CISSP [With CDROM]

by Michael Gregg

Book Overview

CISSP Exam Cram, Fifth Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass the latest update to the eight-domain version of the CISSP exam. It offers knowledge and practice questions for every exam... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789738066
• ISBN13: 9780789738066
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 591 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Passed CISSP first time using this book and one other

This book is a no-nonsense read. It's down and dirty; no fluff. I used this and one larger, more detailed book to study. I used this book to study during the day on my lunch hour, then I'd go home at the end of the day and expand upon that study with the larger text. The included CD-based flash cards and practice exams were great. I recommend this text!

Excellent book as an intro to CISSP

I have many years of first had experience with IT security and thought that studying for and taking the CISSP would take little effort. CISSP is a mile wide and an inch deep as far as how it covers material. A key is to get over how to read the question and give them exactly what they are looking for because there may be more than two correct answers; one is just more correct. It is a great book that has questions in the style as they are asked on the CISSP. I answered a lot of questions, on material I knew very well, incorrectly. I was answering as a technician, not a manager. This book taught me how to "READ" the question and give them the "BEST" answer from a manager perspective. For the material, I used using two other books, the Shon Harris, and the Sybex CISSP guides, and passed the CISSP on my first attempt. A few individuals gave this book low reviews because it lacked content. This book isn't meant to teach the material. Taking an unknown test such as the CISSP can be intimidating, but if you want to get an idea of how the questions are worded on the test, this is the book. If you just use this book without any other study material or knowledge, you will fail.

A must for initial review of the CISSP domains

Sure, there are books out there that have a much higher page count, but is anyone really excited about reading 1,000 plus pages. At around 600 pages, front to back, the CISSP Exam Cram is compact, easy to read, and digestible. That is the strength of this book is that it is packed with valuable exam-specific material and is easy to read. Its simplicity allows the reader to gain a good understanding of some of the more complex security concepts. In my experience I have always used more than one resource when studying for certification exams and for the CISSP this is one I would recommend. Use it as a first time review or a last minute cram before the exam.