ISC^2 is a different beast when it comes to studying and certs. Not only do you need to know those the knowledge domains, but you also have to think like a manager. They, like WGU, are competency based. They will only just show that you passed it, nothing else. It prevents brain dumps, helps the security of the test, and such. So it makes sense from that perspective. I took CISSP and failed the first time because those management questions. Well the audits also screwed me up as well. I got the notice saying that I'm great on 6 of the 8 domains and went back and studied the 2 that they had me focus on and took it again and passed. But, there's the reason why the CISSP is revered in the industry as far as I can tell.
Took and passed this today, not going to lie...this test SUCKED. I read the the McGraw Hill and Sybex books, used Boson and other questions to prep and STILL feel like it wasn't enough. (I also have a CISSP and AWS SAA.) I personally think the McGraw Hill book is better, the Sybex book was lacking. Tough test but passable.
I had to wait a month and drive all the way to Jersey City (an hour drive) and pay $25 to park to take my CISSP. That said, the entry level CC is available at most centers. I took that as a warmup to CISSP. Next stop for me is CSSLP as I'm doing application security.
Thanks for all the videos I am starting in April and I have watched a lot of your videos and i think you are pretty fair in most your conclusions about classes and experiences.
Appreciate your hard work and continued updates. It's helped me push to get on the track towards my degree. I'm a bit removed from my last college experience so seeing others doing the program I'm interested in has helped immensely. Wishing you the best of luck brother!
@fraydizs7302 the exam is a combination of both technical and managerial concepts. While it does test your understanding of technical aspects like cloud architecture, security technologies, and operations, it also emphasizes governance, compliance, and risk management in cloud environments. The exam covers topics such as cloud data security, cloud platform and infrastructure security, cloud application security, and legal and regulatory compliance, making it a well-rounded exam with both technical and strategic components. If you're familiar with cloud platforms and security practices, it would be a technical exam from your perspective, but it also includes higher-level security management principles.
Took it twice passed second go after I did some AWS certs and Ben Malisow’s training. He wrote the ISC2 study guides and he has a WannaBeACCSP course. If you consider it again I highly recommend.
I am sorry for your score. Tbh, I don't like the ISC2 questions format, they are vague, poorly written, and unrelated to the course objectives. I think Comptia exams are on par, more useful, and exam questions are well-written. Moreover, I disagree with you in terms of ISC2 being secretive. I think the only reason they show your performance if you fail the exam is solely for marketing & selling purposes. They are trying to persuade you indirectly to pay for the exam & retake it. However, if you pass the exam they won't get a monetary return by showing you how you performed. I believe their action is unethical but it is what it is. Good luck with your other certifications this year & I believe the hardest will be the PMP.
Sorry you don't want to retake. Maybe a few years from now. I got my cissp. I was able to get my issmp a year later, but not by studying the isc2 book. The test questions NEVER match the books and are extremely nuanced and are very opinionated. I wanted to get the ccsp but haven't had the time. Maybe someday.
Congrats on the ISSMP! I wasn't as motivated to get the CCSP as I've been with other certifications and it's not the first exam I've failed so it's all good.
I think issue is with sybex using Mike & David for everything, I had used sybex books for security+ , sscp and last straw was cysa+. David & Mike books probably using same material over in every book, no fresh material and practice tests were outdated so for ccsp I was going to give their online practice tests a shot thinking may be they are more up to date but after watching your video I decided to go with all in one series, I will see in couple of months how it goes
A few years ago you had to pass the CCSP exam to pass the class, but they switched to an in house exam so it's no longer required. Instead, they'll give you 1 free CCSP voucher after you pass the class.
How did you go about getting your CCSP voucher? I keep asking my CIs about it, but I'm not getting a response. I just passed the Cloud Security course.
The way the CCSP is priced, nobody can afford to keep trying more than once! That's ISC2's choice, overpricing things like that. I'm hoping the CCSK works out better - it also has the advantage that it does not expire.
2:35 this makes them liable for a class action lawsuit because they breached their contract. they are now on the hook for millions. they can also be acused of defamation.
It'll probably increase your chances of getting a job interview... at least a little. Most of the IT degrees at WGU come with certifications too and both will look great on your resume. That said, security positions are hard to get into with no experience.
@@CameronEvolved Thank you for your responses. Other than the labs in courses what other ways would you suggest to get good experience that employers would look at?
Yes. All except for C838 (Managing Cloud Security). You pass an internal exam to pass that course and they'll give you a free voucher to take the CCSP after that.
