Passed CySA+

Deáthmáge85Deáthmáge85 Member Posts: 36 ■■■□□□□□□□
Passed the CySA+, onward to CASP, then back on the VCP6-CMA and VCP7-CMA bandwagon.
Certifications: A+, N+, Sec+, Storage+, CySA+, CASP+ (003 & 004), VCP-DCV 5, VCP-DCV/NV 6, MCSE x 2: Core Infrastructure & Productivity (2016), Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

Current Pursuit: Azure & O365 Renewals

:2023 Goals: 
 Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801), Microsoft Certified: Azure Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100)

:2024 Goals:
VCP7-DCV, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP

:2025 Goals:
Linux+, RHSA, PenTest+, C|EH, OSCP, Azure & O365 Renewals

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  • nicoletteannicolettean Member Posts: 19 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats! What did you use for study material?
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  • Spread LoveSpread Love Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Congrats. Can you please elaborate how you prepared. Thanks
  • Deáthmáge85Deáthmáge85 Member Posts: 36 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats. Can you please elaborate how you prepared. Thanks

    Official Study guide by Synex, Udemy Videos, a $180 used Toshiba laptop from ebay with a 240GB SSD w/ Kali Linux on it with wifi pinapple, alfa network board, hackrf one, ubertooth one, metasploit, wireshark, nmap, nessus, and then a bunch of exploitable VM's I found on the OSCP forum. Then I just hacked into all of my IoT's and my wireless, the VMware lab, customer networks (with permission) to see what vulnerabilities they had.

    The exam really pooled more knowledge than the book could teach though, really was meant for a security guy who knows systems, network, and virtualization to be able to decode some of the questions.

    But I'm onward to CASP, and after reading a few pages glad I took CySA 1st, a lot of overlap and a lot of more in-depth discussions.
    Certifications: A+, N+, Sec+, Storage+, CySA+, CASP+ (003 & 004), VCP-DCV 5, VCP-DCV/NV 6, MCSE x 2: Core Infrastructure & Productivity (2016), Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

    Current Pursuit: Azure & O365 Renewals

    :2023 Goals: 
     Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801), Microsoft Certified: Azure Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100)

    :2024 Goals:
    VCP7-DCV, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP

    :2025 Goals:
    Linux+, RHSA, PenTest+, C|EH, OSCP, Azure & O365 Renewals
  • PsychoData91PsychoData91 Member Posts: 138 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Jeez, sounds like you're probably about ready to try Pentest+ too
  • Deáthmáge85Deáthmáge85 Member Posts: 36 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Jeez, sounds like you're probably about ready to try Pentest+ too

    Maybe I will. Gotta pass CASP 1st and then take VCP7-CMA. :)
    Certifications: A+, N+, Sec+, Storage+, CySA+, CASP+ (003 & 004), VCP-DCV 5, VCP-DCV/NV 6, MCSE x 2: Core Infrastructure & Productivity (2016), Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate

    Current Pursuit: Azure & O365 Renewals

    :2023 Goals: 
     Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800 & AZ-801), Microsoft Certified: Azure Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100)

    :2024 Goals:
    VCP7-DCV, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP

    :2025 Goals:
    Linux+, RHSA, PenTest+, C|EH, OSCP, Azure & O365 Renewals
  • DAVIS NGUYENDAVIS NGUYEN Member Posts: 1,472 ■■■□□□□□□□
  • GeeLoGeeLo Member Posts: 112 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats on passing! I have CySA+ also.. it's a good one. All of that blue team SOC related goodness icon_smile.gif
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  • roxerroxer Member Posts: 130 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats on the pass!!
  • Markos4Markos4 Member Posts: 19 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Official Study guide by Synex, Udemy Videos, a $180 used Toshiba laptop from ebay with a 240GB SSD w/ Kali Linux on it with wifi pinapple, alfa network board, hackrf one, ubertooth one, metasploit, wireshark, nmap, nessus, and then a bunch of exploitable VM's I found on the OSCP forum. Then I just hacked into all of my IoT's and my wireless, the VMware lab, customer networks (with permission) to see what vulnerabilities they had.

    The exam really pooled more knowledge than the book could teach though, really was meant for a security guy who knows systems, network, and virtualization to be able to decode some of the questions.

    But I'm onward to CASP, and after reading a few pages glad I took CySA 1st, a lot of overlap and a lot of more in-depth discussions.


    do you think all you learned was required for the exam?? I am asking because I know people with no experience who have sat for the cysa+ exam and pass it after reading 2 cysa books and taking a practice test
  • SilverquickSilverquick Registered Users Posts: 3 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Markos4 wrote: »
    do you think all you learned was required for the exam?? I am asking because I know people with no experience who have sat for the cysa+ exam and pass it after reading 2 cysa books and taking a practice test

    Then they got lucky and got an easy test.

    I just passed it too with a 820, but most people are scoring in the 760-790 range and barely passing. Out of 3 books and 2 online courses only about 20% of any of that was on test. But that has to do with how the test works. You can't "memorize" your way through this one. You have to actually know and be able to understand enough to both make recommendations... AND outright find actual hacks and attacks in code in the logs.

    You can't learn that from any of the courses.

    Like people hacking you with Linux tools and base OS, to things like java or http web code, and hidden within it is a SQL, LDAP, or XXL attack. To IDS entries that say one thing, but actually are doing another, etc...

    Finding false positives, and false negatives in a Vulnerability tool, etc.

    This stuff is really in the weeds stuff.

    For the record here, I actually have a friend who obtained answers to some of the CASP things, I could answer those off the top of my head without any study...

    CYSA+... study didn't help much, you either knew it or you don't, and none of the current courses can teach you that.
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