"Sanchez, Scott" wrote:

> To say that any one book is the best study guide is inaccurate imo.

That was not the question and no one did it. The man proposed two books and
asked for recommendations on the two books. He did not ask which one book was
sufficient, much less which was the best. Please re-read the question.

> No
> single book can give you the experience you need to pass the test.

Agreed. True but not relevant to the question.

> (note: while this may sound like a pain now, once you pass you will respect
> your
> knowledge level and that of your fellow cissps all the more). Jay Heisser
> is supposed to be putting together a list of recommended reading. Jay, do
> you follow this list?

> Cheers,
> -scott
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Scott C. Sanchez
> scott.sanchez@gs.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Ironside <Terry.Ironside@TELECOM.CO.NZ>
> To: CISSPSTUDY@SECURITYFOCUS.COM <CISSPSTUDY@SECURITYFOCUS.COM>
> Sent: Thu Jan 25 15:05:17 2001
> Subject: [CISSPSTUDY] What is the best CISSP book to buy
>
> Hi all
>
> I'm looking to buy one of the following two books for the CISSP exam:
>
> 1) Information Security Management Handbook by Harold Tipton and
> Micki Krause
> 2) CISSP - Volume 1: Theory First Edition, 2000 by S. Rao
> Vallabhaneni
>
> I would welcome any opinions on the suitability of these books, or any
> others, that would give me good preparation for the CISSP exam.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Terry
>
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