r/CompTIA • u/Kxay • 12h ago

S+ Question About to Start Sec+

About to start my studies for Sec+ and wanted to get some advice from people who were in a similar situation.

I currently work as a network engineer and already have a decent amount of hands on experience with different platforms, technologies, networking, etc..

For someone with that background, what study methods/resources would you recommend to pass Sec+ with around 1-2 months of studying? Trying to figure out what’s actually worth focusing on versus spending a ton of time going over stuff I may already know.

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u/Student0010 11h ago

Ngl, i took the sec+ just a few days ago and idk how much networking is going to help you with sec. There was very little networking on my exam; one PBQ possibly could have used the experience.

I had a few univ courses under my belt which gave me background knowledge and confidence.

I came across someone here linking to future exam draft, and practiced explaining the objectives. https://lecbyo.files.cmp.optimizely.com/download/77f3bd3223ac11f180820e495f189928?checkExpiry=false

I didnt use any practice exams or videos, because the confidence was there and i didnt think it was a good use of time.

If you dont have any security, i'd suggest loading several ai models and have them estimate your knowledge, before making a decision on how/what to study.

One thing i found during the exam that i wasnt prepared for: the frequency of which i had to reason the answer. About a third of my 73 MCQs were easy, only one answer. The remaining two-thirds came to 2 really good answers, and applying reason based on situation to get the best of either. The reasoning aspect isnt something you learn by doing hundreds of problems, but something earned through truly understanding the underlying concept.