Passed GNFA
Scored 80% in the exam. This has to be the toughest SANS paper I've ever taken. I actually failed both practise exams scoring 52 and 56.
I studied for around 3 weeks straight doing the labs once and reading the books twice. GNFA is only SANS paper so far where I did not get much answers from the books. There were several scenario based questions and understanding tcpdump, iptables, Wireshark and BPFs are essential.
Having said that, don't be discouraged if you failed the practise exams. Having the wrong answers turned out to be a blessing in disguise as you learn from the answers given and its explanation. Tough exam but am grateful I managed to pass.
I studied for around 3 weeks straight doing the labs once and reading the books twice. GNFA is only SANS paper so far where I did not get much answers from the books. There were several scenario based questions and understanding tcpdump, iptables, Wireshark and BPFs are essential.
Having said that, don't be discouraged if you failed the practise exams. Having the wrong answers turned out to be a blessing in disguise as you learn from the answers given and its explanation. Tough exam but am grateful I managed to pass.
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As for me, I'm interested in GCTI but seems like it's not a popular course...
And i agree to both, it was one of the toughest exams i took and that I didn't depend on the books (or index for that matter) much for answers .. mostly was on experience and scenarios that were discussed on the book or lecture.
So be prepared, and I too failed one of the practices .. passed the second with low grade and scored higher on the exam.
I just wish if they let authors put the exams or be part of the process .. that would align the material/lecture and the exam much better!
I guess having some experience in network analysis and SANS did help abit. But I would not want to recommend this to anyone since it was so nerve wrecking! First and last time that I will rush for an exam