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Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer

ISACA · advanced · 210 minutes

Update in progressISACA now publishes this exam as ISACA's CDPSE outline, four domains; our bank was written for CDPSE with three pillars, checked on 17 September 2026. The questions still teach the subject, but the split per domain has moved.

The technical privacy credential: governance and risk from an implementation perspective, privacy architecture across infrastructure, applications and the technical controls that distinguish pseudonymisation from anonymisation, and the data lifecycle from collection through retention, destruction and answerable rights.

What you get

125practice questions
1full papers of 120
3course chapters · 18 minutes
100%answers explained

Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.

What the exam covers

The domains our question bank is built on. We have not yet transcribed this vendor’s own outline for this exam.

Privacy governance34%
Privacy architecture36%
Data lifecycle30%

Two sample questions

Two of the 125, with the answer and the explanation.

1. Which is a reason to build privacy controls into architecture early?

  1. It removes the need to assess the design for privacy risk
  2. It is cheaper, and more effective, than retrofitting them — correct
  3. It allows the lawful basis to be decided after the build
  4. It means the architecture need not be documented later

Why: Building privacy controls in early is cheaper and more effective than retrofitting them.

2. Which is a reason to classify data at collection?

  1. The right controls can be applied throughout the lifecycle — correct
  2. The retention period is set automatically by the class
  3. The lawful basis for the processing is established
  4. The data no longer has to appear in the inventory

Why: Classifying data at collection lets the right controls be applied throughout its lifecycle.

The real CDPSE exam

Length210 minutes
Questions120
Pass mark450 on a scale of 200 to 800
PriceAround $575 USD for ISACA members and more for non-members
Recommended before you sit itThree years of experience in at least one CDPSE domain, verified for certification though not for the exam.
Valid for3 years, maintained with continuing professional education credits

Exam facts as published by ISACA; always check the vendor’s page before you book.

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