CISSP: Mission Complete

bhalldi

Today, I passed the CISSP exam. The exam was significantly brutal, tiresome, and frustrating. Like some have posted up here, "it's a marathon and not a sprint". It took me essentially 5 hrs and 45 mins to complete the whole exam. I think I flagged roughly 70-75 questions. If I didn't know the answer within 45 seconds, I moved on. After completing the first round, I started back from question 1 and worked my way to the end. I'd recommend to the ones currently studying to understand not only the concepts, but how they are implemented within the business environment from a CIA standpoint. When I finished, I wasn't sure whether I passed or failed and I had no idea what 25 questions were throw away questions so I answered everyone using the process of reasoning and deduction. Overall, I studied for roughly three months and really clamped down the last three weeks (no tv, music, life), but it was definitely worth it. My training regimen consisted of the following:

Shon Harris AIO - Didn't read it cover to cover, but picked out information and took notes on items I were unsure about.
Eric Conrad 2nd Edition - Didn't read cover to cover, but used it to supplement the AIO guide.
Cybrary Videos/Mp3s - Listened to it to and from work and watched the videos once I got home.
Cccure - Started taking questions the last two weeks prior to the exam to gauge weaknesses.

danny069

Congrats! Thanks for listing your training for this exam, it is helpful to those who want the CISSP as their future opponent.