I took and passed the CISSP exam yesterday, Friday May 16th, with 17 minutes to spare! I didn't take this exam alone. I walked into the exam hall with a virtual tribe of individuals lifting me on their shoulders. Their confidence in me, dispelled all of my fears and anxiety. Sitting in front of the examination computer, the questions seemed clear to me, even if my fundamentals may have been a bit fuzzy. I would not have passed the exam without the support of this Skool platform, our CISSP Community Study Group (CSG) and the personal connections that I have made via the study groups. Here is my attempt to thank everyone. If I missed someone, please attribute it to my excitement. @Christopher Schneider for introducing me to this platform, @Rebecca Kirk for suggesting that we form a Community Study Group(CSG), @Vincent Primiani for providing the platform, @Fouad Ahmed for motivational support and lots of great documents, @Shane Symons for supporting the group, our CSG members: @Annette Corona @Timilehin Ajibade @Maurice Lightfoot @Taiye Olorundare @Stan Lyubarskiy @Tahjar R @Mario Rasathurai @Reginald Johnson JR, @Randy Rempel. Special thanks to @Venkat Ayyer @Babur Farooq, @Peter Marie, who passed but continue to support the CSG and @Jolian Stephens @Martín Figueroa for the late night Quantum Question reviews. There are so many more..... My main resources: Original Study Guide: Nineth and Tenth Editions (Wiley Test Bank too)

I took the CISSP this week and failed, I went through 150 questions with about 30 minutes left. I booked my next cert attempt for the end of July. One topic Above proficiency level, two at near, the rest below.

So I wrote my exam on Tuesday in NZ and thought I failed as I only answered 95 questions. Then received my notice to say I passed. This was a great relief as, based on what I understood, is if you answer less than 100 questions, it would indicate you failed. So if anyone else who does not get to 100 questions, do not panic until you have received your confirmation 😁.

Hello Team, I’m thrilled to share that I have successfully passed the CISSP! This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the collective effort and inspiring discussions we shared throughout our study journey in this group. Reflecting on my preparation, I found a few resources particularly valuable that I’d like to recommend: - Thoroughly reviewing official documents and guides helped build a solid foundation. *Cissp Study Guide 3rd Edition (Eric Conrad- Seth Misenar- Joshua Feldman). * ISC2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide & Practice Tests Bundle (Sybex Study Guide) *11th Hour CISSP study Guide *Certified Information Systems security Professional (CISSP) Exam guide ( Ted Jordan, Ric Daza and Hinne Hettema) * https://study.pocketprep.com/study @90%, very helpful. *CISSP-Prep (Honestly, it was not helpful, and the style of questions can easily discourage your efforts) *Andrew 50 CISSP questions :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbVY0Cg8Ntw * Luke's 25 CISSP Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHbdNMRLafA - Watched Pete Zerger: https://www.youtube.com/@InsideCloudAndSecurity - Went through all Coffee shot per domain video of Prah (Vey important and very close to exam style question) - Fully engaged and attended study sessions - Utilizing test bank resources was instrumental in familiarizing myself with the exam format and question styles. - Leveraging research engines like Perplexity proved incredibly helpful for clarifying complex concepts quickly and efficiently. Example: Please provide me with 15 CISSP-style MCQ to help you master the differences between the following protocols: SAML,OAuth,OIDC

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