CISSP Study Guide

Purchased this book to go along with a CISSP prep course that I was co-leading on recommendation of the other instructor. I wish I had used it when I was studying for the exam. Very clear and the helpful test hints are right on from what I can determine.Students seem to agree - Eric makes the topics readable and focuses on the main points.No prep guide is sufficient in and of itself so don't expect that, but if you have completed some studying/training and mostly understand the domains, I believe this book can help you fill in the gaps and know where to read further.

I preferred this study guide over the official study guide. It's much more concise and explains concepts in easy to digest language. The book is a few years old at this point, but while technology changes, the core of security mindset really hasn't changed much. Use this book in conjunction with a more recent video course and you'll be in great shape to pass your exam.

I passed my CISSP on my first attempt today!! I used CISSP Study Guide Third Edition, by Eric Conrad, Simple CISSP by Phil martin from audible (driving to and from work every day) and I used the CISSP Official (ISC)2 Practice Tests Second edition by Mike Chapple – I cannot tell you how important this last one is. Purchasing the book gives you access to online tests which is what I used and it helped identify weak areas and areas to improve on. All of these together helped me get to the level to pass. It was a lot of studying over a few months, and I’m so happy to have had these study materials.

1st, i passed!!! HOWEVER it was absolutley INSANE.Just to get you in the right frame of mind, see if you can answer this question:Which answer BEST represents a question you should never ask people:a. How much they weighb. How much money they makec. What their religious preference isd. What their sexual orientation isStaying consistent with this analogy, This book is sufficient enough to pass the exam as it will cover all about weight, salaries, religion and sexual orientations. However, it (just like any other book) will stop at definitions and calculations and maybe a few details. It gives you enough to where you can utilize your critical thinking skills to answer questions. There really is no point in reading a bunch of books because the test is only about 20% studying and memorizing. Its 40% experienced based and 40% your ability to apply critical and analytical skills. Yes you need to know the material so you'll even have a blazing chance at getting the question right, but don't think your going to read a book and go and regurgitate information. I used this book and Darrell Gibsons Oficcial Study Guide book but in retrospect I could have used either one instead of both. Ill give this book 4 stars bc none of the questions in the book or online material is even remotely close to what your going to see on the test....not even a little bit kind of sort of close. If you don't have experience in IT or engineering and you don't have excellent critical thinking skills you will struggle with this test. I know people that have gone through 3 or 4 books, trancenders, etc and STILL failed bc they don't have the experience and don't have good critical thinking skills.Having said this, reading books is only going to do so much for you. Its going to come down to you sitting down, being patient, relaxing, reading each question thoroughly and reading each of the choices even more thoroughly and coming to a final conclusion.

I passed the CISSP exam on my second attempt in August and this is the only book that I used.My first attempt was in May and I failed because I was weak in the programming and SDLC areas. Those are chapters 7 and 8 in the book. What I did was read the book backwards and spent more time in those sections.You can't know everything for the CISSP exam. Brain dumps won't prepare for this exam. If you really want to pass this exam, I'll tell you this: cybersecurity is about risk management. Once you understand that, you'll look at the context of the questions differently and the answer you pick will surprise you. Eric does provide very useful hints: human life is paramount; decisions should be made by management.

I also have the official (ISC)2 book and the Shon Harris one. This is much easier to read and understand, and does not have the fluff of the other books.With the domain refresh of May 2021 this book is now 2 refreshes out of date. However, the CBK has really not changed that much. I passed first time with this book.The only thing to watch out for is the sample questions - they are nothing like the real exam, which will also find your weaknesses and home in on them with laser-like precision...

Eric's book is direct and to the point, and also contains updated material pertaining to the 8 domain restructure. However, I will say that I would be surprised if someone could pass the CISSP with studying this book -alone- or as the primary reference source. Some concepts and topics require more input than this book provides leaving the need to perform research with other materials and sources. Meaning, his explanations are too vague or incomplete.In addition, there are topics on the exam which this book will not cover, therefore unless you're already familiar with them or have read other books, you will never know.I recommend this book as a supplement to a more comprehensive book such as Shon Harris, who can be long-winded, but explains the material well, and covers much of what you'll need.