Re: Best Preparation Materials for the CISSP Exam?

[Timothy Payne <tpayne1 () MACALESTER EDU>]

I agree 100% with Shon Harris' book.  It is THE bible as far as CISSP prep
is concerned.

I had an extensive network and DR/BC background, but minimal exposure in the
other domains, so I started my prep work by reading the CISSP for Dummies
book.  It is remarkably well written, and gave me a great foundation to
build on with the Harris book.  I certainly wouldn't recommend the Dummy
book as your only prep tool, but I found it to be very useful.

I tried to read for 30-60 minutes, 3 days a week, for about 3 months prior
to the exam, then really hit it hard on the areas I knew I was weaker in
over the last 2 weeks.  They don't tell you what your score was if you
passed, but when I left the exam I only felt there were 10-15 questions I
didn't know as soon as I read them.

Tim Payne, CISSP, CCNA
Network Administrator
Macalester College


On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:38 AM, Bradley, Stephen W. Mr. <
bradlesw () muohio edu> wrote:

>  I actually took a slightly different path.
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> TICSA test just for practice, passed it and got the cert (no longer
> available).  I then went to a week long training class for the cert and it
> really didn’t help (although it did help me answer one question on PKI).  I
> spent the Friday night at the end of the class studying the CISSP books and
> the Security+ book and passed the CISSP exam on Saturday.
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Miller,James R
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:21 AM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Best Preparation Materials for the CISSP Exam?
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> I found the Shon Harris CISSP Exam guide, the blue and gold fourth edition
> and the Official (ISC) guide from ISC Press to be of great value. Good luck
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> *Jim Miller*
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> CISSP,CCSP
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *James R. Pardonek
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:08 AM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Best Preparation Materials for the CISSP Exam?
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> I used the Krutz and Vines book. There are lots of practice questions after
> each chapter and in the back. It takes a ton of dedication. I drove my
> family nuts for weeks on end. Good luck to you!
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> James Pardonek CISSP
> Senior Network Admistrator
> Purdue University Calumet
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> *From*: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
>  *To*: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Sent*: Tue Jul 21 17:36:24 2009
> *Subject*: [SECURITY] Best Preparation Materials for the CISSP Exam?
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> Hi All,
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> Does anybody have suggested materials (Books, CDs, etc.) for preparing for
> the CISSP exam?
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> Thanks,
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