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ISC2 ISSEP Self-Paced Training

Engineering security into systems from requirements through verification, operations and disposal. The ISC2 engineering concentration for CISSPs, at your own pace.

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Program Abstract

REF: ISSEP-2025 6
Curriculum aligned to the latest Exam Outline.
Format Self-Paced, Adaptive Learning
Access 180 Days

The ISSEP is Hard. We Know How to Pass It.

You don't need a classroom to pass the ISSEP—you need the right system. ISC2's adaptive learning platform uses AI to identify your knowledge gaps, adjust difficulty in real-time, and focus your study time where it matters most. With the official ISC2 eTextbook, interactive flash cards, domain quizzes, and 24/7 support, you'll build mastery at your own pace. When you're consistently scoring well on practice assessments, you'll know you're ready to pass.

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Course Access 180 Days
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Official ISC2 Study Materials.

Official ISC2 eTextbookDigital textbook included—study on any device, interactive flash cards, domain quizzes, study sheets, and a complete glossary. Everything designed to work together.

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ISC2 eTextbook

Official digital textbook—read on any device, anywhere.

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Pre & Post Tests

Measure progress with course assessments and domain quizzes.

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Flash Cards & Glossary

Interactive cards and comprehensive glossary of terms.

Study Sheets

Domain Quick Refs

Domain-by-domain key points for quick review.

180 Days + Exam Voucher.

Exam voucher includedYour ISSEP certification exam fee is included—schedule when ready.. 180 days to master the material at your own pace, then test when you're confident.

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Official ISC2 Courseware

Authorized ISC2 courseware for the current ISSEP exam, updated as the exam changes.

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180 Days of Access

Start the day you enroll and study on your own schedule for a full 180 days.

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ISSEP Exam Voucher Included

Your exam fee is covered. Book the ISSEP exam with the testing provider when you feel ready.

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Every Exam Domain Covered

All five ISSEP domains, from Systems Security Engineering Foundations to Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal.

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Practice Before You Sit

Practice questions and review tools so you can measure readiness before booking the ISSEP exam.

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DoD 8140 Approved

ISSEP is recognized under the DoD 8140 framework for qualifying cyber roles.

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    COURSE STRUCTURE

    What the ISSEP Exam
    Covers

    Every domain the exam tests, and what sits inside it.
    Work through them in any order, at whatever pace suits you.

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 8
    START HERE
    On the Exam

    Getting Started

    Activate ISC2 Adaptive Learning Platform Access and Profile
    L.prep.1
    Download the Official ISC2 ISSEP eTextbook and Flash Cards
    L.prep.2
    Review the ISSEP Exam Outline, Weights and Question Format
    L.prep.3
    Confirm Experience Requirements and Endorsement Process
    L.prep.4
    Complete the Baseline Knowledge Assessment Across All Domains
    L.prep.5
    Build a Weekly Study Planner for the 180-Day Window
    L.prep.6
    Set Up Domain Quizzes and Question Bank Review Habits
    L.prep.7
    Locate 24/7 Platform Support and Progress Dashboards
    L.prep.8

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 15
    DOMAIN 1
    On the Exam

    Systems Security Engineering Foundations (24%)

    Systems Security Engineering Fundamentals per NIST SP 800-160
    L.01.1
    ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 Technical and Technical Management Processes
    L.01.2
    Execute Security Engineering Processes for Hardware, Software and Data
    L.01.3
    Integrate With Waterfall, Agile, Spiral and Model-Based Methodologies
    L.01.4
    Perform Technical Management: Planning, Reviews and Configuration
    L.01.5
    Participate in Technology Procurement and Acquisition Management
    L.01.6
    Resource Analysis: Cost Estimation, Personnel Costs and Scheduling
    L.01.7
    Probabilities and Statistics in Engineering Trade-Off Decisions
    L.01.8
    Scenario Questions on Tailoring Engineering Processes
    L.01.9
    Map Security Activities to Lifecycle Stages and Milestones
    L.01.10
    Chapter 1 eTextbook Reading and Flash Card Drill
    L.01.11
    Domain 1 Adaptive Quiz and Gap Analysis
    L.01.12
    Review Trustworthiness, Assurance and Stakeholder Terminology
    L.01.13
    Timed 30-Question Domain 1 Practice Set
    L.01.14
    Update Study Planner With Domain 1 Weak Areas
    L.01.15

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 15
    DOMAIN 2
    On the Exam

    Risk Management (20%)

    Apply Security Risk Management Principles From NIST SP 800-39
    L.02.1
    NIST RMF Steps: Prepare, Categorize, Select, Implement, Assess, Authorize, Monitor
    L.02.2
    Risk Assessment Methods per NIST SP 800-30
    L.02.3
    Manage Risk to the System: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Likelihood
    L.02.4
    Manage Risk to Operations: Mission Impact and Continuity
    L.02.5
    Risk Response: Accept, Avoid, Mitigate, Share and Transfer
    L.02.6
    Supply Chain Risk Management per NIST SP 800-161
    L.02.7
    Continuous Monitoring and Ongoing Authorization
    L.02.8
    Scenario Questions on Categorizing Systems With FIPS 199
    L.02.9
    Prepare a Sample Risk Assessment Report Summary
    L.02.10
    Chapter 2 eTextbook Reading and Flash Card Drill
    L.02.11
    Domain 2 Adaptive Quiz and Gap Analysis
    L.02.12
    Review Residual Risk, POA&M and Authorization Terminology
    L.02.13
    Timed 25-Question Domain 2 Practice Set
    L.02.14
    Update Study Planner With Domain 2 Weak Areas
    L.02.15

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 15
    DOMAIN 3
    On the Exam

    Security Planning and Engineering (22%)

