Introduction
| Domain | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security & Risk Management | 15% |
| 2 | Asset Security | 10% |
| 3 | Security Engineering & Architecture | 13% |
| 4 | Communications & Network Security | 13% |
| 5 | Identity & Access Management | 13% |
| 6 | Security Assessment & Testing | 12% |
| 7 | Security Operations | 13% |
| 8 | Software Development Security | 11% |
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Take your time, study and relax
Unless you’re under some kind of time crunch, relax, and study at a reasonable pace (for you)! -
Mike Chappel’s CISSP series on LinkedIn Learning was really good and very underrated (I rarely saw it mentioned on the CISSP subreddit). You can sign up for a 30 day trial and use it to go through each course.
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Larry Greenblatt’s Pass the CISSP with Kirk and Spock series (see below) was also helpful for me to get in the right mindset when approaching each question. (It’s especially helpful if you’re into Star Trek and can relate with who Kirk and Spock are! 🖖🏻)
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Kelly Handerhan’s course on Cybrary is often praised. I didn’t think it was that great. It was way too in-depth in some places and completely skipped some other things. It might be useful as a refresher afterwards, or not.
| Spock | Kirk |
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| Spock is a rational, logical Vulcan thinker. | Kirk is a compassionate, human thinker. |
| quantitative Spock describes things quantitatively using measurements and hard data. |
qualitative Kirk is able to describe things qualitatively using more abstract ideas like “good” and “bad.” |
| objective Spock only makes decisions based upon facts and is not swayed by his or others’ opinions. |
subjective Kirk is able to make descisions based on his personal perspective and preferences. |
| cost Spock describes things in an analytical way and is only concerned with their cost. |
value Kirk is able to ascribe values to items. |
| certifies Spock is a SME, but only second-in-command. He can only certify that something would meet appropriate criteria. |
accredits Kirk is the senior officer of the ship. He is the one that supplies that final approval and authorization that a system can be used. |
| Spock “proves” answers wrong using logic. | Kirk “feels” the right answer by using experience and instinct. |