Hi Matt, I have taken the CISSP. I studied for it by reading all the material I could get my hands on and where I could, I worked with test engines such as Transcender, CCCure and the test engine from Wiley Books. Taking the test was grueling. I requested and received extra time, but my test was like a big word document with check boxes to choose answers. I had to wait almost 2 weeks to find out my score. I believe I spent about 7 hours on the test because of the crappiness of the format. I did that 2 years ago, the new version of the test is supposed to be different but I do not know how it would be formatted now for us. Despite all of that, I still managed to get a DoD job. Greg B. -----Original Message----- From: matt.bsa@wh1t3.net <matt.bsa@wh1t3.net> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 11:18 AM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] DoD 8570 Security Certs I have a need to get baseline certified for DoD 8570. Initially, I was thinking about doing the CompTIA Security Plus-it is quick, cheap, etc. The CISSP would get me level 3 certified though and has better long-term viability. I would like to hear anyone's experiences studying for and then taking the tests for either of these certifications. Thank you, Matt _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org