CCSP vs CCSK An Even Handed Comparison
                     CCSP vs CCSK: 
An Even Handed Comparison
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The number of professionals seeking Certified Cloud Security 
Professional (CCSP) and Certificate of Cloud Security 
Knowledge (CCSK) credentials is increasing consistently. 
We all know the reason behind it is that these are the two 
best certification to validate a persons knowledge and skills 
in the domain of Cloud security. Since both CCSP and CCSK 
are getting a lot of attention, and are offering highly paid 
jobs, it is not easy for the aspirants to choose one of them 
which suits their requirement. This blog is offering an even 
handed comparison between CCSP and CCSK which, I 
hope will help you to choose one of the certification to 
promote your career.
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CCSP and CCSK have been introduced with two different purposes. Let’s 
have a closer look on each of them individually and understand the benefits 
of CCSP and CCSK certifications.
Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
 What is CCSK?
CIO Magazine has termed CCSK as the “mother of all cloud computing 
security certifications.” It is popular among the professionals for upgrading 
them with entry-level to midrange cloud security skills and thus, accelerate 
their career. This web based examination validates an individual’s skillset in 
key cloud security issues. This certification tests the knowledge aspect of 
the aspirant. No wonder CCSK has been chosen as the best
IT certification in terms of average salary by Certification Magazine.
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What is CCSP?
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) was jointly launched by  Cloud 
Security Alliance (CSA) and ISC2 in 2015. This certification challenges the 
knowledge and the practical experience of the aspirants. Thus, CCSP offers in depth 
professional concept in the domain of Cloud Security. It has a global acceptance and 
like CCSK, professionals with CCSP are in great demand.
Because of the similar domain of Cloud Security, we sometimes consider CCSP and 
CCSK as competitive certifications but the fact is they are complementing each 
other.
Main differences between the two certifications are:
• Knowledge required : To obtain CCSK one must be well acquainted with 
CSA Guidance,
• CSA Cloud Control Matrix and
• ENISA document
CCSP certification needs vast knowledge in addition to the above mentioned  
documents. Exam also has syllabus on practical experience.
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Experience required:
There is no experience requirement for CCSK. All one needs to get 
through this certification is to pass an objective type exam with good 
knowledge in the already mentioned two key documents.
CCSP only allows professionals with 5 years of experience in the domain. 
In the exact words of CCSP, the experience required is “minimum of 5 
years of full-time, paid, cumulative information technology, including at 
least 3 years of information security and 1 year of cloud computing.”
Exam Format:
CCSK is centred on testing knowledge and follows the format of objective 
type exam which has multiple choice answers.
CCSP centres its focus on both theoretical and practical knowledge based 
on the experience. Therefore, exam has both objective as well as problem 
solving questions.
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Cost of Exam:
CCSP is $699 USD  as compared to CCSK exam is $395
Maintenance of Certification:
CCSK has no hard and fast rule or annual charges to maintain the 
certification.
But CCSP like other ISC2 certifications has annual maintenance charges for 
this certification.
Thus, we observe that all those who are new to Cloud Security may choose 
CCSK and for all those IT professionals already working in this domain, 
CCSP is a golden opportunity. If you are interested in more details about 
these certifications, please visit the official website of InfosecTrain. They 
offer Online as well as onsite training for CCSP/CCSK. Check out their latest 
schedule for training and get enrolled now.
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