Prepare for the certifications employers name.
Structured preparation for leading certifications in security, privacy, risk, audit and AI governance. Written independently by the Association, tied to the current exam outline, and honest about where you stand.
- Security and Risk Management78%
- Asset Security71%
- Security Architecture and Engineeringfocus
- Communication and Network Security64%
- Identity and Access Management82%
- Security Assessment and Testing58%
- Security Operationsfocus
- Software Development Security69%
Your study plan starts with the domains marked focus. Readiness reflects your practice results with us. It is not a prediction of an exam result.
Why Exam Pathways exists
Hiring managers screen on certifications the Association does not own. Pretending otherwise would help nobody, so ADTP prepares members for them properly. Most preparation has two problems.
The material
Question banks of uncertain origin, some recalled from live exams, many out of date against the outline the exam now follows.
Not knowing where you stand
People study the domains they already find comfortable, and discover the weak ones on exam day.
Exam Pathways answers both. The material is original and tied to a named outline version, and it begins by showing you where you are.
How it works
Readiness check
A diagnostic scored by exam domain. You see where you are strong and where the time needs to go, before you commit to a plan.
Study plan
Built from your own results and your exam date, weighted toward the domains the check found weakest.
Flashcards
Cards organised by exam domain, for the concepts that are quicker to learn by repetition than by reading.
Results
Every answer explains why the correct option is right and why each of the others is not. The explanation is where most of the learning happens.
FIRST PATHWAYS
Opening first with the most requested certifications.
More pathways follow in waves as each is authored and checked. A pathway appears here only when its materials are ready.
Showing 27 of 27 pathways
CISSP
Information systems security professional
ISC2 SECURITYSecurity+
Security foundations
CompTIA SECURITY · RISKCISM
Information security management
ISACA TRUST & ASSURANCECISA
Information systems audit
ISACA RISKCRISC
IT risk and control
ISACA COMPLIANCECGRC
Governance, risk and compliance
ISC2 COMPLIANCEISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
ISMS Lead Implementer
PECB TRUST & ASSURANCEISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
ISMS Lead Auditor
PECB AI GOVERNANCEISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer
AI management system Lead Implementer
PECB TRUST & ASSURANCEISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor
AI management system Lead Auditor
PECB PRIVACYCIPP/US
US privacy law
IAPP PRIVACYCIPP/E
European data protection
IAPP PRIVACYCIPM
Privacy programme management
IAPP AI GOVERNANCEAIGP
AI governance
IAPP AI GOVERNANCEAAISM
AI security management
ISACA AI GOVERNANCEAAIA
AI audit
ISACA COMPLIANCECGEIT
Enterprise IT governance
ISACA SECURITYSecurityX
Advanced security practitioner
CompTIA SECURITYPenTest+
Penetration testing
CompTIA SECURITYAWS Certified Security – Specialty
Cloud security on AWS
Amazon Web Services SECURITYAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Cloud foundations on AWS
Amazon Web Services AI GOVERNANCEAWS Certified AI Practitioner
AI foundations on AWS
Amazon Web Services SECURITYSC-900
Security, compliance and identity fundamentals
Microsoft SECURITYAZ-900
Azure fundamentals
Microsoft PRIVACYISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
Privacy information management
PECB RISKOpen FAIR Foundation
Quantitative risk analysis
The Open Group COMPLIANCEITIL 4 Foundation
IT service management
PeopleCert (AXELOS)Nothing matches that.
Following in later waves: CCSP, CEH, CySA+, ISC2 CC, SSCP, CIPT, CDPSE, CCSK, CCAK, CMMC CCP, PMP and more.
Standards you can rely on
Original questions
Every item is written by ADTP. None is recalled, leaked or copied from a live exam.
Current outlines
Each pathway is tied to a specific version of the owner's published exam outline, and shows the date it was last checked against it.
Facts checked at source
Every rationale is traced to a primary reference before it is published.
What this is not
These pathways measure what you know against a published outline. They are not the owner's questions, they do not predict a result, and no score here entitles you to anything from the certifying body. Confirm exam details with the owner before you book, because they change without notice.
A certification confirms you know the framework. The work itself is taught in the ADTP Academy.
Visit the AcademyOpen to read. Worked as a member.
Anyone can read a pathway and see what it covers. Members work the pathways: the readiness check, the study plan, the flashcards and the results, as part of their professional development.