CCSK exam: passed!
Here is some feedback!
CCSK exam: lots of info about the exam, objectives, domains covers etc. can be found of CSA website so I will skip that.
The newest version (as of June 2014) is V3, exam is 90 minutes, 60 questions, all from the 2 documents (CSA Guide and ENISA) posted on CSA website.
I have studied for the exam, but it was more difficult than I expected.
Good things:
- exam is online (no need to go to the testing center
), I guess it's open book too (no specifications in exam instructions);
- one fee (at the moment, it's $345) gives you 2 attempts! That's sweet!
- CSA Guide and ENISA document cover all the questions, I did not have any "surprises" on the exam
mas:
Not so good things: 
- exam is more difficult than I expected. I found info in the guide to be dispersed, so it does get confusing;
- I would not suggest on relying on "find" function if you use "open book" (or open laptop for that matter) because many questions involve your understanding and not just definitions of key terms;
- ENISA paper... not fun... I chose to read only the executive summary, I guess reading the entire document would be beneficial but it is pretty dry and yeah.. no fun
- exam is timed, now it's 90 minutes for 60 questions. The times runs quickly!!!
Tips:
- pay attention to Compliance and understand it well (this domain was challenging for me personally; the main point is that compliance info is contained in pretty much every domain so gets confusing for me)
- Cloud Reference Model... quite a few questions on that
- ENISA documents: probably 8 questions or so
- pay attention to Risks and Challenges with moving to cloud computing; questions tests your knowledge on that
Hope this helps in your preparation!!
