Hey everyone... I need to know... How hard is the CISSP compared to the CPA exam?

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CISSP for an accountant hard. CPA for cyber sme hard

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There is a reason it is considered equivalent to Masters Degree in Europe!!!

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It is

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Cpa > cissp in terms of difficulty and general requirements, imo

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CISSP isn't very hard. I did the EY boot camp and 2 weeks of an hour a day studying and I passed it in 100q 45 minutes. I highly recommend the boot camp btw.

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I did the EY instructor one in March 2020. Honestly don't really think the instructors bring that much to the table, but being forced to study 8 hours a day for five days goes a long way for a lazy ass like me

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Wife has cpa. I’d say cpa is more difficult

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My wife has a CPA. Seems like learning number is much harder than things in the IT world.

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CPA harder cause 4 tests and simulation questions

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