Most of my studying consisted of reading the Jeff Aiken novels by Mark Russinovich and Exploited by Meredith Walters. Oh and the Swift on Security twitter feed.
Honestly I didn't find that test that hard. Not sure what the big deal is.
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11-01-2017 08:17 PM #1
Passed CISSP - first try
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11-01-2017 09:51 PM #2Congrats @CISSPTWOBE
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Do shed a bit more light, how long were you studying for? How much experience do you have in the security space? Did you use any other material? Practice tests?Last edited by moyondizvo; 11-01-2017 at 09:58 PM.
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11-01-2017 10:27 PM #3Not going to impress anyone bragging that CISSP is not a big deal. It is a matter of perception.
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11-01-2017 10:44 PM #4Russinovich is fine, but "Swift on Security" sucks.
You seem to be seeking challenging stuff, try offensive sec certs or CISSP concentrations other than ISSMP.
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11-02-2017 01:57 AM #5Well to be honest, I do also watch Mr. Robot and watched Blackhat the night before the test, but I didn't consider that part of my formal preparations. Originally Posted by moyondizvo Congrats @CISSPTWOBE
Do shed a bit more light, how long were you studying for? How much experience do you have in the security space? Did you use any other material? Practice tests?
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11-02-2017 05:04 PM #6so you are saying the cissp is not hard. the others in forum think it was. What was your background. I take my test in dec
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11-02-2017 06:08 PM #7this guy is a possible T R 0 L L...
either that or he is vastly understating his preparation for the exam...
just my 2 cents...Last edited by universalfrost; 11-02-2017 at 06:12 PM.
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11-03-2017 12:15 AM #8OK, you got me. I did watch Hackers too, but that was kind of embarrassing so I didn't really want to admit it. Originally Posted by universalfrost
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11-03-2017 01:17 AM #9Yea, you had some people going but trolled a little too hard with the last comment. Had so much potential...
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11-03-2017 01:32 PM #10Get a life. *****
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11-03-2017 08:01 PM #11Congrats
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11-15-2017 09:05 PM #12Did you guys know that there is a 5 year experience requirement and someone has to endorse you after you take the test? If I had known that I wouldn't have bothered. I thought this was supposed to be an entry level thing.
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11-16-2017 12:58 AM #13My thoughts exactly. Originally Posted by universalfrost
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