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Passed with similar feedback to mayacosta78
OMG. I will need a lot of time to recover from that - I cannot believe I passed. The mix of emotions I had experienced during that exam should only ever be experienced at big life events. I think my background is important - I have no networking experience (and no natural inclination towards technology), but do have operational security experience (have been involved in risk assessments reviewing and writing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA Administrative Safeguards).
This test is hard given that sort of background. I read Gibson's book, reviewed exam objectives, and used Messer's videos. You really have to understand the concepts - I felt the questions were so vague. And having 72 in a row was pure exhaustion on my brain no matter how much water kefir and energizing liver pills I took beforehand to avoid exactly this. I was thankful for the performance based questions were I thought were straightforward. Also, maybe I'm old, but I'm certain studies have been done showing that reading comprehension is much better on paper than on screen. Words felt like they were blurring together. Thank goodness no one else was in the exam room - I was pacing around, standing up, and talking aloud to keep myself from going crazy...or, um...clearly I must have gone crazy.
In any case, if you do have networking experience, I do think you'll be fine studying good materials and the exam objectives. If you're coming to it with my experience, spend time understanding the concepts and not so much time trying to memorize everything. And, good luck!
This test is hard given that sort of background. I read Gibson's book, reviewed exam objectives, and used Messer's videos. You really have to understand the concepts - I felt the questions were so vague. And having 72 in a row was pure exhaustion on my brain no matter how much water kefir and energizing liver pills I took beforehand to avoid exactly this. I was thankful for the performance based questions were I thought were straightforward. Also, maybe I'm old, but I'm certain studies have been done showing that reading comprehension is much better on paper than on screen. Words felt like they were blurring together. Thank goodness no one else was in the exam room - I was pacing around, standing up, and talking aloud to keep myself from going crazy...or, um...clearly I must have gone crazy.
In any case, if you do have networking experience, I do think you'll be fine studying good materials and the exam objectives. If you're coming to it with my experience, spend time understanding the concepts and not so much time trying to memorize everything. And, good luck!
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amber27
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next for me? ...a vacation in France...
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Congratulations!All the best,
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Thank you!
no...nothing next for me. I like my job/position, and if something comes up that will make me better at doing my job, I'd be up for it, but otherwise, I'm good for now! -
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Great post amber27...I am in the GRC sector and like yourself my work consists of developing and revising policies and procedures. I enjoy my work.
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Grats!!!2017 Certification Goals
CompTIA A+ [ ] CompTIA Net+ [ ] CompTIA Sec+ [ ] CCENT [ ] ITIL [ ] -
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Congrats.
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Security+ is a nice cert it opened many a door for me. It is harder than people suspect when they go into it. I know I was kind of shocked at some of the question when I took it three years ago. I studied one book and thought I was good to go, but the exam was tricky and made you really think.
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This! Very much this! I just passed this today and at times during the test I would look up at the top of the screen to make sure I was taking the correct exam! I read through Gibsons book cover to cover...twice! Purchased the premium study material and spent a month and a half going through all of that. I am currently working in a position where we utilize a lot of these security controls/concepts but still found myself feeling exactly like you Amber!
Congrats on the pass!OMG. I will need a lot of time to recover from that - I cannot believe I passed. The mix of emotions I had experienced during that exam should only ever be experienced at big life events. I think my background is important - I have no networking experience (and no natural inclination towards technology), but do have operational security experience (have been involved in risk assessments reviewing and writing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA Administrative Safeguards).
This test is hard given that sort of background. I read Gibson's book, reviewed exam objectives, and used Messer's videos. You really have to understand the concepts - I felt the questions were so vague. And having 72 in a row was pure exhaustion on my brain no matter how much water kefir and energizing liver pills I took beforehand to avoid exactly this. I was thankful for the performance based questions were I thought were straightforward. Also, maybe I'm old, but I'm certain studies have been done showing that reading comprehension is much better on paper than on screen. Words felt like they were blurring together. Thank goodness no one else was in the exam room - I was pacing around, standing up, and talking aloud to keep myself from going crazy...or, um...clearly I must have gone crazy.
In any case, if you do have networking experience, I do think you'll be fine studying good materials and the exam objectives. If you're coming to it with my experience, spend time understanding the concepts and not so much time trying to memorize everything. And, good luck! -
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adrenaline19
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This! Very much this! I just passed this today and at times during the test I would look up at the top of the screen to make sure I was taking the correct exam!
LOL, I'm glad I'm not the only one who did that. I put my head on the desk and was convinced I failed. When I saw I passed, I had to read the screen three times to believe it. -
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Congrats! I also thought the questions were very vague. But if you learn and understand the concepts, it will work out for you.
