AIO book vs CBK study guide and what's on the exam

student415

Most people recognize the Shon Harris AIO book as a great study resource for the CISSP exam. However, I'm noticing the AIO book is referring to topics not included in the official CBK study guide. Is it safe to assume that only what is in the official CBK study guide is in the exam? For example, I'm looking at the AIO book (6th edition) and it is talking about the DoD architecture framework (DoDAF), but the DoDAF is not mentioned in the latest copy of the CBK book. Can I safely ignore the DoDAF framework and other topics that are not included in the CBK? I would love to know everything, but I have more than enough on my plate as it is.

!nf0s3cure

SH AIO is a good reference for overall ICT. So it is covering very wide ranging topics. Do not just get distracted by DoDAF or anything extra. Again it is all reated knowledge and no harm in glancing over it. As you might read SH AIO is not the most read book, Eric Conrad seems to have a great book as well. Try not to compare and select topic rather than that stick with one book and see how much you can absorb.

Personally I have give up on SH AIO and am using EC and Sybex CISSP Study Guide by James Michael Stewart.

JDMurray

You should study for the CISSP exam based on the information in the CISSP Candidate Information Bulletin and not what's only in the CISSP OIG. This is true of all the other (ISC)2 exams as well.

susenstoob

IMO CBK study guide is too dry, and yes the AIO book is too deep. Use the conrad/myers books as primary and AIO as secondary to reference concepts in further detail.

ssehg

I agree with JDMurray.