CISSP exam tips and tricks: Top test-taking strategies
Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CISSP exam. Today’s Hack is part two, so I encourage you to go back and listen to part one of Steve Spearman’s CISSP exam tips and tricks. In part two, I pass the mic to Spearman to give you his top five test-taking strategies for the CISSP. What’s the Sesame Street rule? How does the CISSP feel about absolutes? Keep it here, and you’ll find out in part two of this week’s Cyber Work Hack.
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1:30 - Look for absolutes in questions
3:17 - The Sesame Street principle
4:45 - Watch for algebraic equations
6:23 - Look for the "golden words"
7:38 - Change management is likely the answer
8:55 - Keep an eye on senior management and impact
10:19 - Think like a CISO
11:53 - Outro
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