    Analyze the Organizational, Mission and Operational Environment
    L.03.1
    Apply System Security Principles: Least Privilege, Modularity, Layering
    L.03.2
    Develop System Security Requirements and Traceability
    L.03.3
    Protection Needs Elicitation and Stakeholder Security Objectives
    L.03.4
    Select and Tailor Controls From NIST SP 800-53 Baselines
    L.03.5
    Create the System Security Design and Architecture Views
    L.03.6
    Security Design Trade-Offs, Interfaces and Trust Boundaries
    L.03.7
    Document the System Security Plan and Design Rationale
    L.03.8
    Scenario Questions on Deriving Requirements From Mission Needs
    L.03.9
    Allocate Controls Across a Sample System Architecture
    L.03.10
    Chapter 3 eTextbook Reading and Flash Card Drill
    L.03.11
    Domain 3 Adaptive Quiz and Gap Analysis
    L.03.12
    Review Functional Allocation and Security Views Terminology
    L.03.13
    Timed 30-Question Domain 3 Practice Set
    L.03.14
    Update Study Planner With Domain 3 Weak Areas
    L.03.15

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 15
    DOMAIN 4
    On the Exam

    Systems Security Implementation, Verification and Validation (20%)

    Implement and Integrate Security Solutions Into the System
    L.04.1
    Secure Configuration, Hardening and Integration Testing
    L.04.2
    Security Control Assessment per NIST SP 800-53A
    L.04.3
    Verification Methods: Inspection, Analysis, Demonstration and Test
    L.04.4
    Validation Against Stakeholder Requirements and Mission Needs
    L.04.5
    Security Test and Evaluation Planning and Execution
    L.04.6
    Assessment Results, Findings and Plan of Action and Milestones
    L.04.7
    Transition to Operations and Authorization Package Support
    L.04.8
    Scenario Questions on Choosing Verification Methods
    L.04.9
    Interpret Sample Control Assessment Findings
    L.04.10
    Chapter 4 eTextbook Reading and Flash Card Drill
    L.04.11
    Domain 4 Adaptive Quiz and Gap Analysis
    L.04.12
    Review Verification Versus Validation Terminology
    L.04.13
    Timed 25-Question Domain 4 Practice Set
    L.04.14
    Update Study Planner With Domain 4 Weak Areas
    L.04.15

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 15
    DOMAIN 5
    On the Exam

    Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal (14%)

    Develop a Secure Operations Plan and Operating Procedures
    L.05.1
    Support Secure Operations: Monitoring, Incident Handling and Patching
    L.05.2
    Continuous Monitoring Strategy per NIST SP 800-137
    L.05.3
    Participate in Change Management and Impact Analysis
    L.05.4
    Configuration Management and Baseline Control per NIST SP 800-128
    L.05.5
    Participate in the Disposal Process and Decommissioning Planning
    L.05.6
    Media Sanitization per NIST SP 800-88 and Data Destruction
    L.05.7
    Lessons Learned and Engineering Feedback Into Future Systems
    L.05.8
    Scenario Questions on Security Impact of Proposed Changes
    L.05.9
    Plan Secure Disposal for a Sample Classified System
    L.05.10
    Chapter 5 eTextbook Reading and Flash Card Drill
    L.05.11
    Domain 5 Adaptive Quiz and Gap Analysis
    L.05.12
    Review Sustainment and Decommissioning Terminology
    L.05.13
    Timed 20-Question Domain 5 Practice Set
    L.05.14
    Update Study Planner With Domain 5 Weak Areas
    L.05.15

    EXAM DOMAIN

    Self-Paced Topics: 8
    START HERE
    On the Exam

    Exam Prep

    Full-Length Timed ISSEP Practice Exam Under Exam Conditions
    L.prep.1
    Analyze Readiness Scores by Domain and Rank Weak Areas
    L.prep.2
    Targeted Re-Study of Lowest-Scoring Domains and Flash Cards
    L.prep.3
    Second Full-Length Practice Exam and Review of Missed Items
    L.prep.4
    Practice Answering From the Manager and Risk-Owner Perspective
    L.prep.5
    Schedule the Exam at a Pearson VUE Test Center With Your Voucher
    L.prep.6
    Exam-Day Logistics, Identification Rules and Time Management
    L.prep.7
    Exam: ISSEP
    L.prep.8
    COURSE PROGRESS Domain 0 of 6
    Frequently Asked Questions

    ISSEP Self-Paced
    Questions, Answered

    Real questions from real professionals who passed.
    Here's how we answer them.

    Official ISC2 courseware, on-demand video instruction, practice questions and your ISSEP exam voucher, with 180 days of access from enrollment. Everything is online, so you start the day you enroll.

    180 days from the date you enroll. There is no fixed schedule and no cohort to keep up with — you work through the material at whatever pace fits around your job.

    Yes. Your ISSEP exam voucher is included in the price, so there is nothing further to buy before you sit the exam. You book it with the testing provider once you are ready.

    ISSEP has five exam domains: Systems Security Engineering Foundations, Risk Management, Security Planning and Engineering, Systems Security Implementation, Verification and Validation, and Secure Operations, Change Management and Disposal. The course is organized the same way, so each section maps to the domain it prepares you for.

    Yes. Training Camp is an authorized ISC2 training partner and this course uses official ISC2 ISSEP courseware, kept aligned to the current exam version.

    It suits CISSPs engineering security into systems, common in federal and defense programs. ISSEP is also approved under DoD 8140 for qualifying roles.

    Yes. Our Success Guarantee lets you apply 100% of your self-paced course investment toward any of our live ISSEP training classes within 30 days of your initial purchase. Contact the enrollment team and they will handle the transfer and help you pick a class date. Self-paced itself does not include an exam retake.

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