Study Guides for the CISSP Certification

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Pref-Stuff Study Materials

This is study material for the 2018 CISSP Exam. There are links below to my notes on each domain, information about the exam, and other study tools.

  • Forked from Simon Owens and add some notes.

Why become a CISSP?

• To broaden your current knowledge of security concepts and practices
• To demonstrate your expertise as a seasoned security professional
• To become more marketable in a competitive workforce
• To increase your salary and be eligible for more employment opportunities
• To bring improved security expertise to your current occupation
• To show a dedication to the security discipline

Domain Study Guides and Notes

  • Glossary.pdf (107 kb)
  • d1-security-and-risk-management.pdf (83 kb)
  • d2-asset-security.pdf (38 kb)
  • d3-security-architecture-and-engineering.pdf (66 kb)
  • d4-communication-and-network-security.pdf (45 kb)
  • d5-identity-and-access-management.pdf (48 kb)
  • d6-security-assessment-and-testing.pdf (55 kb)
  • d7-security-operations.pdf (68 kb)
  • d8-software-development-security.pdf (41 kb)
  • general-tips.pdf (39 kb)
  • tricky-definitions.pdf (51 kb)

    • About the exam:

    Need 5 years expierence for certification. Get associate if less than that.
    3 hours
    100-150 Multiple Choice Questions
    70% to pass
    All domains 10-15% of score
    Official Information

    Practice Exams

    Cybervista
    Techtarget
    Networkasia
    Grocertify-1

    Study Tools:

    General Tips
    Free Government Training
    Book
    Video Course(cybrary)
    More Free Videos
    Video Questions
    Flash cards
    Review on Exam
    Learning how to learn. If you are going to spend 200 hours learning you might as well take 10 to do it right?