Hey All, I joined the group here in my eleventh hour preparing for the CISSP Exam. I have worked in cybersecurity for a while and in my work experience had lots of interactions with CISSP professionals which I think led to a good baseline understanding, of cybersecurity. I have been studying for a year but mainly because I kept pushing out the exam due to me not feeling confident until I reached a point where it would not let me push it out any further. Biggest tips that helped me were 1. Think like a manager 2. Rationalize the reasons why you are not picking an answer when selecting what you think is the correct answer. 3. Do not rush, plan on running out of time you can still pass if you don't hit 150 4. Focus on the first 10 questions that will guage what kind of test your experience will be. 5. Many questions will be un-scored test questions so be prepared for strangely worded questions. 6. If your uncertain on a question narrow it down to a 50/50 and pick the one you BEST feel is right 7. Go for the answer which is the broadest or can encompass the other options in the list - I studied algorithms and formulas HARD and didn't get a single formula question nor did I get many algorithm questions (just 1 on Bell-Lapadula) - I purchased the official book and study guide from ISC2 - I purchased the Audio Book CISSP All in One Guide by McGraw Hill - I watched all the videos from Destination Certification - I watched all the videos by Inside Cloud and Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nyZhYnCNLA - I took the daily practice questions only in the Pocket Prep Guide App - I took the LearnZ App Practice Tests and never scored higher than a 68 (Yellow) - I participated in a few sessions here in skool the sessions I did attend led to a deeper understanding of the core topics and not just wrote memorization. For that I am grateful. I had to take the test because I couldn't push it out any further but remember its 100-150 questions on so many topics you will likely not be asked a lot of the items covered just statistically with the un-scored questions you may only get a few on set topics in a single domain so don't stress out.

Any recommendations for a good set of practice exams? Been hearing that nothing is ever close to the real one. Hence a bit confused what to follow.

Check it out, unsure how long this will last but when I logged into the ISC2 website today I saw and already enrolled in their free 1 mo self-paced training program which I urge you all to check out. Also note here that they are offering free Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) test registrations which blew my mind. If you're a CISSP Candidate these are benefits you should take advantage of. Free Exam Reg: Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). https://my.isc2.org/s/Candidate-Benefits/1MCC-exam-instructions 1Mo Self Paced Free Training https://enroll.isc2.org/simple_order?catalogid=CC-SPT-GLOBAL-1M&quantity=1&return=https://enroll.isc2.org&_gl=1*1czcp68*_gcl_au*MTI5MzY4NDY3OS4xNzI0MDI4MjA1*_ga*Mzk5OTIzNjAwLjE3MjQwMjgyMDU.*_ga_7V1PGHSZT0*MTcyNDc1NzU4Mi4zLjEuMTcyNDc1Nzc3OC42MC4wLjE1MTgwMzU5MzY. Candidate Benefits: Candidate Benefits (isc2.org) - Free access to Official ISC2 Online Self-Paced Training for Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). Now available in English, Chinese, German, Japanese and Spanish.Free registration to take the Certified in Cybersecurity exam - Digital badge - 30% off Common Body of Knowledge textbooks – save with CRC Press - 50% off practice test books and study guides – save with Wiley publications - Access to learning resources, trainings, courses and peer discussions that focus on relevant domains, timely issues and professional development skills

A systems administrator is setting up a new data management system. It will be gathering data from numerous locations across the network, even from remote offsite locations. The data will be moved to a centralized facility, where it will be stored in a massive RAID array. The data will be encrypted on the storage system using AES-256, and most files will be signed as well. The location of this data warehouse is secured so that only authorized personnel may can enter the room and all digital access is limited to a set of security administrators. Which of the following describes the data.

Trying to study for the CISSP exam be like... There is so much material to cover! 😢