I concur 100% with Tasawar's comments!!
The questions presented on the CISSP exam are designed to test the
fundamental understanding of IT security and technologies. It is not a
trivial test whose answers can all be read from a book or gleamed from a
single week of classroom lecture. A boot camp is only appropriate for
those who have the experience in the field and are looking to brush up
on the terminology or on a domin they are unfamiliar with. Personally,
I'm gaining a deeper understanding from the books than from the week
long class I took for this.
I've been in the field for 6 years but I could not describe the finer
points of X.25 or discuss the availablility differences between Token
Ring and FDDI without reviewing the facts first. What I do understand
is what a packet and a token passing protocol is, what the various
topologies do, and why I would want to use one over the other. What I
don't remember is little things like needing a minimum of CAT-4 cable
for 16MB Token Ring. I do understand how and why collision avoidance is
a fundumental of Token Passing protocols, to me that's a no brainer. I
just don't remember the little details since I may no longer support the
specific protocol.
The test will look to benchmark both facts and concept. A boot camp
will only teach you the facts. Graduate work in network communication
will teach you the concept. Hell, I never understood why a CAT-5 cable
is twisted and pinnned the way it is (EIA/TIA A & B) until sitting
through a physics lecture on gausian field dynamics.
But, thats just my option
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