Paul,

I don't pretend to have the definitive answer to your question, but perhaps
I can shed a little light.

First, the HISM (technically, it's the IS Management Handbook, but HISM is
easier to say and write).
I have seen various editions of this book. My company bought the the 1999
version and also the 4th Edition (2000) - presumably there were two
previous versions. I do not believe that a 5th Edition was produced. The
HISM mirrors the ten CBKs of the CISSP Study Guide, and in fact the 1999
and 2000 versions share many articles. If you had one edition, I think
that would suffice. The HISM is a collection of articles - some good, a
few very good, and some IMHO not very useful at all. You can buy it
through Amazon, etc, but a cheaper alternative is to find the 3rd edition
on-line.

With thanks to a previous posting by HOUSERD1@Nationwide.com, you can find
the 3rd edition at
http://secinf.net/info/misc/handbook/ewtoc.html . You can also find it at
http://www.cccure.org/Documents/HISM/ewtoc.html

Second, the volumes .... the context within which I have always heard the
"volumes" mentioned is with respect to the SRV series written by S. Rao
Vallabhaneni. SRV Vol 1 is entitled, 'Theory', SRV Vol 2 entitled
'Practice' is a set of test questions. Both volumes mirror the
CBKs. Personally, I found Vol 1 pretty good. Vol 2 is not bad - each
question has a corresponding answer with explanations, some of which were
quite good. Some CBKs are well handled and some have some questions which
involve really old technology/systems. I just chose to skip those. Both
volumes are being revised for 2001, which should make them even more
beneficial.

Check out http://www.srvbooks.com/ to buy the SRV books. The cost is
indicated at $50 per volume. The 2000 version was the first edition.

There are also other sample tests that you can try or buy. Here are a few
suggestions:

http://www.boson.com/products/66736.htm
www.cccure.org. If you haven't stumbled on this site, I would highly
recommend you check it out.

There are no doubt other sites ...

Good luck in your preparations.

Regards,

Mark Fuster, GCIA, CISSP
Ottawa, Canada

At 02:28 PM 10/12/01 -0500, Paul Braxton wrote:
>Could someone explain to me what is the meaning of the different versions,
>(volumes and editions) of this book? I have looked at these books at the
>bookstore and the foreword, or introduction or publishing notes don't
>describe the relationship between the multiple editions and volumes.
>Thumbing through the text of each don't give me a clue either.....help. I
>have seen Volumes I, II, and III (with no edition label) and also Editions
>2,3,4 (with no volume label)... I can't even tell which one is the
>latest........
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Paul Braxton
>Security Architect
>PublixDirect, LLC
>www.publixdirect.com
>paul.braxton@publixdirect.com
>Phone 770.772.7446x2270

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