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CISSP For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
by Lawrence H. Miller, Peter H. Gregory
from For Dummies

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• I had this strange feeling...
  I used the 'look inside' option at Amazon and tried 'cryptography'... Well... to my surprise, the first couple of pages felt like reading Shon Harris' "CISSP All-in-one Exam Guide". It was only a slightly condensed version of her book but the attempts at humor and light-heartedness were expanded. "Hmmmm...", I thought. Shon must have condensed her "All-in-one" and repackaged it as a "... for Dummies" product. But, then, I looked at the front page and I couldn't find her name there. She wasn't one of the 2... more info

• Quick overview
  Nutshell review - If you want a very fast, high level, quick, shallow, big picture overview of the CISSP exam then this will do. However, you will not pass the exam on this alone.

• concise and to the point
  This book is suitable both as a starter and final review material.
  For newbies, it provides a bird's eye view of CISSP and quickly
  get you into the mood. For the more experienced IT professionals,
  it provides a quick summary of knowledge points.
  I bought it two weeks before the CISSP exam ... it helped me clearing my head.
  For more extensive coverage, you can look for other CISSP `tome' books, such as "Handbook of Information Security Management". My advice is: don't read too... more info

• A great book for last minute review and people who are very experienced
  Good day to all,
  Once again the CISSP for Dummies book offers a nice, concise, and to the point overview of the CISSP CBK. I would definitively recommend this book as a second step in your studies. It has lots of tips and tricks that will most certainly help you on the real exam. The book is very well done and it even has some jokes to make some of the very dry subjects a bit easier to digest.
  This book is probably NOT enough by itself for a beginner, it would have to be supplemented if you don't... more info

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