CISSP for Dummies (Paperback)

by Lawrence C. Miller (Author), Peter H. Gregory CISA CISSP (Author), Peter Gregory (Author) "Some say that the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) candidate requires a breadth of knowledge 50 miles across and 2 inches deep..." (more)
Key Phrases: physical security domain, finger scan systems, life safety controls, John Wiley, Application Layer, United States (more...)

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&a good book&simple, straightforward& -- Communications News, January 2003

“…a good book…simple, straightforward…”(Communications News, January 2003)

Product Description
* Includes quick assessment tests at the beginning of each chapter as well as a prep test at the end.
* Presents the material in a down-to-earth, jargon-free style for real studying and understanding.
* Provides hundreds of randomly generated test questions on the enclosed CD-ROM.
* Offers timed and untimed versions of the practice tests on the CD-ROM.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (September 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764516701
• ISBN-13: 978-0764516702
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #520,229 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth a quick read, June 17, 2005

By	Jim Vitek (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For you to understand my rather positive rating of this book, I feel that I must describe the context of my decision to read it. I'm a pretty experienced software developer (10+ years, network engineer (2 years), & solution architect (5 years), who recently accepted a position of Security Director for a large corporation. To educate myself for my new role I searched for good, well rounded books on the subject. I found CISSP books very attractive as they provide a structured 20,000 foot view of information security. I chose CISSP for dummies as my first book so I could get this high level view as quickly as possible.

The good:
The book satisfied my objective. It was indeed a quick read... at least as far as CISSP books go. The 320 or so pages with a big font & white-space allow one to read this book in a small fraction of the time it takes to read the official ISC guide or Shon Harris's book (though both of these provide a more complete & accurate education). The author does a good job hitting the subject at a high level with clear text. I especially like the way this book wraps up business continuity planning.

The bad:
Don't rely on this book to prepare yourself for the CISSP exam. After finishing this book I scored >80%, or high enough to make one think you could pass the test. After reading Shon's book (CISSP Certification All-In-One) I realized I really didn't know that much yet. I have since earned my CISSP & don't think the dummies book alone would have been enough for me.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, October 16, 2002

By A Customer

Everyone knows that the CISSP exam is not for dummies, but don't let the title of this book put you off. It was great as a review/final cram before I took the exam. I think it would make an excellent first read, too. I studied using The CISSP Prep Guide and an online study group and then bought this book on the recommendation of someone in my study group. There is a chapter for each of the ten domains. There are no frills here, but the coverage is accurate, balanced, and matched pretty closely what I found on the exam. I particularly appreciated the study tools on the CD-ROM. The flash cards were pure genius. I was able to download them to my Palm, and I quizzed myself in the car all the way to the testing location. I definitely got my money's worth out of this book and highly recommend it to others sitting or considering sitting for the CISSP exam.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I was hoping, February 27, 2003

By	Daniel Pike (Pleasant Hill, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just took the CISSP exam this week and wanted to come back and give my thoughts on this book. I was fairly disappointed in the lack of detail that this book provided, and wouldn't recommend it as your single study resource. In my opinion, this book lacks the amount of detail that the average person would need to get their CISSP certification. I used two resouces while studying for the exam. (this one and The CISSP Prep Guide) I thought the prep guide was better written and I also liked the advanced question and answer sections that that book has. If I was starting over again, I wouldn't use CISSP for Dummies as one of my study resources.