Any opinions on CISSP Book with Darril Gibson as an author?

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I'm using Conrad's CISSP book to study with, however when I do exams on Transcender, I'm missing something because I'm still not scoring high enough.
Shon's book is out because of her style of writing and it too much material.
I see via Amazon that Darril Gibson has authored a CISSP and I really liked the work he did with his Security+ book. I do see that the book is 900 pages long, and reviews are pretty good, however I wanted to reach other to Techexam folks and get their opinion.
thanks
Shon's book is out because of her style of writing and it too much material.
I see via Amazon that Darril Gibson has authored a CISSP and I really liked the work he did with his Security+ book. I do see that the book is 900 pages long, and reviews are pretty good, however I wanted to reach other to Techexam folks and get their opinion.
thanks
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"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
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I'll post back a review here of what I think of the book later.
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
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Darril Gibson in my opinion is the best information security writer out there but that book may not be as good as the combo you already have. I will be looking foward to reading your review of the book.
AGC1, CLC1, GAC1, INC1, CTV1, INT1, BVC1, TBP1, TCP1, QLT1, HHT1, QBT1, BBC1 (39 CUs), (0 CUs) (0 CUs)
WFV1, BNC1, EAV1, EBV1, COV1 | MGC1, IWC1 | CQV1, CNV1, IWT1, RIT1 | DRV1, DSV1, TPV1, CVV1 | EUP1, EUC1, DHV1| CUV1, C173 | BOV1, CJV1, TXP1, TXC1 | TYP1, TYC1, SBT1, RGT1 (84 CUs) DONE!
AGC1, CLC1, GAC1, INC1, CTV1, INT1, BVC1, TBP1, TCP1, QLT1, HHT1, QBT1, BBC1 (39 CUs), (0 CUs) (0 CUs)
WFV1, BNC1, EAV1, EBV1, COV1 | MGC1, IWC1 | CQV1, CNV1, IWT1, RIT1 | DRV1, DSV1, TPV1, CVV1 | EUP1, EUC1, DHV1| CUV1, C173 | BOV1, CJV1, TXP1, TXC1 | TYP1, TYC1, SBT1, RGT1 (84 CUs) DONE!
1. There isn't two pages of babble, which only has two sentences of real, actual content that I need to use for the test.
2. The domains are broken up across more chapters as well. Access Control is two chapters.
I've mainly used Conrad's book along with Transcender to study from. Because of this, seems like I'm understanding better what is in this book.
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
-unknown
I went with this book given its length, my preference for Sybex products (used them on Sec+ and CCNA), and given how reputatble Darril has been on these forums.
Definetly recommend it.
I agree so far, especially the way it is written.
I don't know if I agree with all of the material being all there or not. Some of the questions on the Transcender exam for CISSP hasn't popped up in this material nor in Conrad's book. Between those three resources, I have 130 flash cards, just for that Access Control domain alone.
However Sybex does produce good books, I used their Linux+ when I sat for that exam.
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
-unknown
It's a pretty quick read, minus the questions, answer key, and index, it's about 750 pages for the 10 domains.
So far I can tell you this.
There is no cd study guide with the book, you have to download it.
It is close to 900 pages.
Each domain is broken up over two chapters, which makes for a total of 19 chapters.
It reads well in my opinion and not struggling through two pages of fluff to find two sentences of key material.
I'm making more notes as I go along and will post them as time keeps ticking on.
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
-unknown
IMO, Harris' work can't touch it.
Let's say it drills down a bit further then Conrad with the reading material, which Conrad seems more focused on terms. While I do like Conrad's book, I felt I didn't have the full picture. With the Sybex book, I'm starting to get that full picture.
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
-unknown
http://www.amazon.co.uk/CISSP-Certified-Information-Security-Professional-ebook/dp/B008C55RLW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391014249&sr=1-1
Now Sharon goes with more details and a lot of pages, but it is good, some examples and details give you the complete picture.
It is your personal IPS to stop the attack.
In Progress: Not sure...
I have read through a bit of it and I like it, I'll be picking it up.
CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide - James M. Stewart, Chapple, Darril Gibson - Google Books