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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Betrayal
Member Posts: 108
Congrats on taking it, I'm 16 years old and I plan on taking it next year in either January of February. I already got my A+ and lots of knowledge in IT. How hard was the exam on a scale of 1-10 or is it pretty easy if you already have good knowledge in IT security, just information to memorize? -
pzero
Member Posts: 192
I think the exam was harder than I made it out in my head to be. I had been exposed to a lot of terminologies and meanings over the years, so the study was mainly a brush up on those topics. Im from more a sysadmin background than an infosec one.
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! -
Dakinggamer87
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Congrats on pass!!
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Darril
Member Posts: 1,588
Congratulations on the pass. 869 is a great score and excellent that you took it early once you realized you were ready.
Good luck with your next adventure.