These exams are a joke. Its like theyre not really concerned on if your really know the material or not. You basically have to be an expert at test taking and the psychology behind who created the test. You do not necessarily know the material fully. But its all a game and unfortunately if you want to be in the game you have to play by the rules set forth by said game. So not only should you study the material but it seems like you better study the mindset behind the test creators as well. I guess its a good business model to make a lot of money. Thanks for the video. While all that info is still fresh in your mind I think you should go back and take it and turn that L into a win.
CISSP is an exam which not just need knowledge by needs you to "Think like a manager" Me feels like .. .Oh nooo I cannot think like a manager because I failed in CISSP, omg nooo .. Even if I worked as a manager even if I have been deploying security solutions , leading integrations for 10+ years ... i should quit as manager because I failed CISSP. See that college passed out guy he passed the CISSP conditional exam and I failed so he should jump on my assistant Manager seat and in my company everyone knows I don't think like a manager now because of my stupidity to follow process claim reimbursement before I can appear so yes I don't think like a manager!
ISC^2 is a different beast when it comes to studying and certs. Not only do you need to know those the knowledge domains, but you also have to think like a manager. They, like WGU, are competency based. They will only just show that you passed it, nothing else. It prevents brain dumps, helps the security of the test, and such. So it makes sense from that perspective. I took CISSP and failed the first time because those management questions. Well the audits also screwed me up as well. I got the notice saying that I'm great on 6 of the 8 domains and went back and studied the 2 that they had me focus on and took it again and passed. But, there's the reason why the CISSP is revered in the industry as far as I can tell.
Took and passed this today, not going to lie...this test SUCKED.
I read the the McGraw Hill and Sybex books, used Boson and other questions to prep and STILL feel like it wasn't enough.
(I also have a CISSP and AWS SAA.)
I personally think the McGraw Hill book is better, the Sybex book was lacking.
Tough test but passable.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Following your advice and wrapped up my SEC+. You are helping so many of us trying to get this degree.
Thanks for watching and good luck on your degree!
I had to wait a month and drive all the way to Jersey City (an hour drive) and pay $25 to park to take my CISSP. That said, the entry level CC is available at most centers. I took that as a warmup to CISSP. Next stop for me is CSSLP as I'm doing application security.
an hour drive not bad 😂😂
Thanks for all the videos I am starting in April and I have watched a lot of your videos and i think you are pretty fair in most your conclusions about classes and experiences.
Which degree are you going for? Cybersecurity? Thanks for watching!
Appreciate your hard work and continued updates. It's helped me push to get on the track towards my degree. I'm a bit removed from my last college experience so seeing others doing the program I'm interested in has helped immensely. Wishing you the best of luck brother!
Great Video Cameron! I really respect accuracy and integrity on one's videos. Thank you for steering me in the right direction with the CCSP
Can’t believe I watch a 12 minute video of someone who is blaming his failure on the exam and not the fact he doesn’t understand the content.
Honestly some tech exams are just bad lol
This guy is an idiot
@fraydizs7302 the exam is a combination of both technical and managerial concepts. While it does test your understanding of technical aspects like cloud architecture, security technologies, and operations, it also emphasizes governance, compliance, and risk management in cloud environments. The exam covers topics such as cloud data security, cloud platform and infrastructure security, cloud application security, and legal and regulatory compliance, making it a well-rounded exam with both technical and strategic components. If you're familiar with cloud platforms and security practices, it would be a technical exam from your perspective, but it also includes higher-level security management principles.
Appreciate your transparency
Took it twice passed second go after I did some AWS certs and Ben Malisow’s training. He wrote the ISC2 study guides and he has a WannaBeACCSP course. If you consider it again I highly recommend.
I am sorry for your score. Tbh, I don't like the ISC2 questions format, they are vague, poorly written, and unrelated to the course objectives.
I think Comptia exams are on par, more useful, and exam questions are well-written.
Moreover, I disagree with you in terms of ISC2 being secretive. I think the only reason they show your performance if you fail the exam is solely for marketing & selling purposes. They are trying to persuade you indirectly to pay for the exam & retake it. However, if you pass the exam they won't get a monetary return by showing you how you performed.
I believe their action is unethical but it is what it is.
Good luck with your other certifications this year & I believe the hardest will be the PMP.
Sorry you don't want to retake. Maybe a few years from now. I got my cissp. I was able to get my issmp a year later, but not by studying the isc2 book. The test questions NEVER match the books and are extremely nuanced and are very opinionated. I wanted to get the ccsp but haven't had the time. Maybe someday.
