The books are chalk and cheese,so you need both. There could be a bias towards Hals' book if you want to understand the subject and a bias towards the other if you want to think you can pass the exam...nuff said?
recommendation - if it had already been reduced to a formula, someone would have written the book. I have at least thirty books and know very little imho.
cheers
stuart

On Thu, 25 January 2001, William Hugh Murray wrote:

>
> "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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