CISSP - TP or self study

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Hi,

I am contemplating taking the CISSP exam and I am a little unsure as to how to "learn" for it.

There is only 1 training company in the UK that is authorised to teach people and that's Firebrand. (Read a couple of articles here about them - on the whole OK reviews but some not so)

Has anyone taken the CISSP course via them and what did they think about it? Did you pass? Would you recommend them?

I ask because the £3k residential 7day course is expensive for me - if I pass then it's worth it of course - but that's a risk I am unsure about taking considering todays climate. I have the pre-req. experience so if Audited by (ISC)2 I would be ok, just not 100% sure about being able to retain all the info in 1 week. (Though as the course is not until Jan I do have some time to read in advance) Self study is obviously a hell of a lot cheaper but that requires self discipline that sometimes I lack.

I think I would respond better to a class room experience so could also consider the blended CBT course by Shon Harris / SANS if anyone has experince of these too?

I do appreciate that any views of them / the courses are the opinion of the poster and not everyone will get the same experience, but I am interested non the less.

Liqua.

 

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My suggestion is self-study. I've done the self-study with some colleagues and found it fairly good, especially the Shon Harris book. Even the folks I know that have done the 1-week course did the self-study first and took the course to strengthen the points.


Best of luck...

 

Thankyou.

Liq.

 

Really? Where did you hear that?

I think these people might beg to differ:
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Learning Tree
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I used Firebrand (or 'The Training Camp' as they were known then) about a year ago for the CEH. They were alright - no better or worse than any other TP I've ever used. Three grand is ridiculously expensive for the CISSP - every other TP I've linked to above do it considerably cheaper - some of them over a thousand quid cheaper.

 

Welcome back Zeb

btw did you notice you nominations is the avatar and advisor award threads?

 

Link - My mistake: there are 2 "officially recognised" training providers for ISC2 in the UK - I only remembered about the Firebrand one as I could not get hold of the other at the time of posting my presumtion was they were not offering training anymore.

Also, I quote from an email received from ISC2 themselves (Patricia Reiner - Client Services) when comparing their prices at the affiliates to the likes of Shon Harris & SANS (which are comparible in price):

However, the ones you mention offer CISSP boot camps but are not official (for what that's worth)

The cheaper ones you saw were not rediential courses - I live in Manchester and I could attend local ones for about the same as you linked (which is the same price as the Firebrand course) - the bootcamp option at £3k was for living expenses, food, the whole schebang. Total immersion.

Them being a much of a muchness is welcomed as I am quite hesitant to part with such money in these times (recession) so I am going to try and self learn.

Liq.

 

Hey guys...what are the pre-reqs for CISSP just out of interest? It's an area that interests me...

Cheers,

Ryan

 

Their Web site tells you all you need to know: link