is 1 month reasonable for sscp after security+...?

Hi folks,

For anyone who has went the sec+, sscp route. Do you think 1 month is a decent time to get it sat considering the
overlap between the two exams and while its fresh in my head?

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Itrimble

I think it is very achievable !

chickenlicken09

i have alot of downtime in work at the moment so going to put in 5/6 hours a day for the next month. want to try sit it before April 15th.

Khaos1911

That's what I did. Knocked out Security+ and got my SSCP a month later (27 days to be exact.)

chickenlicken09

Khaos1911 wrote: »

That's what I did. Knocked out Security+ and got my SSCP a month later (27 days to be exact.)

good stuff, did you find it much harder than sec+ ?
i remember some time back someone said its a totally different animal compared to security+, having my doubts now

beads

@eddo1;

Depends on your own ability to "cool down" after an exam. The tougher, more difficult exams require me to take up to several months before starting to study for the next "big challenge". Going from Security+ to SSCP is only a small step further in difficulty so review up and take it when your feeling fresh enough to do so.

- b/eads

chickenlicken09

you are right, i will press ahead and book it in for 13 april.

Itrimble

You can do it !

reubs6

I'm hoping so. I bought Gibsons AIO for the SSCP about a month ago, and I haven't had a chance to read past the opening chapter. I took my Sec+ in November, so once I finish this quarter in school in a couple weeks I'm going to study hard for a solid month for SSCP and refresh some Sec+ stuff, then take the exam probably April 11.

binarysoul

Depends whether you will study full time or just part time. Regardless, use lots of CISSP resources as there's not much books for SSCP, except Darril, and that boring OG (haaa, chapter on Operations is best sleeping pill).

j1mgg

If i had to do it again, i probably wouldnt of done both exams as I dont think there is a big enough gap between the 2 to justify the time and cost, when I could of been studying for something else.