Passed Sec+, thoughts
Hello TE,
After 2 weeks of studying, I passed the Sec+ exam.
I only used Darril's book for this (Darril, I know you'll comment on this later, but you have one awsome book and I would recommend it to anyone going for this exam). I also used TE's Port Quiz.
I would recommend that people remember common ports (TCP and UDP) and what they are used for (SCP, FTPS, SSH, SSL, etc)
I would also recommend you memorize all your attacks and testing.
That's 3 Certifications in 2 months time. Hopefully I can make it 4 if I go for my Project+ or Network+, then ITIL
To all, I wish you the best of luck, the test was actually 'easier' then my Server+ exam, where I had 0 resources to study from except the ConCise Study Guide.
The questions were vague to say the lease, some were kind of ... wierd? I dont know. The 5 Sims were a cake walk actually. One of my questions actually froze up, had to reset it and it came back. (I know this has come up a few times for test takers)
All in all, good exam.
LittleBit
After 2 weeks of studying, I passed the Sec+ exam.
I only used Darril's book for this (Darril, I know you'll comment on this later, but you have one awsome book and I would recommend it to anyone going for this exam). I also used TE's Port Quiz.
I would recommend that people remember common ports (TCP and UDP) and what they are used for (SCP, FTPS, SSH, SSL, etc)
I would also recommend you memorize all your attacks and testing.
That's 3 Certifications in 2 months time. Hopefully I can make it 4 if I go for my Project+ or Network+, then ITIL

To all, I wish you the best of luck, the test was actually 'easier' then my Server+ exam, where I had 0 resources to study from except the ConCise Study Guide.
The questions were vague to say the lease, some were kind of ... wierd? I dont know. The 5 Sims were a cake walk actually. One of my questions actually froze up, had to reset it and it came back. (I know this has come up a few times for test takers)
All in all, good exam.
LittleBit
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Good Luck with Net+ or Project+.
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However, I will tell you that they are stupid easy and if you understand BASIC definitions of items and what they are used for, you'll be good. I don't think anyone here will disagree that the sims were hard by any stretch.
Again, know your ports, types of attacks, types of tools and you will be fine.
The biggest thing about these is that they are somewhat new and unknown and if they are unexpected they really surprise people. Like LittleBIT mentions, they really aren't that difficult if you know the underlying concepts covered by the objectives. There are some good resources on the Internet for these. Google "blog performance based questions" and you'll find some. Good luck.
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Hope this helps.
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I am taking a break from CompTIA and pursuing my ITIL for now, should have it in about two weeks if I study. I may get the Net+ right after and move toward CASP. Did you write a book or have a recommendation for Net+?
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