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.

Readiness by domainCISSP, illustrative
  1. Security and Risk Management78%
  2. Asset Security71%
  3. Security Architecture and Engineeringfocus
  4. Communication and Network Security64%
  5. Identity and Access Management82%
  6. Security Assessment and Testing58%
  7. Security Operationsfocus
  8. 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Question banks of uncertain origin, some recalled from live exams, many out of date against the outline the exam now follows.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

  1. 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.

  2. Study plan

    Built from your own results and your exam date, weighted toward the domains the check found weakest.

  3. Flashcards

    Cards organised by exam domain, for the concepts that are quicker to learn by repetition than by reading.

  4. 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.

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 Academy

Open 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.