How many questions are in the ISC2 SSCP practice bank?

The Certilum bank for the ISC2 SSCP holds 125 Foundation questions across 7 exam domains. Every question ships with a written explanation of why the right answer is right, and each row exists in three wording variants, so a session never repeats itself verbatim.

How long is the ISC2 SSCP exam?

The real ISC2 exam is timed at around 180 minutes, with a passing score of 70%. The Certilum diagnostic mirrors that structure so your practice session feels like test day.

What is the ISC2 SSCP exam complexity score?

We measured 125 questions and scored them 1-10 on a composite of format difficulty: multi-select questions (which require every correct option), scenario-length questions, interactive code questions and explanation depth. The ISC2 SSCP scores 2.0 out of 10, with a per-domain breakdown on the difficulty page.

Is the ISC2 SSCP exam practice free?

Yes. You can run the full diagnostic for free, get domain-level scoring and see which domains cost you the most points before deciding whether to go further.

Which domains should I focus on for the ISC2 SSCP?

The ISC2 SSCP blueprint is split into 7 domains, and the heaviest one carries 16% of the exam. The difficulty breakdown shows where the hardest questions actually sit, so you can spend your study time where it pays.

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ISC2 SSCP

SSCP

The SSCP certification validates that security practitioners possess the operational knowledge to design, implement, and monitor secure systems

180 min

70% to pass

125 bank questions

7 domains

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Sample ISC2 SSCP exam question

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MasterRisk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis

The exhibit contains a Python function used by a security monitoring team to detect brute-force logons. Because the threshold is globally fixed, analysts experience fatigue and miss targeted attacks. Which improvement is most consistent with baseline-driven monitoring?

python

ALERT_THRESHOLD = 5

def evaluate_failed_logons(user, failed_attempts):
    if failed_attempts > ALERT_THRESHOLD:
        send_alert(user, failed_attempts)

Exam facts at a glance

Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.

Time limit: 180 minutes
Passing score: 70%
Domains: 7
Questions in our bank: 125
Level: PROFESSIONAL
Measured complexity: 2.0 / 10
Question mix: 45 single · 42 multi · 38 interactive

Where the hard questions actually are

We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.

Exam complexity score2.0/10Gentle · measured across 125 bank questions

Access Controls19 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
Cryptography11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive
Incident Response and Recovery17 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
Network and Communications Security20 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
Risk Identification, Monitoring and Analysis19 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
Security Concepts and Practices20 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
35% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
Systems and Application Security19 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive