Noel

I used this practice exam, with 900 practice questions spread among all 8 exam objectives, to study for the CISSP exam. I passed on the first try. PROs: A built-in study mode allows for in-depth discussion of each of the possible answers to every question, with an emphasis on why the correct answer was indeed correct. In addition, almost every question identifies the chapter and subtopic in the ISC2 Official Study Guide, and luckily I had already purchased that. This made deep dive study extremely efficient. CONs: Some of the study guide information didn't flesh out the answer well enough, but the information was (almost) always to be found somewhere–I made good use of both the index and online search engines. Also, after studying with this exam, I found the actual language of the exam questions were very dissimilar from the practice exam. This likely had nothing to do with Boson–exam language also varied from the question language of the Official Practice Tests from ISC2. Ultimately I found the actual exam questions to be unclear and indistinct. It seems to be a possible feature of their adaptive testing model. I believe the combination of Boson's practice exam and an intense study of the official study guide from ISC2 tutored me in the best way possible and led me to the aspects of the actual exam most critical for me to know and understand. Note: I also had great training videos from ACI Learning, which was taken through a third-party certification program. While helpful, these provided more the backdrop and initial familiarity with the concepts than it did a strong learning engine. I am a CCNA, CCNA Security (both expired), have multiple Microsoft certifications (never an actual Microsoft administrator), and have approximately 10 years now in ASA and FTD NGFW experience. I worked on contract for Cisco for about 4 years total.

Harley

The questions and answer choices are particular in making sure that you understand the differences and concepts of all CISSP material. I used other practice tests that I did not do so well on because of not fully understanding the concepts, processes and how to breakdown the questions and answers. This helped me go back to other practice tests and better understand and answer them.

Ali

I recommended for all my friends