Many years ago there was one class, one text written by the the late great Shon Harris. I read the book over the course of two weeks and reviewed my notes and self made flashcards. What helped more than anything else was (gasp!) I had a great deal of experience so much of what was on the test was more reflection of what I already knew rather than cramed into my head in some feverish over preparation for a fairly easy test. I took five breaks and completed the exam in little over two hours. Most of my fellow test takers were done well before myself so I felt as though I took too much time. Still, to this day I felt over prepared to sit for the exam.
For myself, I considered it, a huge bonus for someone who likes to read the entire test before answering the first question. Personally. I find it so much easier for me to formulate my answers when looking at the entire field of questions.
Completed the CISSP exam while we still had the privilidge of the paper exam. Though shorter in length took both the ISSAP and HCISPP electronically and completed both in about the same time or roughly 2 hours.
