<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>I have completed the CISA and CISM exams and will be sitting the CISSP in October. Whilst there are some overlaps in all three, as pointed out, the objectives are different. Additionaly, the types of questions (domains) are different and the methods to answer them are different. eg in CISA and CISM all the answers can be correct but you need to select the most correct answer. <br><br>Another note is the length of the exams - both CISA and CISM are 4 hours with 200 multiple-choice questions where as the CISSP is 6 hours with 250 questions. Quite different.<br><br>Regards<br>Steven<br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> abdoulaziz mohamed <abdoulaziz.mohamed@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> The CISSP Study Mailing list <cisspstudy@cccure.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 17 September, 2009 7:26:03 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Cisspstudy] CISSP and CISA Exam Question<br></font><br><div>Hi Amin,</div>
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<div>Many thanks for your feedback and it really helps.</div>
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<div>Abdoulaziz<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Ashraf Amin <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ashraf_amin01@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ashraf_amin01@hotmail.com">ashraf_amin01@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr">Greetings Mohammed,<br>Don't confuse yourself, although reading from different resources is a sustaining approach to clear both exams.<br>CISA curriculum & exam maintain their focus on different objectives than CISSP<br>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 9pt;">Best Regards,</span></p>
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:15:02 +0100<br>From: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:andrea.gatta@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:andrea.gatta@gmail.com">andrea.gatta@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cisspstudy@cccure.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:cisspstudy@cccure.org">cisspstudy@cccure.org</a>
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<div class="h5">Hi Mohamed, can you share your impressions on the CISSP exam ?<br><br>Thanks<br>Andrea<br><br>
<div>On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:47 PM, abdoulaziz mohamed <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:abdoulaziz.mohamed@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:abdoulaziz.mohamed@gmail.com">abdoulaziz.mohamed@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi All,</div>
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<div>I have failed the CISSP exam by a small percentage and I am studying to take the exam again in the next 3 months.</div>
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<div>I am also interested in the CISA and CISM certifications since lot of domains are covered in the CISSP study books. </div>
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<div>I have the CISM Prep Guide and CISA Prep Guide books.</div>
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<div>I am thinking of reading the CISA book while preparing the CISSP in order to gain more time and insight for the CISA.</div>
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<div>Is it a good idea to study both exams on the same time or shall I just concentrate now on the CISSP exam?</div>
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<div>I just would like to know the feedback from the Certified CISSP and CISA members on how to approach both exams.</div>
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<div>I appreciate your help.</div>
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<div>Many thanks,</div>
<div>Abdoulaziz</div><font color="#888888">
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