I recently finished the CNSP certification. In this post, I will review the exam attempt only.
How I got the exam voucher
The SecOps Group, the certification authority were offering a scholarship for the CNSP exam attempt. I checked out the syllabus of the exam and found out that it was a theory based exam. The topics covered were the following:
These are topics that I mostly was familiar with, so I went ahead and attempted the exam without any preparation.
Exam attempt
The exam uses a proctoring software to check your microphone and camera for the duration of the exam.
The exam duration was 1 hour with 60 questions to be attempted. With all questions being theory MCQs, this wasn't a very daunting task.
I managed to finish the exam in around 30 minutes and pass with merit (75% or above).
Parting thoughts
The original price for the certification is $100 USD. The certification covers a lot of topics, although since I only had the exam voucher, I cannot make any statement regarding the material.
As for the exam, I found the experience to be pretty smooth and it served as an opportunity to test my basics.