I am happy to inform you all that I passed the CISSP exam yesterday 31 Jan 2026!!! It was a great experience. I really appreciate this platform and people on the platform that helped me in solidifying the CISSP mindset from numerous exam practices. At 100 question the test engine stopped and advised me to complete a survey!!! at that time I had 90min left on the clock!!! I really paced myself on the test!!! My advice: ALWAYS THINK LIKE A MANAGER!!! IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO BETTER!!!

We’re excited to invite the Study Group to another masterclass with May Brooks on the 11th, 7PM UAE These sessions have been a great opportunity to go deeper on key concepts and get May’s perspective and corrections in real time. As always free for Study Group members, you can sign up here. Looking forward to seeing you there!

An organization replaces periodic vulnerability scans with a continuous exposure-management platform that automatically adjusts risk scores based on real-time threat intelligence. During an internal audit, leadership asks whether this approach still satisfies regulatory expectations for formal security assessments. What should the security manager do FIRST to address this concern? A. Map continuous monitoring outputs to regulatory assessment requirements B. Resume scheduled vulnerability scans to avoid audit findings C. Request written approval from regulators for the new approach D. Disable automated risk scoring and rely on static assessments

Which of the following BEST ensures that information security aligns with business objectives and is supported at the highest level of the organization? A. Establishing detailed technical standards for system hardening B. Implementing security awareness training across the organization C. Obtaining executive sponsorship for the information security program D. Conducting regular penetration testing of critical systems

A multinational corporation is in the process of merging its IT infrastructure with a recently acquired company. The goal is to allow seamless access to corporate resources for employees from both organizations while maintaining security and compliance with regulatory requirements. The acquired company's infrastructure uses a different identity provider than the parent company. As the lead IAM architect, you need to design a solution that supports Single Sign-On (SSO) for both companies' users accessing shared resources. Which identity federation protocol should you recommend implementing to achieve this integration while ensuring secure authentication and authorization? Options: A. Option A: Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) B. Option B: OAuth 2.0 C. Option C: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) D. Option D: Kerberos