Passed the SSCP
Hey all.
Just noticed the congrats mail from ISC2 today (the mail has been hiding between all the spammail since thursday
) I actually thought that I had failed the test as I couldn't give a rock solid answer in the first 7-8 questions and throughout the test I had feeling I was going to fail. As for study material I used the Wiley SSCP prep guide and the cccure.org for practice questions. I reviewed my notes from my security+ exam last year aswell.
Next up - CISSP
Just noticed the congrats mail from ISC2 today (the mail has been hiding between all the spammail since thursday
) I actually thought that I had failed the test as I couldn't give a rock solid answer in the first 7-8 questions and throughout the test I had feeling I was going to fail. As for study material I used the Wiley SSCP prep guide and the cccure.org for practice questions. I reviewed my notes from my security+ exam last year aswell.Next up - CISSP
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BeaverC32
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Congrats on the pass, and good luck with CISSP MCSE 2003, MCSA 2003, LPIC-1, MCP, MCTS: Vista Config, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, CCNA, A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, Linux+, BSCS (Information Systems) -
ajs1976
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congratsAndy
2020 Goals: 0 of 2 courses complete, 0 of 2 exams complete -
JDMurray
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Nice pass! The SSCP is my next exam to take. Do you have any impressions of exam to share? How much more difficult than the Security+ would you say it is? -
mivmann
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Thanks all - Well the 3 hour test time was enough for me to answer about 80% of the questions first time i went through the test booklet, go through the remaning 20% and review all my answers twice - so as for test time, I would say plenty.
Comparing the Security+ and the SSCP i would say the Security+ is more focused on details like port numbers and cryptography algorithems where the SSCP is more focused on criterias when implementing cryptography standards and so on. Having the Security+ in the back of your head is quite a big help and as i have read in this forum, and I quote "SSCP is like Security+ on steroids" - i would say thats true. -
JDMurray
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This seems to fit with the material in the new Official (ISC)2 Guide to the SSCP CBK. Not so much gritty details like in Security+ and instead more policies, concepts, and industry practices and guidelines. But it sounds like a thorough review of the current Security+ material is necessary for preparing for the SSCP too.mivmann wrote:the Security+ is more focused on details like port numbers and cryptography algorithems where the SSCP is more focused on criterias when implementing cryptography standards and so on.
Thanks!
