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Summary: Worth a quick read
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Do not buy!!!
Comment: This book is an overview. It does not cover the details that are required for CISSP. I found more helpful resources (PDF, PPT, doc)) on the internet free of cost.
Save some money and buy Shon Harris's or Wiley's Exam Prep Guide instead. That is what I did.
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Summary: Handy CISSP prep guide
Comment: CISSP for Dummies is a handy little CISSP prep guide.
Not 'THE' guide to use, but helpful.
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Summary: CISSP - A mile wide and an inch deep
Comment: This book was very helpful o me. I am studing for the CISSP. I have no knowledge in this area. This is a speed read that shortened my learning curve.
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Summary: Just passed the CISSP
Comment: This book was actually not detailed enough to cover the exam. Your money would be best put to on the new offiical ISC2 CISSP Exam guide.
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