Completed Security + today

Took the exam today after finally locating a discount voucher. Passed with an 850.

I decided to take this exam, because of the change taking place in January converting the exam to a renew every three years.

Had access to CBT, Train Signal, and Darrils Book (primary source). spent approx 7 weeks in preparation ( several weeks waiting for a discount voucher before the final sprint to completion)
Still after all of the studying and review there was still a 1/2 dozen questions that made me go hmmmmmm... they were not touched on with any of the resources I used. Do not under estimate the exam.

Good luck to all who follow the quest for security +. Now it is back to Ciscoville to complete my CCDP.

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Devilsbane

Congrats on the pass!

rolyohh

Congrats. I take my exam on wednesday... I have developed anxiety over this exam. Not sure what to expect. I used the CompTia Exam Cram and some study guides I found online. Overall I feel comfortable but I havent talked to anyone using the same materials as me so I am not sure if what I have is ideal for preperation. Anyone here use the CompTia Exam Cram?

earweed

congrats on the new cert!

K_Rich

Congrats on the pass!!

erpadmin

Congrats, brother!

dynamik

I'm not surprised you killed it, congrats!

Psoasman

That's a solid score, nice work!

ajmatson

Congrats and nice score. I take mine in 14 days

netBooger

Congrats.

ssampier

Congratulations! Some of those questions were a head-scratcher; I guessed on more than a few.

I will play more in the Cisco cert arena after MCSE.

ironman682

Are there SIMS in security + or just multiple choice questions

miller811

ironman682 wrote: »

Are there SIMS in security + or just multiple choice questions

all multiple choice.

TrainSignalEric

Congrats! Would love to know what areas you think should be added to the course that were lacking.

LinuxRacr

Congrats. I know you can't go into great detail about the test due to the NDA, but I'm Eric on wanting to know what you think.

cbsharpe0824

Congrats Miller!!!!

erpadmin

Those half a dozen questions MIGHT have been those questions that don't count. I had a couple of questions that made me ask "what the ----"...in truth I don't even remember what those questions were but I thought to myself this has to be one of those "they don't count" questions and just answered them anyway.

To those taking the exam: Honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about them. Just answer to the best of your ability and press forward. Do not try to guess which ones are the real questions....you won't know for sure, and I could have been completely wrong. LOL.

Devilsbane

TrainSignalEric wrote: »

Congrats! Would love to know what areas you think should be added to the course that were lacking.

I only watched/listened to about half the videos. I found them to be too dry and too slow paced. The content was good though.

As far as the video part goes, these are videos and not powerpoint presentations. Even watching someone speak would be more enjoyable then staring at the same "slide" for 5 minutes.

I wouldn't recommend the Security+ videos to anyone looking to take the test. They aren't bad, they just aren't worth the price tag. Darril's book has all of the same information plus practice questions for 10% of the price. At some point, I will probably try your products for a different test in the future for the simple fact that they are user friendly. I can watch/listen on my phone, ipod, computer, I could probably even stick them on a audio CD with minimal effort. I can also watch them via the internet. Very convenient.

miller811

TrainSignalEric wrote: »

Congrats! Would love to know what areas you think should be added to the course that were lacking.

hind sight is 20 20.... but I could/would not make notes in the exam to attempt to take with me out of the exam room. That would break the NDA

I have a very broad knowledge range, I have worked in the field for over 20 years, just never felt the needs to get any certification previously...So on the questions I used the process of elimination and did not really read the beginning section to see if there were any ungraded quiestions,,,,But there were still several that in my opinion came out of left field.

At the time I had a flashback to my Network + exam when I studied the recommended material and swore at the time I was taking the wrong test.