NEWEST SYSTEMS SECURITY
CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER (SSCP)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of the Systems
Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
certification?
A) To validate entry-level cybersecurity
awareness
B) To validate proven technical skills and
practical, hands-on security knowledge for
implementing, monitoring, and administering IT
infrastructure
C) To certify expertise in network routing and
switching
D) To validate advanced security architecture
and design skills
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The SSCP certification confirms a
practitioner's ability to implement, monitor, and
administer IT infrastructure in accordance with
information security policies and procedures
,that ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and
availability .
2. Which organization administers the SSCP
certification?
A) CompTIA
B) ISACA
C) (ISC)²
D) GIAC
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The International Information
Systems Security Certification Consortium, or
(ISC)², administers the SSCP certification .
3. What are the seven domains of the current
SSCP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)?
A) Security Operations and Administration;
Access Controls; Risk Identification,
Monitoring, and Analysis; Incident Response
and Recovery; Cryptography; Network and
,Communications Security; Systems and
Application Security
B) Security Concepts and Practices; Access
Controls; Risk Identification, Monitoring, and
Analysis; Incident Response and Recovery;
Cryptography; Network and Communications
Security; Systems and Application Security
C) Security and Risk Management; Asset
Security; Security Architecture and
Engineering; Communication and Network
Security; Identity and Access Management;
Security Assessment and Testing; Security
Operations
D) Cloud Concepts; Data Security; Platform
Security; Application Security; Operations;
Legal and Compliance
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The seven domains for the current
SSCP exam are Security Concepts and
Practices, Access Controls, Risk Identification,
Monitoring, and Analysis, Incident Response
and Recovery, Cryptography, Network and
, Communications Security, and Systems and
Application Security .
4. Which domain has the highest weight on the
current SSCP exam?
A) Access Controls
B) Cryptography
C) Security Concepts and Practices
D) Network and Communications Security
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Security Concepts and Practices and
Network and Communications Security are tied
as the highest-weighted domains, each
accounting for 16% of the exam content .
5. What is the weight of the Access Controls
domain on the SSCP exam?
A) 9%
B) 14%
C) 15%
CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER (SSCP)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of the Systems
Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
certification?
A) To validate entry-level cybersecurity
awareness
B) To validate proven technical skills and
practical, hands-on security knowledge for
implementing, monitoring, and administering IT
infrastructure
C) To certify expertise in network routing and
switching
D) To validate advanced security architecture
and design skills
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The SSCP certification confirms a
practitioner's ability to implement, monitor, and
administer IT infrastructure in accordance with
information security policies and procedures
,that ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and
availability .
2. Which organization administers the SSCP
certification?
A) CompTIA
B) ISACA
C) (ISC)²
D) GIAC
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The International Information
Systems Security Certification Consortium, or
(ISC)², administers the SSCP certification .
3. What are the seven domains of the current
SSCP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)?
A) Security Operations and Administration;
Access Controls; Risk Identification,
Monitoring, and Analysis; Incident Response
and Recovery; Cryptography; Network and
,Communications Security; Systems and
Application Security
B) Security Concepts and Practices; Access
Controls; Risk Identification, Monitoring, and
Analysis; Incident Response and Recovery;
Cryptography; Network and Communications
Security; Systems and Application Security
C) Security and Risk Management; Asset
Security; Security Architecture and
Engineering; Communication and Network
Security; Identity and Access Management;
Security Assessment and Testing; Security
Operations
D) Cloud Concepts; Data Security; Platform
Security; Application Security; Operations;
Legal and Compliance
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The seven domains for the current
SSCP exam are Security Concepts and
Practices, Access Controls, Risk Identification,
Monitoring, and Analysis, Incident Response
and Recovery, Cryptography, Network and
, Communications Security, and Systems and
Application Security .
4. Which domain has the highest weight on the
current SSCP exam?
A) Access Controls
B) Cryptography
C) Security Concepts and Practices
D) Network and Communications Security
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Security Concepts and Practices and
Network and Communications Security are tied
as the highest-weighted domains, each
accounting for 16% of the exam content .
5. What is the weight of the Access Controls
domain on the SSCP exam?
A) 9%
B) 14%
C) 15%