Congrats on the ISSMP! I wasn't as motivated to get the CCSP as I've been with other certifications and it's not the first exam I've failed so it's all good.
I think issue is with sybex using Mike & David for everything, I had used sybex books for security+ , sscp and last straw was cysa+. David & Mike books probably using same material over in every book, no fresh material and practice tests were outdated so for ccsp I was going to give their online practice tests a shot thinking may be they are more up to date but after watching your video I decided to go with all in one series, I will see in couple of months how it goes
How’d it go?
Not too many people are transparent about the L's they took. You earned a new subscriber sir.
I'm actually taking this test because it's part of my WGU curriculum also. Don't you have to pass the test to pass the class?
No. It’s an in house exam with optional voucher.
A few years ago you had to pass the CCSP exam to pass the class, but they switched to an in house exam so it's no longer required. Instead, they'll give you 1 free CCSP voucher after you pass the class.
Thank you man for posting this. I am on my way to a cert wall myself too.
I’m taking the CCSK but it was good to hear about the CCSP experience. Glad to know that I’m not missing out on anything
I've been going back and forth on the CCSK. Can't see it worth it.
@@krisg900 Yeah, it will only be valuable if you probably don’t have any cloud certs
@@redreacts2388 I have sc-200. I went back and forth on CCSK
How did you go about getting your CCSP voucher? I keep asking my CIs about it, but I'm not getting a response. I just passed the Cloud Security course.
You should get an email automatically within a couple of days after passing that will have information on how to get the voucher.
@@CameronEvolved False alarm. I did. The CI could've just said that though. :|
This was a tough exam for sure. Took me two attempts to pass
The way the CCSP is priced, nobody can afford to keep trying more than once! That's ISC2's choice, overpricing things like that. I'm hoping the CCSK works out better - it also has the advantage that it does not expire.
Ccsk isn't as valuable though.
@@krisg900 How about Mile2 CCSO and EC - Council CCSE?
2:35 this makes them liable for a class action lawsuit because they breached their contract. they are now on the hook for millions. they can also be acused of defamation.
Yeah i like learning videos as well which is why im watching this one 😂. Thanks for sharing your experience.
With just the WGU degree and no experience would employers be likely to hire?
It'll probably increase your chances of getting a job interview... at least a little. Most of the IT degrees at WGU come with certifications too and both will look great on your resume. That said, security positions are hard to get into with no experience.
@@CameronEvolved Thank you for your responses. Other than the labs in courses what other ways would you suggest to get good experience that employers would look at?
With the courses with WGU for instance comp tia pentest. Do you need to take the cert exam to pass the classes in WGU for cyber security?
Yes. All except for C838 (Managing Cloud Security). You pass an internal exam to pass that course and they'll give you a free voucher to take the CCSP after that.
You have the CISSP and found this exam harder? Or different in a way that didnt work for you?
I think the CISSP is a little harder, but to be fair, I failed the CISSP on my first attempt too.
The exam has simulation questions like CompTIA ???
Today I took the CCSP exam and I failed it 😅. I see what you mean now.
I will be mad asf if I'm taking a test and random questions doesn't count towards my grade to pass
Exactly 😆
it is silly all it does is slow you down and make you second guess yourself
Taking the CISSP will tell you one thing for sure. Are you a good test taker. You will find out.
is this the GRC program
These exams are a joke. Its like theyre not really concerned on if your really know the material or not. You basically have to be an expert at test taking and the psychology behind who created the test. You do not necessarily know the material fully. But its all a game and unfortunately if you want to be in the game you have to play by the rules set forth by said game. So not only should you study the material but it seems like you better study the mindset behind the test creators as well. I guess its a good business model to make a lot of money. Thanks for the video. While all that info is still fresh in your mind I think you should go back and take it and turn that L into a win.
Of course you failed, you don't even know the acronym correctly.
CISSP is an exam which not just need knowledge by needs you to "Think like a manager" Me feels like .. .Oh nooo I cannot think like a manager because I failed in CISSP, omg nooo .. Even if I worked as a manager even if I have been deploying security solutions , leading integrations for 10+ years ... i should quit as manager because I failed CISSP. See that college passed out guy he passed the CISSP conditional exam and I failed so he should jump on my assistant Manager seat and in my company everyone knows I don't think like a manager now because of my stupidity to follow process claim reimbursement before I can appear so yes I don't think like a manager!
You deserved to fail as you constantly called ISC2 'Company' 😂😂😂...
The exam has simulation questions like CompTIA ???
No simulations.