[CCCure CISSP] I passed....

[Saurabh Bhargava]

Hello everyone, 

Just received "congratulations..." email from ISC2.

It was a very long, very hard slog and passing it was by the skin of my teeth. 

I studied for around 3 months and used Shon Harris AIO. I knew if I have to pass it has to be from one book as I can't deal with multiple study materials. For any additional information I googled or used (very vast) NIST publications. So, if you are in a dilemma which books to use or you wonder if one book will be sufficient, my answer is  certainly "Yes". 


I also purchased sample exams from ISC2 (Studlscope) but I wasn't fully satisfied with them. Reason I say that is - the level of questions you see in actual exam aren't even close to what I saw in Studlscope. I very much relied on CCCure questions to be honest. 

My exam experience: 

- Many questions I saw in the exam was the first time I saw them
- Don't expect many straightforward questions so its very important you understand the concepts well.
- About 85% of the questions were scenario based. Study materials will help you build your concepts and examination is simple implementation. 
- There were good number of questions which you would only know if you are hands-on, which ties up with the fact experience pre-requisite for the exam.
- Pace yourself well when taking the exam- 6 hours sounds like enough time bit it was just enough for me. I spent a lot of time on first 60 questions (they were very tricky!) and I was over cautious. I then realised I am way behind in the game and had to rush. I just took one break (had no time for more breaks) and attempted about 70 questions in last 1 hour.
- If English isn't your first language, I recommend carrying a dictionary. It did help me with few questions. 

I came out blank after long ordeal and had no clue if I did well- thankfully I passed. 

My sincere thanks to everyone in the group and special and BIG THANKS to Clement for CCCure, it rocks and rocks big time! 

Cheers, Saurabh 


      
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