Sec+ Exam is booked!

I'd sit the exam tomorrow if I could but I've got colleagues off at work so it's not possible for me to get the time away from my desk at the moment. I like to think I'm good enough to be able to pass on my first attempt but I'll have to keep sharp in order to do so, I'm going to keep doing an hour per evening on Sec+ this week. There are a few other Sec+ apps on Android so I'll take a look at those and see if I can find something good.

Good luck! I'll be seating for the test within the next month or so (after I pass ICND2 and wireshark cert).

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

Good luck! I'll be seating for the test within the next month or so (after I pass ICND2 and wireshark cert).

Nice - I've been eyeballing the Wireshark cert myself. Have you been studying for it already?

Yeah a little bit, I'm more focused on ICND2 right now. From the little amount of studying I have done already, it seems very interesting.

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

Yeah a little bit, I'm more focused on ICND2 right now. From the little amount of studying I have done already, it seems very interesting.

Same - I'm wrapping up ICND2 myself. That official cert guide is looking pricey! $99 for the Wireshark paperback on Amazon...I could get it on Kindle, but I like having the book in hand.

You can buy "Practical Packet Analysis, 2nd Edition" for 25.00, read the book and see if you actually want to move on to the official book.

Noerc

GL on the test, you can do it!

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

You can buy "Practical Packet Analysis, 2nd Edition" for 25.00, read the book and see if you actually want to move on to the official book.

Picked it up! At 280 pages it should give a nice intro without consuming too much time. Thanks for the tip!

Did you already have it? or did you just buy it?

YuckTheFankees wrote: »

Did you already have it? or did you just buy it?

Just bought it

Just took the test on the Comptia website again and got the same score as I did previously, 72%! I'm a bit worried about it now but at least it's identified the areas where I most need to brush up. Looks like I'll be working on Cryptography tonight, I only got 7/16 correct there. I'm a bit frustrated after reading the book thoroughly and watching the videos but I'm determined to pass this exam so that I can move onto my next certification.

Exam is at 10am tomorrow, wish me luck. No revising tonight, just a good nights sleep I think.

clarknova wrote: »

Exam is at 10am tomorrow, wish me luck. No revising tonight, just a good nights sleep I think.

I wouldn't worry too much about the CompTIA online practice questions - I never did very well on those myself, but I never failed the actual exam.

gadav478

YFZblu wrote: »

I wouldn't worry too much about the CompTIA online practice questions - I never did very well on those myself, but I never failed the actual exam.

Good to hear, I'm in the same boat with regards to the Net+.

Passed with 892/900, luckily very few Crypto questions came up. Going to have the rest of this week off and reclaim my evenings, next week I'll be getting my head down and working on CCENT.

Nytrocide

clarknova wrote: »

Passed with 892/900, luckily very few Crypto questions came up. Going to have the rest of this week off and reclaim my evenings, next week I'll be getting my head down and working on CCENT.

Congrats!

Would you mind elaborating on the study material you used? I'm studying for it now!