I passed Security+!!!!

KandinskyKandinsky Member Posts: 108 ■■■□□□□□□□
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icon_cheers.gif I'm happy to report I just passed it a couple of hours ago. I was at work in a training class for a new job I just started and was seriously sweating bullets all day thinking about the exam and if I was going to pass. I scored a 799.

I used bits and pieces of a bunch of different sources. I read a little bit of a text book by "logical choice", maybe 100 or so pages, I took some practice tests by measureup.com, watched a couple vids by professor messer and also read a couple chapters out of Darril Gibson's book.

I have to say out of all of them, Darrill's book is the most helpful. It is the greatest single resource you can choose to study IMO.

Still, this test was no joke. I got about 6-7 simulation questions in a row, back to back from the very beginning. After that it was all multiple choice.

Now that I have A+/Net+/Sec+ I am at a crossroads and have to decide if I want to go down the Cisco path or the MS path. If anyone has any advice on which is more marketable/valuable I'd definitely be willing to listen.
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  • Justin-Justin- Member Posts: 300
    Congrats on the Sec+! Yeah Gibson's book is a great resource to use for this exam. Even his paid simulation content! Some of his simulation questions were VERY similar to the simulation questions on the exam.
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  • twodogs62twodogs62 Member Posts: 393 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats!!!!
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  • greg9891greg9891 Member Posts: 1,189 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Congratsicon_cheers.gif
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  • KandinskyKandinsky Member Posts: 108 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Thanks everyone.
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  • jaywalkerjaywalker Member Posts: 90 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats!
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    ..........:cheers:
    A winner is you
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  • TongyTongy Member Posts: 234
    Congrats! Nice one - are the only 2 options you are exploring Cisco and Microsoft?
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  • Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats!! icon_cheers.gif
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  • dark3ddark3d Member Posts: 76 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Great job!
    CISSP - January 2015
    WGU B.S. IT - Security (2/1/2015-6/16/2015)
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  • KandinskyKandinsky Member Posts: 108 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Thanks!

    @Tongy: currently yes, only because it seems like from what I've noticed once people get the three basic CompTIA certs, they then tend to either go on and specialize in something like MCSA/MCSE or CCNA/CCNP. But I'm open to all ideas right now so if you have something else in mind, let me know.
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  • JameswebJamesweb Member Posts: 144
    Big Congrats on your pass!!
    Currently working on CCENT/CCNA and CAPM
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  • successrealmsuccessrealm Member Posts: 104 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congrats! If you are considering between the MS path or Cisco path, I'd say go with the Cisco path. Lot's of potential with Cisco Security (CCIE Sec)!
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  • TongyTongy Member Posts: 234
    There is always infosec as a career (IaaC :) )
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  • mattroland76mattroland76 Member Posts: 12 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Congrats man! I'm planning on starting my CCENT studies pretty soon. icon_study.gif
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  • KandinskyKandinsky Member Posts: 108 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Thanks again everyone!

    @successrealm: after talking with some people today, I am def leaning more towards the cisco side.

    @mattroland76 thanks! I may be joining you on that CCENT study soon, but first i need a little break lol
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  • ccnpninjaccnpninja Member Posts: 1,010 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Awesome, congrats!
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