Hooray! I passed the CISSP
I have had the results from the CISSP exam back from the ISC, and I am happy to say I have passed. (Whoopee!)
Several people have asked for what study guides I recommend and so here they are.
The Official ISC Guide to the CISSP.
Several people have asked for what study guides I recommend and so here they are.
The Official ISC Guide to the CISSP.
I used the 2003 version, but ISC have slightly altered t
he CBK domains and curriculum and the 2006 version is meant to reflect this.
This book is a pretty dry read and as it is written by 3 different individuals sometimes appears a little disjointed. The content is excellent with no obvious technical errors and as the official guide, will use correct terminology, at least correct in the eyes of the ISC.
Shon Harris. All in one , third edition.
I have mixed feelings about this book. Firstly the good points.
Sh
on has obviously got an awful lot of experience and knows what she is talking about. There is a lot of additional info that will not be in the CISSP exam but every security professional should be aware of.
Unfortunately the text is spoilt by inane comments which I can only guess as an attempt at humour at the beginning of every new subsection.
I did come across several technical errors in the book, none particularly serious, but enough to trouble me a little.
This book is a lot easier to read than the official guide, but you may find the attempts at humour a little irratating and patronising after a while.
I hear the books written by Ronald Krutz are very good but cannot personally comment as I haven't read them
As far as test resources, use cccure (http://www.cccure.org/quiz/quiz.php) to brush up on general knowledge, but expect the 'real' questions to be more detailed and designed to establish if you really know the subject, and of course AVOID BRAIN DUMPS LIKE THE PLAGUE! At best they give an idea of the kind of questions you may get and the answers suggested are often wrong in my opinion.
he CBK domains and curriculum and the 2006 version is meant to reflect this.This book is a pretty dry read and as it is written by 3 different individuals sometimes appears a little disjointed. The content is excellent with no obvious technical errors and as the official guide, will use correct terminology, at least correct in the eyes of the ISC.
Shon Harris. All in one , third edition.
I have mixed feelings about this book. Firstly the good points.
Sh
on has obviously got an awful lot of experience and knows what she is talking about. There is a lot of additional info that will not be in the CISSP exam but every security professional should be aware of.Unfortunately the text is spoilt by inane comments which I can only guess as an attempt at humour at the beginning of every new subsection.
I did come across several technical errors in the book, none particularly serious, but enough to trouble me a little.
This book is a lot easier to read than the official guide, but you may find the attempts at humour a little irratating and patronising after a while.
I hear the books written by Ronald Krutz are very good but cannot personally comment as I haven't read them
As far as test resources, use cccure (http://www.cccure.org/quiz/quiz.php) to brush up on general knowledge, but expect the 'real' questions to be more detailed and designed to establish if you really know the subject, and of course AVOID BRAIN DUMPS LIKE THE PLAGUE! At best they give an idea of the kind of questions you may get and the answers suggested are often wrong in my opinion.
posted by Paul Vincent at 11:33 AM
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I just passed my test and I agree that cccure.org is a great site. I also used Transcenders and they helped.
>Transcenders had really good explanations which I liked. I hope those are not considered dumps.
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