I've been lurking here for months and figured it was time to give back. I failed my first CHISSP attempt back in February by about 12 points, which was brutal. I thought I'd studied enough — read through the official courseware twice, took a few random quizzes online — but the actual exam hit me with scenario-based questions that felt nothing like what I'd practiced. The risk governance section absolutely destroyed me.
For round two I completely changed my approach. I spent about 6 weeks doing focused CHISSP practice test sessions every single day, at least 40-50 questions, and then reviewing every wrong answer until I could explain the reasoning out loud. That forced me to actually understand the "why" behind each domain rather than just memorizing definitions. I also used a solid CHISSP study guide that broke down the ISC2 CBK into digestible chunks — especially helpful for the legal and compliance domain, which I'd been glossing over.
My biggest exam tips: don't underestimate the ethics domain, and always read questions from the perspective of a senior security leader making policy decisions, not a hands-on technician. What resources is everyone else using right now? Curious if the community has found anything particularly good for the newer exam format.