Thomas R. Peltier, CISSP

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Thomas R. Peltier: This certification process was developed by security practitioners who wanted to set a standard of excellence to measure all those that wanted to be part of the profession. It was developed as a professional certification and not by some company attempting to generate revenue from the process.

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GoCertify: In your opinion, what is the most difficult topic or subject that is covered?

The day before the exam, rest up and don't do anything out of the normal routine. Don't pull a college-style "all-nighter" to cram for the exam.

Thomas R. Peltier: What is the most difficult domain depends on who you are. My son (Justin Peltier) is technical, he tells us that her was certain that most of the questions came from the security management domain and I was certain that they came from cryptography. However, we have found that network and telecommunications is the most difficult because many candidates believe that they have an in-depth knowledge of the subject and therefore tend to over-analyze the questions.

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GoCertify: What is the target audience for this book? Those individuals who are considering information security as a career.

Thomas R. Peltier: What degree of experience and knowledge should they have? A strong working knowledge of each of the 10 domains.

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GoCertify: How is your book different from other CISSP preparation books?

Thomas R. Peltier: The other books take you through the domains and give you the information you need. This book then takes the reader and tests their knowledge using questions that would be typical of what the candidate might expect on the exam. The first section is broken down into the 10 domains and has 25 questions with the answers. Then section two gives 250 random questions on the 10 domains. Here the candidate can set for an exam similar to the on they will take for real.

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