSA mailinglist
• Cloud Security Alliance study materials (website / FAQ)
• World community (reddit) sharing experiences on CCSK 
• Cybrary ccsk course 

1. Navigate to the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) website and signup for the mailinglist particularly tick the option "CSA training - The latest updates on training offerings, workshops, classes and discounts." And "save preferences". Then pay attention to emails you receive on discounts on the CCSK trainings and exam of up to 50% on cyber monday (end of November). I took advantage of this myself. 

   

   Cyber monday 50% discount on ccsk
   
   



2. Spend time on reddit reading about the experiences of other exam takers and the resources they are sharing. Spend more time on the positive or success stories to analyze the strategies used. As for the negative stories, look out for situations to avoid. 


3. Download CSA study materials (CSA Security Guidance v4, ENISA Recommendations and CSA Cloud Controls Matrix) and study hard. Thereafter, I used the cybrary ccsk course with the instructor following through this same material and adding extra valuable tips along the way. Afterwards, I went through the Cybrary practice questions and questionbanks until i passed them close to 100% which gave me enough confidence to sit the final exam.  



4. 

   Download and study CCSK study materials
   
   

   CCSK is an open-book, online exam, completed in ninety minutes with sixty multiple-choice questions. Exam costs $395 which gives two test attempts to complete in two years, which should be more than ample time to get it done.

Let us know your comments and share with your network.

Read more:

• To pay or Not to Pay Ransomware: Reasons 15 Companies paid to Restore Data

• Phishers Dream Email tool used to Embed Ransomware in Danish Company

• CISM is Worth it: how i passed CISM online proctored exam

• CISSP Masters Degree: Where to start with CISSP Certification

• Tips on How I Passed CCSP in First Try and You can do same

• Linkedin is Top Phishing Trap ahead of Whatsapp and Telegram

• 15 ways to securely protect your data online from malicious hackers

• Ransomware attacks turn into phone threats of violence on victims and their relatives