Bl8ckr0uter's Security+ trek

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  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    phoeneous wrote: »
    Both of you have some competition from yours truly. icon_cool.gif

    Anyone want to start a pool?
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    When are you guys taking it?
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    dynamik wrote: »
    Anyone want to start a pool?

    I just started last sunday. I'm shooting for the second week of August. I'm about 1/4 through Darril's book and I've watched the first couple videos of Trainsignal already.
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    I just started last sunday. I'm shooting for the second week of August. I'm about 1/4 through Darril's book and I've watched the first couple videos of Trainsignal already.

    So if everything goes as planned, me and you should be taking the test around the same time.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    phoeneous wrote: »
    I'm going to hit it in 10 days.

    Jerk icon_lol.gif

    That's ok that's ok. I guess I'll just have to beat you score lol.
    Are you still on track for finishing the MCSE this year?
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    phoeneous wrote: »
    I'm going to hit it in 10 days.

    I hope you fail! icon_lol.gificon_twisted.gif
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    I hope you fail! icon_lol.gificon_twisted.gif

    That wasn't very nice lol

    I'm sure you'll do fine (just hopefully not better to me). IF I don't get at least a 950 I am not gonna post my score.

    knwminus wrote: »
    I am ordering this book tonight (got the ok from the boss)
    Amazon.com: Network Security Bible (9780470502495): Eric Cole: Books

    This book shipped today. I should have it tomorrow. I might start reading this that night or this weekend. I really need to get in network warrior but I just haven't had time icon_sad.gif Hopefully when the move is done, I will have plenty of time. Since I won't have Internet icon_rolleyes.gif I should have plenty.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    knwminus wrote: »
    IF I don't get at least a 950 I am not gonna post my score.

    If you get a 950+, I'll give you $10 million. If you get less, you owe me $20. Deal?
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    If you get a 950+, I'll give you $10 million. If you get less, you owe me $20. Deal?

    How about heads I win, tails you lose :winkicon_confused.gif
  • earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    knwminus wrote: »
    That wasn't very nice lol

    I'm sure you'll do fine (just hopefully not better to me). IF I don't get at least a 950 I am not gonna post my score.

    The top score you can make is a 900icon_rolleyes.gif
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    phoeneous wrote: »
    Yup. 293 in Aug, 294 in Oct, and 297 in Dec. This is going to be a very busy 5 months for me.

    I'm thinking 293 in early September, 294 in early October, and 298/299 in late November or early December for MCSE:S
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    earweed wrote: »
    The top score you can make is a 900icon_rolleyes.gif

    Oh icon_redface.gif I thought it was 1000 like the others. #fail Now I really want a 950.

    phoeneous wrote: »
    Yup. 293 in Aug, 294 in Oct, and 297 in Dec. This is going to be a very busy 5 months for me.

    Good deal. I have about 3 more to do (LPIC-1, S+). I might tack something else on depending on when I can get the LPIC-1 done.
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    I'm thinking 293 in early September, 294 in early October, and 298/299 in late November or early December for MCSE:S

    Man everyone is getting an MCSE. I feel left out now icon_sad.gif
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    knwminus wrote: »
    Oh icon_redface.gif I thought it was 1000 like the others. #fail Now I really want a 950.

    Which is why I made my offer. I think most CompTIA exams have a top score of 900.
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    Which is why I made my offer. I think most CompTIA exams have a top score of 900.

    I must be thinking about cisco then. Its been a while since I have taken a comptia exam.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Network Security Bible is here!!!!!

    I am going to crack this bad boy open tonight and start re-reviewing for the S+/SSCP whatever.

    On another note, I will be installing AlienVault in a VM today on my brand new ESX server at work and I finally got Cisco VPN working on Fedora. Good times.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    knwminus wrote: »
    On another note, I will be installing AlienVault in a VM today on my brand new ESX server at work and I finally got Cisco VPN working on Fedora. Good times.

    Sounds like a good way to spend the afternoon
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    Sounds like a good way to spend the afternoon

    You bet. Boss approved me for using this as out IDS/IPS monitoring solution as soon as I test it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Hello dude,

    You need to be at 100% before you take test. Your book is not enough, if you don't currently work in the field. Take a class.

    Can someone send me a comptia security + voucher number to used that has not expired.

    I'm trying to retake in 2 to 3 weeks. My info is below thanks and god bless on all your certs and support.

    Nice first post icon_rolleyes.gif

    Ok first, I do work in the field (as a Security Admin) and I am somewhat certified. Second there is no chance in hell I am taking a class for this exam. Third If you had read this forum you would see that a lot of people have said this is book is enough. Forth No one is going to send you a damn voucher number, buy one at getcertifiedforless.com.


    Fifth Welcome to the forum icon_cheers.gif
    phoeneous wrote: »
    Huh icon_confused.gif:
    Exactly. I smell a *****.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    He had 2 posts up, both uninformational and spamming his information. Both gone
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    phoeneous wrote: »
    And like that <poof> he's gone.

    -Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects

    FTW!

    You have no idea how much I love that movie.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I started reading Network Security Bible today (literally 2 hours ago). I am going to finish at least the first 3-4 chapters tonight. So far it has been pretty much a review from Darrils book. Hopefully it picks up in the next few chapters.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Well I finished chapter 3 as well as part 1 of the book. So far it has mostly been review. I think part 3 is going to be where the book gets to the good stuff so I have a few chapters tonight. I actually have to go to my other job tonight so I am not going to get to read when I go home. I will pick it up later tonight.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I'm scheduled for the morning of the 12th. I still have about a third of Darril's book to read, and I've only watched 3 trainsignal videos, (which so far are extremely boring) so there is still lots to do. I also have my transcender to run through several times.

    I think I could take the test today and do fairly well. I scored 61% on Darril's pretest, and the one transcender I did 2 days ago was 70%. So while I still have a lot of work to do, I likely won't need it all to pass, so I'm not worrying (yet).
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Cool guys. I'm looking at August 13th or so. Probably no later than the 20th. The issue is going to be making sure I have enough time between jobs to do the exam. I am still on chapter 4 of the Network Security Bible and I am honestly not sure if I will finish it before the exam. I most likely will but that won't be a priority. There are a lot of things I can lab out in the book so if it takes me a little longer to get through it, I am ok with that.

    At any rate, I finished Darrils book a while back. I have some notes I am going to go over and I will probably pick up some testing software.
  • DevilsbaneDevilsbane Member Posts: 4,214 ■■■■■■■■□□
    ha 11th, 12th, 13th
    Decide what to be and go be it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Devilsbane wrote: »
    ha 11th, 12th, 13th

    Lol that's pretty awesome. I'm expecting us to turkey out guys! And I still want my 950 lol.
  • rogue2shadowrogue2shadow Member Posts: 1,501 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Lol triple threat test taking!

    Good luck all. I'm sure you won't need it icon_thumright.gif
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Lol triple threat test taking!

    Good luck all. I'm sure you won't need it icon_thumright.gif

    Honestly I'm most worried about the legal stuff. I did the worse on those end of chapter exams and I was the most bored when I studied it.
  • Bl8ckr0uterBl8ckr0uter Inactive Imported Users Posts: 5,031 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Ok it looks like I'll be taking this at the end of the month when I have some free time. So now I'm shooting for the 28th or so.
  • earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    About time you've decided to schedule it.lol
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
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