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ISC2 CC Cybersecurity Expert Exam Objectives

Exam Basics

Format is 50 scored and 15 unscored questions
Question types are multiple choice and multiple response
Exam time is about 90 minutes
Passing score is 700 out of 1000
Intended for beginners with up to 6 months ISC2 CC experience

Domain 1: Cloud Concepts (24%)

Benefits include global reach, high availability, elasticity, and agility
Understand the ISC2 CC Well-Architected Framework and its six pillars
Know migration strategies and the ISC2 CC Cloud Adoption Framework
Understand cloud economics, cost savings, rightsizing, and automation

Domain 2: Security and Compliance (30%)

Know the ISC2 CC shared responsibility model
Understand encryption, governance, and compliance requirements
Apply access management with IAM, MFA, and IAM Identity Center
Use ISC2 CC security tools such as GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, WAF, and Shield
Leverage auditing and governance services like CloudTrail and Config

Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services (34%)

Know how to deploy and manage with Console, CLI, SDKs, and IaC
Understand Regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations
Identify compute options like EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, and Lambda
Know databases such as RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache
Understand VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, and VPN connectivity
Use storage options like S3, Glacier, EBS, EFS, FSx, and Backup
Recognize AI and analytics services such as SageMaker, Lex, Athena, and QuickSight
Be familiar with additional services including SNS, SQS, EventBridge, and developer tools

Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%)

Understand On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, Savings Plans, and Dedicated options
Know cost management tools such as Budgets, Cost Explorer, and Pricing Calculator
Recognize ISC2 CC Organizations consolidated billing and allocation
Identify ISC2 CC Support plan levels and resources like Trusted Advisor and Health Dashboard

Out of Scope

The exam does not cover coding
Architecture design is out of scope
Troubleshooting tasks are not included
Implementation and load testing are not part of the exam
The focus is on understanding concepts and services rather than building solutions

How to Prepare

Start by studying the official exam objectives carefully
Use practice exams to get familiar with question styles and topics
Use ChatGPT as a trainer to request tutorials on tasks and concepts
Review mock exams again before sitting for the real exam

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