Information Security Book for Beginners.

Hi,

I'm looking for some recommendations on a book to get started on Information
Security, which ultimately will allow me to take one of the certifications
available (CISSP or SSCP). I am considering either:

1) Information Security Management Handbook (5th Edition - CD-ROM), or
2) CISSP All-In-One and The CISSP Prep Guide Gold Edition.

So my question is which option between the two above are the best for a
beginners level ?

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

MD.

M.D.

"M.D." <> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for some recommendations on a book to get started on
> Information Security, which ultimately will allow me to take one of
> the certifications available (CISSP or SSCP). I am considering either:
>
> 1) Information Security Management Handbook (5th Edition - CD-ROM),
> or 2) CISSP All-In-One and The CISSP Prep Guide Gold Edition.
>
> So my question is which option between the two above are the best for
> a beginners level ?
>
> Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> MD.
>
>
>

I have seen posts that the All-In-One 2nd edition is the best book
around. But have not read it, so can't comment from experience.

BUT take note, ISC2 have just released their "official" book on the CISSP
exam. so that might change.

http://www.asestores.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?
Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ISC-AU1707&Category_Code=ISC-
BOOKS&Store_Code=ISC2

https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/request_studyguide.cgi

i don't work for ICS2, so it's not that i am pushing their product, but
from some reading on the web, some people recommend you go to the source
of the exam for exam prep materials. i just saw it today in the
bookstore. it's retailing for ~$110 canadian. i had a quick browse
through the book. it's smaller in size than the all-in-one, but may have
just as many pages. the type also seems much smaller. also, the page
layout looks much more like one of those "in-depth" technical manuals
than any "exam prep" book i have seen in the past. just my "subjective"
observation.

good luck. and don't forget to visit http://www.cccure.org/. a great site
for cissp's.

--
Rowdy Yates
MCSE, Security+, Linux+
I am Against-TCPA
http://www.againsttcpa.com

Rowdy Yates

M.D. wisely said the following on 05/01/2004 23:26:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for some recommendations on a book to get started on
Information
> Security, which ultimately will allow me to take one of the
certifications
> available (CISSP or SSCP). I am considering either:
>
> 1) Information Security Management Handbook (5th Edition - CD-ROM), or
> 2) CISSP All-In-One and The CISSP Prep Guide Gold Edition.
>
> So my question is which option between the two above are the best for a
> beginners level ?
>
> Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> MD.
>
>

If you are a beginner you won't be taking CISSP as you need 3/4 years of
proven industry experience..

Loads of info here on CISSP
http://www.security-forums.com/forum...pic.php?t=6422

If you want some general Infosec books check at
http://reviews.security-forums.com

ST

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Lord Shaolin <abuse@127.0.0.1> wrote in news:vvl1klt8qed982
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> M.D. wisely said the following on 05/01/2004 23:26:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for some recommendations on a book to get started on
> Information
> > Security, which ultimately will allow me to take one of the
> certifications
> > available (CISSP or SSCP). I am considering either:
> >
> > 1) Information Security Management Handbook (5th Edition - CD-ROM),
or
> > 2) CISSP All-In-One and The CISSP Prep Guide Gold Edition.
> >
> > So my question is which option between the two above are the best for
a
> > beginners level ?
> >
> > Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > MD.
> >
> >
>
> If you are a beginner you won't be taking CISSP as you need 3/4 years
of
> proven industry experience..
>
> Loads of info here on CISSP
> http://www.security-forums.com/forum...pic.php?t=6422
>
> If you want some general Infosec books check at
> http://reviews.security-forums.com
>
> ST
>

yup, MD, i am not quite sure what you mean when you say you are a
"beginner"?

you need to fulfill certain requirements with ISC2 in order to take CISSP
exam. check out their site. www.isc2.org

they have this new thing where you can become an "associate". i am not
quite sure what it is yet, but sounds something like, if you have the
$$$ to take the exam now, you can do it, get it over with, and then
fulfill the requirements later on. you are an "Associate CISSP" and then
when you fulfill requirements, you become a "CISSP". i am not a CISSP, so
i might have this wrong. but perhaps other CISSP's more familiar with
ISC2 can comment or confirm this statement.

--
Rowdy Yates
MCSE, Security+, Linux+
I am Against-TCPA
http://www.againsttcpa.com

Rowdy Yates