Provisionally passed CISSP on 1st try

Hello all, I wanted to share with you my CISSP journey.
I have been studying for 11 weeks, 3-4h per day maybe a little more during the week-end.
This is definitively hard work, I gave up a lot of my free time for this cert, and having passing it, is a feeling I will never forget.

The examination itself is not very technical but based on your understanding of concepts that you learn in those 8 Domains.

Books used :
-Sybex 8th edition. Read cover to cover once.
-AIO book only to reference myself on weak topics
-11th hour book (3rd edition) I Read this bad boy about 4 times, excellent !
-Sybex Official Practice Tests 2nd edition (only used it online, didn't touch the book)

Test engines used:
-Wiley Sybex online (1320 questions)
-Wiley Sybex Official Practice test (1334 questions)
-Kaplan (Transcender) 2018 CISSP (868 questions)
-Boson 2018 CISSP (750 questions, very close to real exam)
-Laurie Hocking CISSP Questions App (500 questions)
-CISSP Pocket prep App (600 questions)
-Studynotesandtheory (350 questions, extremely close to real exam, hard and tricky.)

Online videos :
-Study notes and theory. By far the best videos/website out there. Luke is a funny guy and is very good at explaining things.

-Cybrary.it : Kelly Handerhan. Free and pretty good. I didn't watch everything though.
-YT, you can find some decent videos. Skillset channel was probably my favorite.

Free PDF notes:
-Sunflower (it's ok, 11th book is better)
-Madunix Notes (gold mine, make sure to read this multiple times)
-Some other PDFs found on studynotesandtheory website.

Chat:
-Budding CISSP on Telegram, you will find the most wonderful people over there.

For now, I am going to take a little bit of a break and start my next cert which will be ECPPTv2.

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Arnie335

Way to go! Love the username, btw

PC509

Congrats!

With the Boson, were they worded similar (a couple sentences each) to the real exam? Or just the topics themselves? I have been doing great with it, but don't want to expect one thing and get another when it comes to the real exam.

Congrats again! And, when I pass thing thing on the 23rd of this month, I'll be joining you in studying for the eCPPT!

sameoj

Congrats

Info_Sec_Wannabe

Congrats!

That was a lot of questions I must say.

TheRedBar0n

Congrats on the pass! A good feeling indeed

LordQarlyn

Congrats and that's awesome! I know the same feeling, I had to restrain myself from dancing in the streets when I left the test center lol!

ecuison

Congrats on the pass!

ccnpninja

Congrats!

fjr_guy

Is this the correct link to Madunix?
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/dc6afa_c4ca0dc5a92b473cb7d256c0c1be2e6f.pdf

ArridTatooine

PC509 wrote: »

Congrats!

With the Boson, were they worded similar (a couple sentences each) to the real exam? Or just the topics themselves? I have been doing great with it, but don't want to expect one thing and get another when it comes to the real exam.

Congrats again! And, when I pass thing thing on the 23rd of this month, I'll be joining you in studying for the eCPPT!

The wording is similar. Good luck on the 23rd !! Stay focused, don't give up !!

fjr_guy wrote: »

Is this the correct link to Madunix?
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/dc6afa_c4ca0dc5a92b473cb7d256c0c1be2e6f.pdf

Yes it is. After reading official books, treat this PDF like the bible !

Thank you all for your kind words !!

Best of luck to all you guys !

anthonx

Congrats! How much did you pay for Boson and for how long?

PC509

anthonx wrote: »

Congrats! How much did you pay for Boson and for how long?

There is a 15% off promo going on right now. https://www.facebook.com/bosonsoftware/

There's also a 25%, but it's been said that it was only until July 31st, but it's still advertised on their Facebook page.

It's $99 normally, so whatever promo you go with, it'll be under $90.

MitM

Congrats!

DZA_

ArridTatooine wrote: »

This is definitively hard work, I gave up a lot of my free time for this cert, and having passing it, is a feeling I will never forget.

For all those who went through the CISSP grind before and after you, I have to tell you that it feels like Cloud Nine once you pass it. Congratulations!

cemen777

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your study materials!

kaychan

Congrats.

Could you mind sharing where I can get those materials especially the MCs?

JGS

Congratulations and thank you so much for this great write-up - especially which questions were closest to the actual test! I hope to take my exam by the end of the this year and your post will help me focus on the most useful questions

!!!