topic Re: ISSAP Cert Study in Exam Preparation

ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:48:10 GMT

Hello Guys,

I am in the middle of studying for the above cert. If there are others doing the same. how are you getting on ? I have the 2nd Ed book. The new Outline does not exactly map onto the book. what are doing or what resources are you using to bridge that knowledge gap ? Thanks in Advance. For me what I have done to so far is to look at the new sybex book. Need something in depth without reading a whole book for one topic area.

Regards

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

DWayland — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:08:21 GMT

I utilized the following:

2nd Edition ISC2 ISSAP book
- Read all online documents referenced in the chapter bibliographies
Read all online documents in the ISC2 CBK Suggested References for ISSAP
Shon Harris CISSP book (to cover overall topics)
The exam outline:
- I searched for NIST papers and white papers for each of the sections and read them
iPhone study question apps - as a way to gauge understanding in the last few weeks
Downloaded and read the Jake Eliasz CISSP-ISSAP Loose Notes
Downloaded and read the Sunflower CISSP Study Guide

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:39:26 GMT

Thanks for this. I was thinking of reading NIST 144.145,146 and 34. Look at the Mindmap and read the Jake Eliasz CISSP-ISSAP Loose Notes. There is also the Sybex and Sari Greene videos to review. By the way have you passed ?

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

DWayland — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:45:48 GMT

I provisionally passed the exam and I am waiting for the endorsement process to complete.

I took the exam July 2018.

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:38:42 GMT

Absolutely brilliant news. I needed to hear that from someone that has just passed. Thanks for you advise. By the way congratulations. In terms of time scale what are we looking at here. I know I wasted tonnes of time on my CISSP. Don't want to do that again. Once more congratulations on your result.

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

DWayland — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:46:38 GMT

Thanks for the congratulations.

I spent about 2 months studying about 2 hours a day.

I found that reading the NIST documents and white papers gave me exposure to things that helped broaden my knowledge.

In the end, having a solid basis in CISSP knowledge was the most helpful.

The CISSP is "a mile wide and an inch deep". I liken the ISSAP to 1/2 a mile wide and several feet deep.

You definitely need that deeper understanding.

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:57:48 GMT

Thanks so much for you candid insight and prompt response. I appreciate you. Looks like there is a lot of work ahead of mine. Thank you. I will hopefully post a good news here in due course. Here goes nothing 🙂

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:00:04 GMT

One last thing. Did you use a practice test ? If so which one ? Thanks in Advance

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

DWayland — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:01:37 GMT

I used the ISSAP iPhone app.

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Sonny_2 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:24:01 GMT

Got you. Thanks once again for your time

Re: ISSAP Cert Study

Kaity — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:08:24 GMT

Great advice here from @DWayland! We also have a Security Architecture 2-day course coming up before Security Congress in New Orleans in case anyone is coming to the conference!

I utilized the following:

2nd Edition ISC2 ISSAP book
- Read all online documents referenced in the chapter bibliographies
Read all online documents in the ISC2 CBK Suggested References for ISSAP
Shon Harris CISSP book (to cover overall topics)
The exam outline:
- I searched for NIST papers and white papers for each of the sections and read them
iPhone study question apps - as a way to gauge understanding in the last few weeks
Downloaded and read the Jake Eliasz CISSP-ISSAP Loose Notes
Downloaded and read the Sunflower CISSP Study Guide