Categories
Everything on this site that isn’t my own story ends up here. The posts fall into four groups:
- Bad Infosec reviews: complaints other students and customers posted on PissedConsumer, Ripoff Report, Reddit and Trustpilot, each with a note on where it came from and when.
- News: what Infosec and its owner, Cengage Group, are doing, sourced to press releases and earnings calls.
- Better choices: how to check a training company’s claims, and which providers ISC2 actually lists as official partners.
- Study tool reviews: the CISSP prep I tried, including the ones that didn’t work for me.
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Ripoff Report: Infosec Institute / Intense School MCSA Boot Camp, One Pass Out of 44
A Ripoff Report complaint about Infosec Institute’s Intense School MCSA boot camp, where the reviewer says one exam was passed out of 44.
Reddit Review: Infosec Institute’s CEH Boot Camp Isn’t Worth It
A student’s December 2018 Reddit review of Infosec Institute’s CEH boot camp: slide-reading instruction, buggy labs, typo-riddled materials and brain dumps.
Is Cengage Hollowing Out Infosec Institute?
Cengage bought Infosec Institute for $191 million in 2022. An employee review and Cengage’s own earnings calls describe what has happened since.
What’s Changed on the CISSP Exam, From Someone Who Took It a Few Years Ago
What changed on the CISSP exam since 2024: CAT in all languages, new domain weights, and the April 2026 cut to ISC2’s experience waiver list.
Boson CISSP
My 5 out of 5 review of Boson’s CISSP practice exams: well written questions with explanations that teach you why each wrong answer is wrong.
“Every Single Person in My Class Failed”: A 2015 Infosec MCSE Boot Camp Complaint
A 2015 letter from an Infosec MCSE boot camp student who says every person in the class failed the first exam and calls went unanswered.
Infosec Institute’s 94% Pass Rate Claim: A 2019 PissedConsumer Complaint
A 2019 PissedConsumer review calling Infosec Institute’s advertised 94% pass rate “a totally manufactured number,” with a reported $8,000 loss.
“Insanely Low” Material Quality: A 2020 Infosec Institute Review
A 2020 PissedConsumer review of Infosec Institute rated 1.5 out of 5: “the quality of their training materials is insanely low!”
Infosec Security Awareness Training Review: “Dated Cheesy Graphics”
A 2020 PissedConsumer review of Infosec’s required security awareness training: dated graphics, poor audio and sexist imagery.
Quantum Exams Review
My 5 out of 5 review of Quantum Exams for the CISSP: hard, scenario-based questions that train the management mindset the exam tests.
ITProTV CISSP Course Review
My honest 2 out of 5 review of the ITProTV CISSP course. They gave me free access, and it still didn’t work for me. Here’s why.
Infosec Institute CCNA “Quad Four” Course Review: Typos and Mismatched Audio
A 2019 review of Infosec Institute’s online CCNA “Quad Four” course: slides full of spelling errors and audio that didn’t match.
CISSP Practice Questions: Why They Matter and How to Use Them
Why CISSP practice questions matter, how to use them without fooling yourself, and which question banks actually prepared me for the exam.
Infosec’s “Guarantee” Feels Like a Setup
A student says Infosec held back a promised exam voucher until a 90% practice score, then took 30 days to send it, costing the free retake.