Sybex CISSP Study Guide & CISSP AIO 6th ed

jvrlopez

Quick question.

I just started studying for my CISSP (looking to test around February - its needed for my job) and began by reading through the domains in my Sybex CISSP Study Guide and then reading the same domain's chapter in the Shon Harris CISSP AIO.

That seemed like an okay method of study (I did it successfully for CEH) until I realized that there wasn't too much parity between the two. For example, the access domain chapters in the Sybex book are about 80 pages combined. The same domain in the AIO was 140 pages.

Is one too brief, one over reaching, or should I use them both?

Any other study material recommendations would be appreciated as well!

LionelTeo

I read Eric Conrad CISSP Study Guide. The book was only 500 pages plus in total, meaning each domain is about 50 pages or so and I find it sufficient for me to pass the CISSP exam. What is most important is not the number of pages but the way that the author of each books explain the concepts. What work best for you and what is best for you to absorb at your level? Having read through the official CISSP CBK, I would say it does not work for me even though it has 1500 pages in total. So you got to find your own balance point, too much pages may seems too in depth, but too difficult to absorb anything. Too little pages may be very focus on the concepts covered, easy to absorb but may end up overlooking some important points in the exam. One way to go about having the best of both is to start with the book that has lesser pages and more focus in coverage, work on it to memorise the concept, then move on to another study guide or book with more pages, then you can touch on more depth on areas which may not be covered by previous study guides.