Date sent: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:13:28 +0530
From: meteor strikes <meteorstrikes@gmail.com>
Hi friends , I'm a complete novice as far as CISSP certification
is concerned . So please guide me ...to start with the journey for
CISSP certification ... the couple of query i would like to ask is
....
1. Which book should i begin with ??
2. What are the sites which can help me with CISSP preparation ??
I'm thinking it's time for a FAQ. So, without further ado ...
CISSP-Discuss-FAQ 20050310
1.1 Introduction
This document is the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for the
'CISSP-Discuss' Yahoo group. It is a collection of answers to
questions that are repeatedly asked in the forum or important
information related to its use. Please keep the most recent version of
this file for future reference.
1.2 Changes since the last revision
This is the first version. I haven't revised it yet.
1.3 Policies and guidelines
This group is for those studying for the CISSP exam. Questions or
comments should be of interest in that process. Those who wish to
argue about how the CISSP is a paper cert for a bunch of elitist snobs
should see cissp-wannabe.
Further guidelines and help are available at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CISSP-Discuss/files/ in the file
++CISSP-Discuss.doc.
1.4 Notice
The information provided in this document is not guaranteed.
Period.
The information provided is often the opinion of one person and there
may be valid opposing views. Use the information in this document at
your own risk.
This FAQ is not promulgated nor endorsed by the (ISC)2 or its
affiliates. This is an independent work.
No added salt.
1.7 Editor
The original editor is Rob Slade, rslade@computercrime.org. He would
also like to remark that he will gladly accept help and suggestions
for improving this FAQ.
1.8 Submitting Entries
Send them directly to the editor via email. Thanks!
2.0 LIST CONTENT
2.1 Is this the proper place to compare certifications?
Probably not. The question has been raised, and you'll get replies,
some thoughtful, some not.
2.2 Is it OK to ask about topics previously covered?
Everybody does it, but it would be appreciated if you go and check out
the archives.
3.0 TOPICS PREVIOUSLY COVERED
3.1 What is the best review guide for studying for the CISSP?
The various guides have been reviewed (and compared) at
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/mnbkscci.htm or
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade/mnbkscci.htm by Rob Slade. (The two
sites are mirrors.) It is Rob's opinion that the "Official (ISC)^2
Guide to the CISSP Exam," published by Auerbach, is the best of the
lot. Rob feels that this work is the most up to date, has the
greatest breadth of material (important when studying for the CISSP)
and has the best sample questions. (Rob is hardly unbiased: he
reviewed the work in process, in light of the other available guides,
and wrote the appendix on resources and references.)
3.2 Resources
For terminology resources:
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/secgloss.htm
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade/secgloss.htm
For book resources, by domain
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/mnbksccd.htm
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade/mnbksccd.htm
(For those who find a similarity between this page and the reference
appendix in "Official (ISC)^2 Guide to the CISSP Exam," well, it
stands to reason, don't it?)
For web resources, mostly by domain
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/mnbkscsm.htm
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~rslade/mnbkscsm.htm
For CISSP study resources
http://cccure.org
http://egroups.com/group/CISSP-Discuss/
http://www.cccure.org/Documents/HISM/ewtoc.html
3.2 Where can I find sample questions?
Every study guide book will have some. Most are pretty simplistic.
The best set is in the "Official (ISC)^2 Guide to the CISSP Exam."
Don't buy the Boson exams. They are *really* simplistic.
The largest freely available set of questions is at the cccure.org
site, which also has a *terrific* quiz generator, with lots of
options. (Hint: don't bother with anything below "Pro" level.)
HOWEVER, make sure you check out the answers carefully, particularly
the section that says where the question came from. Any questions
taken from CISSP study guides, by whatever author, are likely to be
... less thoughtful than other questions from "original" sources.
4.0 MISCELLANY
4.1 What other CISSP-related mailing lists are there?
Please note that none of the following are (ISC)2 sponsored or
endorsed.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CISSPjobsforum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HIPAA-CISSP
cissp-techgeeks@yahoogroups.com
cissp-wannabe@yahoogroups.com
cissp-ethics@yahoogroups.com
cissp-fiction@yahoogroups.com
There is an inactive but archived group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cissp/
Regional/Area study groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Toronto_CISSP
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rochester_CISSP
cisspstudy@issabuffaloniagara.org
CISSP_PNW@yahoogroups.com (Pacific North West)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CISSP_CMH (Columbus, Ohio)
cissp-lagos@yahoogroups.com (also has members from other parts of
Africa and Asia)
cissp-regina@yahoogroups.com
These last groups are meant in fun. In particular, note that none of
these last are (ISC)2 sponsored or endorsed.
cissp-cynics@yahoogroups.com
cissp-flying-pigs@yahoogroups.com
cissp-guns-and-butter@yahoogroups.com
cissp-pointless-discussions@yahoogroups.com
cissp-religious-wars@yahoogroups.com
cissp-self-promotion@yahoogroups.com
cissp-sushi-ayce@yahoogroups.com
cissp-tasteless@yahoogroups.com
cissp-usual-suspects@yahoogroups.com
cissp-why-not-create-new-subgroups@yahoogroups.com
cissp-women-only@yahoogroups.com started as a response to a thread
about a conference restricted to female infosecurity professionals.
I'm willing to have it used by anyone wanting to use it for something
serious, but so far no takers. cissp-men-only@yahoogroups.com was, of
course, part of the same joke, and there are a couple of members.
cissp-neuter-only@yahoogroups.com is also part of the same joke:
people keep joining it and leaving it almost immediately. (I also had
"transgendered" for a while, but non-CISSPs kept trying to join it,
and I let it die.)
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