Passed CISSP
Todd Burrell
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I took my CISSP exam on Monday and passed. 
I used Shon Harris book along with the Conrad book and 11th hour book. I used the practice questions on the cccure.org site and paid the $50 to have access to all 1500+ questions.
Overall the Shon Harris book was probably best - but it was VERY long and VERY dry. The Conrad book was an easier read, but I felt like it did not go into quite as much detail. The 11th hour book was a good final review.
The exam was not that bad - just LONG. 250 questions tends to wear you down. I felt like it was a reasonably hard exam - but all of the questions seemed to be very fair. There were only 3-4 questions where I had not at least seen the info somewhere in my study materials.
Took about 3 months to get ready with about 1-2 hours per day most days. I did take Saturdays off to watch college football and to enjoy a few adult beverages....
Now on to the CCNP...
I used Shon Harris book along with the Conrad book and 11th hour book. I used the practice questions on the cccure.org site and paid the $50 to have access to all 1500+ questions.Overall the Shon Harris book was probably best - but it was VERY long and VERY dry. The Conrad book was an easier read, but I felt like it did not go into quite as much detail. The 11th hour book was a good final review.
The exam was not that bad - just LONG. 250 questions tends to wear you down. I felt like it was a reasonably hard exam - but all of the questions seemed to be very fair. There were only 3-4 questions where I had not at least seen the info somewhere in my study materials.
Took about 3 months to get ready with about 1-2 hours per day most days. I did take Saturdays off to watch college football and to enjoy a few adult beverages....
Now on to the CCNP...
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cdupuis
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Congratulation!
Your hard work has paid off
Clement -
TechGuy215
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Sweet!
I'm sitting the CISSP on Dec 6! Can't wait! 
Cheers.* Currently pursuing: PhD: Information Security and Information Assurance
* Certifications: CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CCNA:Sec, CCNA:R&S, CWNA, ITILv3, VCA-DCV, LPIC-1, A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+, Project+, and many more...
* Degrees: MSc: Cybersecurity and Information Assurance; BSc: Information Technology - Security; AAS: IT Network Systems Administration -
Breadfan
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Congrats....I hope to be taking the exam late next month or early January.
College football has killed my study time on the weekends as well.
Mark Twain
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samurai86
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Congrats on the pass!Bachelor's of Applied Science in Technology Management - Information Security Assurance (St. Petersburg College)
Masters of Science in Digital Forensics (University of Central Florida) -
acomo
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Todd Burrell wrote: »I took my CISSP exam on Monday and passed. I used Shon Harris book along with the Conrad book and 11th hour book. I used the practice questions on the cccure.org site and paid the $50 to have access to all 1500+ questions.
Overall the Shon Harris book was probably best - but it was VERY long and VERY dry. The Conrad book was an easier read, but I felt like it did not go into quite as much detail. The 11th hour book was a good final review.
The exam was not that bad - just LONG. 250 questions tends to wear you down. I felt like it was a reasonably hard exam - but all of the questions seemed to be very fair. There were only 3-4 questions where I had not at least seen the info somewhere in my study materials.
Took about 3 months to get ready with about 1-2 hours per day most days. I did take Saturdays off to watch college football and to enjoy a few adult beverages....
Now on to the CCNP...
congratulations, how similar were the actual questions and the cccure/aio questions? -
acomo
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Very good mate! congratulations, how long did it take you to finish?
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Todd Burrell
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The test took me about 2.5 hours. I don't want to take any chances violating the NDA for the exam, but I would say that if you are getting over 80% on the cccure questions you should be in very good shape for the exam... And the Shon Harris book also is a good way to cover most everything on the exam as well...
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kccomputerpilot
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Kick ace....job well done my friend. Bet it feels good and makes all the sacrifices worth it.
