Look, don't let the word "official" get to you. There are no "official" books to the 10 information security domains. ISC2 does not own the CBK.
Having read this cover-to-cover I must say this is by far the most complicated and mis-organized book I have ever seen. The good points about this book is if you are able to navigate the confusing headers without a proper table of content to guide you, then 90% of the testable content is there.
Some points that I think the book needs to improve upon:
1) Headings are absolutely inconsistent. The eesay/thesis format is inappropriate for this book. Some headers are bolded, others are underlined, yet others are italicized. The worst part: they're all different among different chapters. You're sure to get lost with where you are in the chapter.
2) Content is "over-emphasied". In short, this book takes absolutely simple concepts like "least privilege" and "need to know" which most other resources are able to explain in a paragraph or less (Eric Corrand does it in a paragraph, Shon Harris does it in 2, Wikipedia does it in a sentence). This book does it in 5 pages, and goes on to information rarely relevant to the concept. You're sure to cloud your understanding reading about concepts in this book.
3) Overlapping information. Each chapter in this book is its own "essay" or "thesis", written by a different "Subject matter expert", but reviewed by the Tiptons. Think of it as a binder of 10 different books stapled together...again, without a table of contents. You're sure to have fun trying to grasp the writing styles of the different authors while trying to eliminate overlapping points in your notes.
I recommend you ease your studying efforts and go for another resource.
A TERRIBLE guide!! ISC2 makes the most simple concepts very complicated and really hard to understand (compared to the Shon Harris...compared to any other study guide). You're better off watching youtube explain it! And not to mention the horrible editing job full of spelling and syntactical errors. There's a section that is explaining the Layer 5 Session layer that ends with something along the lines of, "Layer 6 protocols include NFS, Netbios..." So make sure you pay attention! And because of the way some paragraphs are aligned, you have some sentences that have no spaces-yesyoureadthatright,nospaceswhatsoeverandtheentirelinelooksalotlikethis. The section headers are vague , and unlike Shon Harris, it does not do a review or give a bulleted list of the main points of the section (which I find very helpful in a 1000+ page book). I'd knock a book for the technical editing alone, but for it to have bad editing AND is impossible to understand??! This is the THIRD Edition?! Let's just say if you're planning on buying this book, make sure you have ANOTHER book to reference!
It is expensive for each domain in kindle edition! $11.99 for each. $119.9 for all 10 domains! 49% more expensive than hard cover version ($79.95)! The book is good but I think the price for kindle edition should be lower to encourage "GREEN"!
I planned to read all 10 domains before June for the exam but there are still ONLY 3 domains in kindle version (it's Feb already).
I agree with Ben, you have to be careful when buying for the Kindle. It seems the whole book is not available for the Kindle, you have to buy one domain at the time at $9.99. Even when you look at the paper version of the book it still point you to only one domain at $9.99, like many others have said this is very misleading.
This is the first time ever that I see a book that cost more in Digital format than Paper format. ISC2 press need to revise their strategy for sure.
I spent a lot of time attempting to find all ten domains in Kindle format and I could not. It seems Telecommunication and Network Security had issues that needs to be fixed by the publisher and it is not available to buy, you can only view portion of it. I have not seen Software Security at all, I could not find it. Hopefully these two domains will be added to complete the whole set.
I have published a list of the accurate links you can use to get each of the chapters on my CCCure web site.
So far I have only read quickly through some of the chapters but it seems to be more cohesive than the last edition. One good thing this time is the fact there is only one main author instead of having dozen of them with different writing style like the old edition.
I will post a further review about the content itself once I read through multiple chapters.
A lot of ink has been spilled to the value of information security certifications, with opposing sides often swearing. These discourses usually end with the admission of Godwin's law.
If the number of certification guides is indicative, then there is value in certification, as demonstrated with the 3rd edition of the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK just out.
First the good news - as the official (ISC)2 study guide, this edition provides the latest and greatest set of study material for the CISSP CBK (common body of knowledge). The 3rd edition has come a long way since the first edition, which had some significant shortcomings around organization and editing.
All of the 10 chapters in the book revolve around the 10 domains of the CBK, which all follow the same structure. Each chapter provides an overview of all of the core topics, and concludes with review questions.
The down side to the book is that with a page count at nearly 1,500 pages, the book seems to be another Shon Harris CISSP guide with every conceivable security topic under the sun. But the proper page count is likely half that, given that the book uses a very large font size. This may make it easier to take notes, but its size and weight make the book a bit more difficult to use.
With a list price of $79.95, the book is priced on par with similar study guides. Note that Amazon often has new and used version available at a discount.
According to a few reviews on Amazon, the Kindle version of the book at $9.99 includes only one chapter. Those looking for the enter book on a Kindle should take notice.
For the most part, CISSP study guides have lately become commodity items. For those looking for a reliable guide, with the official imprimatur of the (ISC)2, the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK is a worthwhile reference to assist the candidate in preparing for the CISSP exam.
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Publisher: Auerbach Publications; 3 edition (December 21, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 146656976X
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