I passed the exam on Wednesday 16th 2019, so thought i would type up a quick post to go over my study methods and thoughts
Study Method
Three months of on off study and a month of solid study. I would read a chapter a night and try and complete the end of chapter quiz and multiple-choice questions. I found that the quiz was a great memory refresher and worth completing. Whenever i was traveling with work i would try and get some videos or do some tests.
Study material.
SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner All-in-One Exam Guide, Third Edition
Excellent book, and test questions, my one grip would be that it is not grouped into domains.
(ISC)2 SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner Official Practice Tests
Excellent resource for testing knowledge, these are much harder than the exam in my opinion. They get you used to the exam format and gets if used as a study aid, they really help embed the consents.
Mike Chapple SSCP Online Videos (LinkedIn)
Great resource, i found these to be a valuable resource. I liked to watch them when i was traveling and just didn't want to read.
Now i am not going to say i read the whole thing chapter and verse but it deflationary helped me embed the consents.
Android App called SSCP, this had flash cards and practice tests like the Official SSCP Test book
Over 150 written Flash Cards, i did want to use Anki but i found i was spending too much time faffing with the app and format, good concept but not a fan.
I also watched a video that basically simplified things to there most basic form.
Confidentiality = Encryption
Integrity = Hash
Availability = Resilience
Exam Thoughts and Advise
I thought the exam was fair, nothing like I was expecting. Take your time and read the questions a few times and if you know the consents it becomes obvious what the answer is.
Don't try and cram in the last 3 days this, i tried to memories every key size etc and that didn’t help me and I was very tired on test day.
Also not seen this mentioned before but there is a calculator available and a acronyms page you can refer too.
Now on to CISSP, the SSCP is definitely a good stepping stone before jumping into CISSP Domains
