Passed Sec+
Passed Security+ yesterday arvo with a 869. I was planning on sitting this exam in Jan next year, but then I thought, im nearly ready, why not attempt it now and finish the year with a cert.
Spent a good 6 weeks with the materials, on top of what ive already picked up along the way with my 15 years in IT.
Utilised about 90 mins a day for study on the train, plus some light reading at night, and between 6-12 hours over the weekends.
I used CBT Nuggets, Professor Messer for video content, and the highly recomended and praised Darril Gibson book. Dabbled a bit at the end with proprofs for revision.
The exam threw up 6 simulations, 75 questions in total, finished the exam with 30 mins to spare, spent 15 mins going back over the answers.
Also a big thanks to the TE community for the inspiration.
Spent a good 6 weeks with the materials, on top of what ive already picked up along the way with my 15 years in IT.
Utilised about 90 mins a day for study on the train, plus some light reading at night, and between 6-12 hours over the weekends.
I used CBT Nuggets, Professor Messer for video content, and the highly recomended and praised Darril Gibson book. Dabbled a bit at the end with proprofs for revision.
The exam threw up 6 simulations, 75 questions in total, finished the exam with 30 mins to spare, spent 15 mins going back over the answers.
Also a big thanks to the TE community for the inspiration.
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Route[X], Switch [], TSHOOT[]
I needed to put a little extra effort into the PKI and VPN topics. There were certainly more networky type questions than I anticipated and I certainly picked up a lot on all the topics from the study that I did. I dont recall any question on the exam that wasnt covered in the book or that I got surprised by when I was doing the exam.
What I would say, is use multiple sources wherever possible to get different points of views, and even if you think you know the topic, study it again anyway.
Good luck!
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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