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Information on the new CISSP

Bayshob — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:39:21 GMT

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www-carrillo-cz — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:01:25 GMT

Great improvement!

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kbodeholt — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:42:37 GMT

Seems like an improvement. Recalls sitting for 6 long hours and doing the test with pen and paper back in 2008.

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cyberpro — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 22:49:24 GMT

I am more motivated now than ever to take the CISSP.

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CraigSFrazier — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:26:39 GMT

Wow what a difference,

When i took the exam it was 250 questions and I had 15 mins left. I'll be seeking reparations for emotional stress.

@Bayshob wrote:

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Five99999 — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 03:03:30 GMT

This is probably a good change and should keep the exam costs stable since the testing center should charge less for a shorter exam length.

I’d be interested in seeing how the pass rates are affected. If you need to use all 150 questions you actually have less time available per question compared to the linear format. (1.2 Minutes vs 1.44 Minutes) If you pass in 100 questions you have more time per question (1.8 minutes), but I would have to assume if you passed in the minimum question count you probably knew your stuff and finished early anyways.

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Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:55:53 GMT

Yes it is. A wonderful improvement

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Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:56:31 GMT

Its a wonderful improvement. Less stress, Lesser time

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Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:56:55 GMT

Great

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Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:57:34 GMT

Yes a great difference

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Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:58:40 GMT

Yes

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Mark18976 — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:32:10 GMT

The new test is much harder than the older one.

Do not kid yourself.

Personally, I hate it.

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CraigSFrazier — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:34:42 GMT

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CraigSFrazier — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:35:13 GMT

Harder is relative to your understanding and experience.

However we can both agree with empirical data which test was longer. So, if both were equally "hard" from our perception, then another factor that can contribute to the challenge would have been length of exam.
That is how I see it in my humble opinion.

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Mark18976 — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:39:09 GMT

Again, it is your perception...

My opinion: test is much harder and with only 100 questions - almost no room for error.

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CraigSFrazier — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:42:32 GMT

Understood, however the test ranges from 100-150 questions given its adaptive nature.

If you go over 110+ we know what that means.... lol

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Nothwindtrader — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:41:34 GMT

Sounds interesting. 250 questions in 6 hours really no longer fits into the time, with attention spans going down.

For those who know their stuff, this will make a big difference, they will pass in less time - and immediately have an indication they passed.

If you need more time to read and understand questions, this may be a problem, depending on how many questions you can answer right within the available time.

From the perspective that ISC2 wants to ensure you understood the body of knowledge when passing the test, this makes sense, and it may even cause more people taking the test - really, the lenght of the test is probably a stronger deterrent than the complexity of the questions. A test should test your knowledge, not your endurance...

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derekskaggs — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:30:26 GMT

Great news, I'll pass this on. I would imagine the stress level will increase exponentially if you are answering questions 120+.

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TamarcusP — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:02:29 GMT

This is a great change! It will motivate plenty of professionals to obtain their CISSP now. Also, i wonder if they will still practice the 25 mock question format. Basically, they use 25 of the questions for "research/evaluation" purposes. I wonder.

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StephenK — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:10:55 GMT

A couple of comments on the new test having passed it on Friday. The first is that I did not know the format had changed until I was at the test centre. The test centre and myself were confused by the fact that my booking said it was for a 360 minute exam and the exam centre had it down for a 180 minute exam. It would be worth notifying people who have already booked the exam and have missed any announcement about the changes to ensure there is no confusion when they turn up for the exam.

The second is that the exam seems to be more practical than the practice exams I was taking with more relevant questions to the real world which are more difficult if you just rely on the textbooks but are easier if you are a practitioner and aren't familiar with US laws (I live in the UK).

Not knowing it was adaptive I was bemused by the fact that the test ended after 100 questions and 1 hour having prepared myself for a 6 hour marathon. Although this did mean I had quite a lot of time back.