Passed Sec + -- surprisingly!
Luckygoblin
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With a score foo 804 I passed the Sec + after 4 weeks of intense study. The test felt really weird at first, as there seemed to be a lot of focus on material only quickly touched in my study methods. Only 2 simulations, 2 being easy and one being the most minimalistic in terms of information they gave you ( something about identifying an attack on your network).
In all honesty, I had figured I had failed the test until I saw my score.
Study materials/methods:
- Security+: SY0-401 Study Guide by Darril Gibson ( book only, did not get then online material)
- Practice exams in the DG book
-InfoSec Security + Lab's handbook
- Professor Messmer videos & Study Note PDF
- David Prowse YouTube videos
- CompTIA Sample Questions
My Advice: Really know the acronyms. I think I worked more on studying the port numbers and not enough really focusing on the nitty-gritty of the acronyms.
In all honesty, I had figured I had failed the test until I saw my score.
Study materials/methods:
- Security+: SY0-401 Study Guide by Darril Gibson ( book only, did not get then online material)
- Practice exams in the DG book
-InfoSec Security + Lab's handbook
- Professor Messmer videos & Study Note PDF
- David Prowse YouTube videos
- CompTIA Sample Questions
My Advice: Really know the acronyms. I think I worked more on studying the port numbers and not enough really focusing on the nitty-gritty of the acronyms.
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dhay13
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awesome. i scored an 805 a couple weeks ago with much of the same study material as you.
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greg9891
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Congrats!:
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dhay13
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I'm not the OP but I had 62 questions on mine. And about 4 or 5 sims
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Edin
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Did you take your exam in the last 14 days? I've found a strange pattern with CompTIA -- they use one centralized database of questions they rotate every 10-14 days for their exams.
Curious because I'm going in for mine in a few days (Sec+) and hate CompTIA sims. -
Luckygoblin
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there were 72 questions on my exam and I took it on 3/31
