This ISSMP cheat sheet distills ISC2's CISSP-ISSMP exam into a printable rundown of the facts and domain weights the test hits hardest. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free ISSMP toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
ISSMP exam at a glance
- Certifying body: ISC2 (CISSP concentration)
- Questions: 125 multiple-choice
- Time: 3 hours
- Passing score: 700 out of 1000 (scaled)
- Cost: About $599 in the US; varies by region
What’s on the ISSMP cheat sheet
- Leadership and Business Management (22%) — security strategy, governance, alignment with business goals, budgeting, and program communication — the heaviest domain.
- Systems Lifecycle Management (19%) — integrating security across the lifecycle, secure development oversight, and change and configuration management.
- Risk Management (18%) — enterprise risk framing, assessment and treatment, ROSI and risk metrics, and third-party risk.
- Threat Intelligence and Incident Management (17%) — threat intelligence programs, incident response leadership, and forensics oversight.
- Contingency Management (13%) — business continuity, disaster recovery, BIA, and testing of continuity plans.
- Law, Ethics and Security Compliance Management (11%) — legal and regulatory compliance, the ISC2 code of ethics, and privacy obligations.
How to use it in your final week
- Memorize the six domain weights in order — Leadership and Business Management (22%), Systems Lifecycle Management (19%), Risk Management (18%), Threat Intelligence and Incident Management (17%), Contingency Management (13%), Law, Ethics and Security Compliance Management (11%) — so you can budget your reading and your reps.
- Front-load the domains outside your day job. Most candidates are strong on the management they practice and weak on contingency planning, legal, and compliance — the sheet is built to close that gap fast.
- Read the logistics block the morning of the exam: 125 questions, 3 hours, 700 of 1000 to pass, Pearson VUE proctoring, and CISSP as a hard prerequisite.
- Pair each review pass with a short timed practice set so scenario pacing — roughly 90 seconds per item — feels automatic before you sit the real 3-hour form.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your ISSMP practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
ISSMP cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the ISSMP cheat sheet downloads as a PDF with no sign-up and no payment. It sits alongside Career Employer's free ISSMP practice test, study guide, and flashcards so you can build a full review system at no cost.
It condenses the highest-yield facts from all six CISSP-ISSMP domains — Leadership and Business Management, Systems Lifecycle Management, Risk Management, Threat Intelligence and Incident Management, Contingency Management, and Law, Ethics and Security Compliance Management — plus the exam logistics you need to memorize before test day.
It's built from ISC2's current CISSP-ISSMP exam outline and domain weights, and we re-check it against ISC2's published outline on a regular cadence so the facts stay aligned with the live exam.
No — the ISSMP rewards management judgment applied to scenarios, so a fact sheet alone won't carry you. Use it to lock in domain weights, definitions, and logistics, then work full-length practice questions to train the decision-making the 125 scenario items demand.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark the page so it's one tap away during your final week of review.
References
- 1.ISC2. “CISSP-ISSMP Certification.” isc2.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.ISC2. “CISSP-ISSMP Exam Outline.” isc2.org. ↑
- 3.ISC2. “CISSP-ISSMP Experience Requirements.” isc2.org. ↑
- 4.ISC2. “Exam Pricing.” isc2.org. ↑
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