Congrats dush90!!
I also recently passed the CISSP. I think dush90's feedback is quite
accurate on the exam itself. To spend time thinking through the questions at
least twice will pay off. I didn't leave the exam feeling 100% confident
about passing, does anyone?
I did most of my study from the Shon Harris CISSP All In One Exam Guide,
attended a study group, and reviewed much material from the Official ISC2
Guide to CISSP exam. I also began preparation a few months in advance.
I disagree on the point of cccure.org. For me cccure.org helped
tremendously. If you are out of practice for taking exams the benefits of
this tool are great. I never expected like for like questions between
ccure.org and the exam, someone would be in violation of the confidentiality
agreement if they made such information available.
cccure.org does cover very relevant topics, and helped me identify areas in
which I had knowledge gaps. It prepares you for testing far better then the
quizzes in the books because by the time of exam week I had the answer from
every book "quiz section" memorized just from having viewed them once.
Thanks for maintaining such a great site!
Regards,
Moira Merriman
-----Original Message-----
From: dush90 [mailto:dush90@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:23 PM
To: CISSP-Discuss@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CISSP-D] Passed the CISSP!!!
Hi all,
I just received the good news today. I sincerely thank the forum for the
valuable study tips, discussions, comments, etc. thanks again! Now, here
is my version of the key to success for cissp -
* Be a member of CISSP related message boards, email groups, discussion
forums, etc. The value is immense!
* From exam perspective, I liked Krutz & Vines (Gold Edition), in fact, that
is the only book I really used.
* cccure.org is good source for practice questions. However, I was a bit
dissapointed with it after taking the exam. I was expecting the exam
questions to be very similar to cccure. For whatever reason, the exam
questions were significantly different as compared to cccure.org I know
most of you will disagree but that is what I thought.
* I have a fair amount of n/w & n/w security experience which helped a lot.
For all other domains, I crammed them in around 2 weeks (not a smart thing
to do but apparently it is still possible).
* I cannot stress enough the importance of reading the questions at least
twice & carefully. Even if you might be the security guru, I don't think
that gurantees success in the exam. Along with the security knowledge, I
think they really want to test your common sense, patience & managerial
thinking (which I think is fair).
* Staying fresh & energetic on exam day is critical for success. Easier
said than done. I did not do that & by the end of it I was dead.
* I did attend the ISC conducted review (because it was arranged my my
company). If your company or whoever is sponsoring it, it is great!
Although I did not pay much attention in class, I thought our instructor was
awesome - very approachable & knowledgeable. The most value lies in the
practice test at the end of the review.
Have fun!
Dushyant
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