Cissp Certified Information Systems Security Professional

This book is copyright 2012 and does not reflect the current CISSP knowledge domains published April 2015. If you are looking for a book on security maybe.

broken!!!! I would love a refund!

I'm a co-founder of Hacker Pen, a leading penetration testing shop. We actually write dummy questions for this exam, as well as three others (those are the questions you answer, but don't count, and don't show up until later versions of the exam). Get ready for a GREAT pen, or IT security mgmt. career with this volume! There are three general types of questions, which I'll call recall, application and problem solving. The vast majority are application-- and that's where this prep guide shines. There is NO QUESTION: if you master this guide, you'll pass the exam! Please DO NOT be fooled by all the packages, flash cards, kits, toolkits, and thinner volumes competing with this volume-- this study guide is very recently up to date with the latest questions and topics (many taken from real test exit interviews as well as folks like us writing advanced questions for future exams), and in close to 1,000 pages, every topic is at least covered in enough depth to get you to the right answer. Also, the publisher's web site for the book does offer electronic flashcards, over 1,000 more questions, and three complete (250 question) exams in addition to the complete exam already found in the book! That is a LOT of prep in the REAL categories covered by the 2012 BOK. In the multiple choice questions, there are "distractors" that are very close to the real answer, but as a programmer you probably already know about interlocking choices-- you can almost always eliminate two of the choices by just the Bool behind the others. This guide gives all the tips as well as great exercises without wasting your time on outdated topics that are no longer relevant. Some of the questions are difficult, I won't shine you on, but if you take the time to understand both the content and the format with this book, you'll dramatically cut down the time it takes to get to the answer on the real exam, and really reduce your stress. What you get out depends on what you put in, but save yourself a load of money and focus on this resource-- it does not disappoint. I have no problem trash talking garbage out there (my personality), but there is little to say negative about this fine collection of exercises and questions. I hate to see you waste money, and you won't here!

This book is current (2012) content and easy to read and interpret. Although I have my CISSP, it's an excellent CISSP study guide, I believe as good as ISC2 (certification body) but easier to read and use. A few practice test questions, but not enough to help you see weaknesses sufficiently to create a more focused study plan. I'd rate it a 5 if it had more questions. Without them, you have to buy something else. It's still a good bargain, hard copy or Kindle (which you get Kindle-PC version).

I used the CISA Sybex book and test DVD to crunch the CiSA. It's unfortunate that Sybex does not have the vision or wherewithal to produce Exam prep Software for a MAC... Info Sec is not just via powershell but via a Bash and Bourne shell. Very disappointing they cant even market the book honestly by stating as much on the book itself. If you're going to do something and do it for a high tech crowd -the least you can do -is provide the study materials for a MAC.

Causes my kindle reader to shut down, but other kindle books work just fine. A hundred and fifty pages in a chapter? Maybe it's the font, or perhaps the rehashing of basic information. That's why it's not easy to find specific content, and as a textbook, it's horrible. Break up some of this stuff into sections and get rid of the monotony.

I passed the CISSP exam in March 2015 before the ISC2 domain and test changes the following month. This was my primary book for studying for the exam. It was an excellent resource. I read the entire book and then went back and re-read the chapter summaries. I was familiar with much of the material but some of the domains were new to me and were explained well in the book. This was the first certification exam I took in a long time and this book made it easier for me. And for what the book contains, this book is underpriced. I remember paying a lot more for certification books. I took the quizzes at the end of each chapter. The test engine that you can download was also very helpful. I'm sure the authors and publishers will be out with a new edition since the CISSP domains and exam has changed. I plan on buying it to stay current.

This book has been well written. You need to have a basic understanding of information security, but I think that's safe to say for anyone looking into this book. It's structured well and comes with enough information to get you started on your way to becoming a CISSP.