Wondering if anyone here got "provisional" CISSP --obtaining the cert before five years in the industry. Have Security+ and CIPP/US and aiming for BISO role in Fortune 100. Pivoted from consulting. 15+ YOE. Masters degree Management experience. Advice? Thanks.

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Couple observations and suggestions:

1. Go through the CISSP domains again with a fine-toothed comb and see if you can tangentially relate any of them to your previous experience. Your Masters may also shave some time off of it.

2. Many firms will cut you a sizable bonus for passing the CISSP. I’d wait for an employer to pay for the exam prep and hopefully reward you for passing.

3. Not trying to discount your qualifications and experience, but landing a BISO role without being CISSP eligible (i.e. without 5 years of cyber experience) is a relatively big jump.

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Keep in mind that CISSP is a significantly harder exam than both Sec+ and CIPP/US. It’s obviously doable, but generally requires considerable time, money, and effort to pass. It’s not meant to be “speedrun” and that’s by design, despite what Associate status kinda suggests.

Associate status isn’t great from a short-term ROI perspective, so you may want to shift priorities elsewhere and revisit it down the line. If I were in your shoes, I’d only worry about CISSP if I got hired for the BISO role and the company required it.

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I got the CISSP after 1 year of graduation. Still dont have the full cert, just provisional cert. Before CISSP, I got sec+, cysa+, casp+. TBH, I felt CISSP was easy. maybe I just studied hard!

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I also got my provisional CISSP after 2 YOE, and I was glad I did. It wasn't very hard, but I learned a little bit by studying for it. Mainly I was glad to get it over with since it's considered a must have cert.

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I just passed my CISSP exam to earn associate status (will not hit experience req until the summer) - felt it was valuable both in terms of learning and in terms of building my promotion case. Would not have taken it if the firm did not pay for significant study materials which I used to prep.

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I'm going to sign up for a test date. It will motivate me to keep pressing on! Thanks for sharing your stories.

Good luck!
I got it before eligibility as well (3years working), and it shows some value I believe. Depending on your career, waiting a bit longer could help you or not make any difference at all in the end

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Thanks EY2. What part of Cyber are you in now?

Focussing on GRC mainly, but still doing projects all over the place

That's awesome EY3! Congrats!

I've bootstrapped -- rather than boot camped -- my way to Security+ with no formal previous IT role, followed by CIPP/US. Focused on AWS architect cert now. So I'm adept at finding fabulous materials at low cost/no charge. Takes lots of dedication and determination. But, as I job hunt, interview and take on short-term project work, I can't see a downside to adding to my credentials and training...so that's my motivation.

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