Guys,
So, after pondering and going through many possible options, here I am again almost set to sail with WGU. Its hard to beat their tuition rates when everything has to come out of pocket. I do not want to take loans and I dont qualify for Pell grant, so WGU wins again.
Anyway, as of now, nothing is scaring me more than CEHv9 exam. I have no idea what to expect there and no idea on how much time will it take to pass. I have seen many ppl recommended using Matt Walker All-in-one guide but can someone please provide the ISBN# for v9? I' appreciate if someone, who has recently taken the exam and passed the very first time, can recommend the specific book/material that I need to purchase. I want to start studying for CEHv9 now so I can hit it running an knock it off quickly.
Secondly, people who are either currently enrolled, can you please answer the following?
If you dont mind recommending a study path for prospective CSIA candidates like me, i am sure, many can benefit.
1) Besides the difficulty level, can you recommend the sequence to take them so one can go smoothly and make the most of one term?
2) I know, time required to spend on a course depends on ones experience, prior knowledge, and on how many quality hours one can dedicate per day or a week. Some ppl like working everyday utilizing whatever small sessions they can utilize, some like to wait and dedicate 1-2 long days of 6-8 hours and finish it once. But if we ignore experience/prior knowledge, how much time in hours do you say you invested or would recommend others per course? Here is the course list:
1) Cyberwarfare
2) Risk Management
3) Cyberlaw, Regulations, and Compliance
4) Secure Network Design
5) Security Policies and Standards - Best Practices
6) Secure Software Design
7) Ethical Hacking
8 ) Forensics and Network Intrusion
9) Disaster Recovery Planning, Prevention and Response
10)Information Security and Assurance Capstone Project
3) Since Cyberware has replaced crypto, it means students now have
FOUR OA, everything else is performance/writing?
4) Which course material do you suggest is the must-do for one to pass CEHv9? MAatt Walker ALL-in-one? Just a cd or a book or something else? Was CEH all MCQs or are there any drag and drops and lab simulations like Cisco exams? Can you please PM with the ISBN/material you used? I will be forever grateful.
5) and which material do you recommend for Forensic exam?
6) On the 6 writing courses, does one have to read all the study material recommended to complete the writing tasks of Capstream or can one copy the rubric to word and just target the specific sections and then fill the paras under rubric and submit for pass?
7) I am thinking to start the term with two OA courses like Secure network design and secure software design and maybe add one more writing course to make them 8CUs. Which writing course has the least tasks and you recommend it to be the first? I want to knock these 3 out in December.
What should be the subsequent 3 writing courses that I should try completing in my remaining 4-5 months in the 1
st term?
9) I am thinking to start my second term with CEHv9, and forensics. I am a bit worried on CEHv9, I don’t know how hard or time consuming this will be.
I think first term is the defining term. It is this term which will make or break ones dream of achieving MS. Thats why i want to plan it well.
