Sybex or Gibson book?

Greetings folks,

I need to take this for WGU. I have a background in network and security, am very familiar with encryption and port numbers as well as other concepts, but need to read a book before I feel good about taking this exam since the passing score is reasonably high compared to other CompTIA tests.

Would you recommend sticking with the free study guide provided by WGU (http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Security-Study-Guide-SY0-401/dp/1118875079#customerReviews) or spending the money on the Get Certified: Get Ahead book by Gibson. It's only $10 for the kindle version on Amazon, but I really would need a PDF version I think (no kindle) so that might not work. (EDIT: I see the app for PC and downloaded it - works fine)

I see most used the Gibson book. Curious if anyone has used the Sybex?

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Hammer80

Gibson is all you need to pass, it has everything that you need for the test. You are right everybody who passes uses the Gibson book, it's considered the bible of the Security+ exam.

Jasiono

Gibson, no questions asked.

I read it in just under a week and passed the exam with flying colors (1 question wrong).

Your miles may vary. I have good retention.

scaredoftests

Gibson. Hands down the best.

hurricane1091

Excellent responses and all I needed to hear, you boys are always on point with this stuff. Will purchase the book and get started tonight. I need to bang this out by the end of the month, but this book seems short enough to the point where I can probably get it done quickly. Anything in particular I should look out for? Have read that port numbers are a big but A+ and Network+ have hammered port numbers into my head pretty well.

scaredoftests

hurricane1091 wrote: »

Excellent responses and all I needed to hear, you boys are always on point with this stuff. Will purchase the book and get started tonight. I need to bang this out by the end of the month, but this book seems short enough to the point where I can probably get it done quickly. Anything in particular I should look out for? Have read that port numbers are a big but A+ and Network+ have hammered port numbers into my head pretty well.

Excuse me..

Woman here. LOL but, I catch your drift..

hurricane1091

scaredoftests wrote: »

Excuse me..Woman here. LOL but, I catch your drift..

mattroland76

I haven't used the Sybex for Sec+ but I did use it some for Network+. IMHO, the Sybex books have a real wealth of detailed information, but the practice quizes/exams that are included are not really what you should expect on a CompTia exam.

DoubleNNs

Gibson.

twodogs62

Gibson.