I somehow passed the CISSP about an hour ago. I studied for roughly eight months using various resources. It felt like I got every question wrong. I wanted to thank this study group for the practice questions! Special thanks to @Fouad Ahmed @Vincent Primiani @Owen Chin! I also benefited from the few study group sessions I attended towards the end. Thanks @Claudie Aldridge and @Jolian Stephens ! Here is a jumbled list of the resources I used and probably forgot a few. Exam Questions Quantum Exams and cissprep.net (Very similar to the real exam questions) The Destination Certification App also comes with over a thousand free questions and flash cards that are somewhat like the exam LinkedIn Learning Practice Exams (pretty good) Books ISC2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 10th Edition by Mike Chapple (I read this whole book and used the companion site for questions) Official CISSP Practice Tests, 4th Edition by Mike Chapple (used the companion site for more questions) CISSP For Dummies, 8th Edition (used companion site for questions) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Exam Guide by Packt Publishing (has a website for questions) I purchased an e-book called CISSP: The Last Mile by Pete Zerger (the guy that does the exam cram videos) O'Reilly CISSP Certification and Cybersecurity Closer Look Labs (Video Collection) by Sari Greene I did one live bootcamp on O'Reilly with Dean Bushmiller and one with Sari Greene. Percipio I also did a live bootcamp on Percipio with Michael Shannon and watched his CISSP course videos. YouTube CISSP Exam Cram: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7XJSuT7Dq_XPK_qmYMqfiBjbtHJRWigD Why you will pass the CISSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Y6Zog8h2A

I provisionally passed this morning!! I had all 150 questions. This study group, Cert Mike on LinkedIn Learning, LearnZApp, and lots of prayer! Thank you everyone for the support!

I read the Destination Certification line by line first time, Second time I focused on all the lines I bookmarked while reading the first time, and also concentrated on the Highlight points in the book. Watched Dest cert mind map videos countless times, watched the Pete Zerg videos Full course, Cram and exam prep, Mike Chappelle videos, Cv Simpson videos, Cyber platter videos on YT, Tom Olzak, Think like a Manager, 2 CISSP live Boot camps. LearnzApp ( Good for testing knowledge ) Priya DW - (Udemy CISSP practice exam for exam difficulty) Pocket Prep ( Just for test of Knowledge ) OSG Wiley practice ( for Lengthy exam hours + Knowledge ) Dest Cert App ( Glossary prep exams ) Official OSG Book ( Read that but too cumbersome ) Strong emphasis on learning how to comprehend Context of questions in the exam Studied from Mid December to April, I was so close the first time in January. So yes that’s a summary of my Journey !

I successfully passed the CISSP exam yesterday, and I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone on this forum for their insightful contributions. My study journey, - I began my preparation in mid-January 2025, dedicating 4-5 hours daily to studying.  - My resources included the Official Study Guide and Practice Tests (using the online version for exam familiarity),  - Mike Chapple's CISSP course on LinkedIn Learning, and - LearnZapp (which I found to contain similar questions to the official materials).  - Notably, *MS Copilot* was a game-changer, allowing me to break down complex concepts into layman's terms and effectively distinguish between similar topics.   I wish all future test-takers the very best!"

I passed CISSP this Friday and thought I’d share my resources. Thor Pederson’s CISSP series/easy, medium and hard questions Think Like a Manager - YouTube Video Destination CISSP WannaBe practice questions Official Study Guide and Tests The test is something else, had no idea how I was doing the whole time. But at question 100 it told me the test was done, so I either did really good or really bad. I looked at the clock and had only been testing for an hour and some change. I didn’t even look at the print out when they handed it to me, and when I did check it in the car as I sat in the parking lot I didn’t even look shed a few tears of joy. Anyway, this is just me saying this is very possible and you can do it. Thinking like a manager is the most important part of this test. You can be the most technically gifted person when it comes to Information Security but if you don’t think from the business perspective you won’t pass this test. Good luck to those who haven’t passed yet and congrats to my fellow CISSP’s