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Pay it forward - Which resource for which domain
One thing I have noticed from the posts about those who have passed and those who have not is the shear magnitude of books, videos, 3rd party documents that are being used to prepare for the test. What I have realized, annoyingly, is that some books present the material much differently than others; and the problem gets… -
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I recommend you first read Eric Conrad. I read Shon Harris book first and found it a bit verbose. The CBK was excruciating to read I felt it real dry. I got Conrad's later and wished I started with that one so I could have skimmed over the others. What helped me the most was doing a couple of practice tests, hear the audio… -
Re: Pay it forward - Which resource for which domain
Which only validates t93cobra's point, everyone learns differently. The test is supposed to draw from a wide body of topics. You're supposed to already have experience in some/most of those topics beforehand. Some people, myself included, felt that drilling questions and looking up things that I didn't understand yet was… -
Re: Pay it forward - Which resource for which domain
This is like asking what clothes fit you best. It all depends on your background and experience. Eric Conrad is suitable for experienced practitioner while Sybex and AIO are suitable for those with less experience in the 8 domains. I passed CISSP primarily with Eric Conrad using Shon Harris only on areas that I am not… -
Re: Pay it forward - Which resource for which domain
And yet tunerX, who just passed the CISSP a couple days ago commented that CCCure was the worst study material he has come across.... I don't have any illusions that everyone will say "Oh yeah, use Shon for Domain 3", I was hoping that if enough people replied I would see a pattern that would point me towards one book for…
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