CCSK — Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge

CCSK is based on the CSA Security Guidance v4, the ENISA Cloud Computing: Benefits, Risks and Recommendations for Information Security report, and the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM). It is open-book, online, and can be retaken without losing the cohort. Many candidates use it as a 4-week stepping stone before tackling CCSP. ## What the exam covers - Cloud Computing Concepts and Architectures - Governance and Enterprise Risk Management - Legal Issues, Contracts and Electronic Discovery - Compliance and Audit Management - Information Governance - Management Plane and Business Continuity - Infrastructure Security - Virtualization and Containers - Incident Response - Application Security - Data Security and Encryption - Identity, Entitlement and Access Management - Security as a Service - Related Technologies (Big Data, IoT, Serverless) ## Prerequisites - None ## Study plan Plan 3–4 weeks part-time. Read the CSA Security Guidance v4 cover-to-cover; complete the CCSK practice exam twice. The exam is open-book — but at 80% pass with a 90-minute timer, you cannot look up every answer. ## Cost (UK 2026) Exam fee approx. £320 (vendor list price; bundles + corporate discounts vary). ## Format 60 questions, 90 minutes, 80% to pass, open-book online exam