CISSP Passed!

Let me start off with this...there is nothing like walking out of the test center with a pass on this exam. Go into the exam with a plan and a pace of questions in mind. If you find yourself starting to fade out, take a break because it might save you from failing.

Study Materials:
-Official CBK (very wordy and hard to get through, best for a future reference)
-Official Study Guide (easier to digest than the CBK but still quite long, comes with tons of practice questions and flash cards...quite useful)
-CBT Nuggets (All of the old series, only could make it through part of the new series)
-Cybrary IT videos (very helpful)
-Eric Conrad's 11th Hour
-Shon Harris's CISSP Practice Exams (mainly only used the mp3's that came with it which I listened to and from work for a few weeks, and a few chapters of questions)
-Sunflower Notes (very useful)
-Combined Notes (hit a lot of the material but not as well laid out as Sunflower)
-Boson Exam Engine (good for more questions)

Other Sources of Studying:
This year I also achieved my CCNA:Security and C|EH, so I kept that information fresh for my CISSP studies...helped a ton.

Good luck to anybody trying to tame the beast. Try to hit studying from a bunch of different angles and cheer when you pass!

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FwdMotion

Congrats on the Pass; thanks for the write up. I'm scheduled to take the exam in two weeks and the "pass threads" are encouraging.

gespenstern

Congratz! Yeah, that feeling is awesome. A short and elusive quick moment of happiness... and then gray misery resumes.

g33k3r

Congrats!!!!

jasonperry10

Congrats!

Mike7

Congrats. So I guess OSCP is next?

DAVIS NGUYEN

Congrats!

ccnpninja

Congrats!

clarkincnet

congrats on the pass! Can't wait for that feeling as well!

TechGuru80

Mike7 wrote: »

Congrats. So I guess OSCP is next?

I went through the course this year and kind of got sidetracked. I think I will do it again but not until the new year. Kind of weighing what cert I should go for.

Jfaz

Congrats!!! Worse two weeks ever!

twodogs62

Congrats!!!!

Dan-in-MD

I have an exam coming up on Dec 1. I've been scoring well on CCCure and other exam tools. I suppose there's a certain element of study burnout I am experiencing.

As someone wrote, it is encouraging to see people pass.

TechGuru80

My thought is that everybody has their own threshold where they feel comfortable sitting for an exam. If you feel comfortable taking the exam, take it and try to crush it!!

rajpoot296

Congrats!

21ctl

congrats, and please where can i get sunflower notes.

TechGuru80

21ctl wrote: »

congrats, and please where can i get sunflower notes.

Searching the forums as others have posted the pdf.

21ctl

if u have it can you share it