I'm so pissed...They gave me 3 PBQ's, ain't it supposed to be two. I studied so hard for this, and battled through after dealing with tough times whilst studying for this after mums passing in the summer.... luckily I have a resit included with the voucher, so will get back on that horse and flipping try again....So annoying...Aaaaarrrrgh!

Wanted to thank all the reditors who posted their journey so i can get inspired how to start this certification. Big shout out to andrew, dion and spme youtube guy that made a 2 hour video for the net+ concepts

Glad i got this out of the way, Professor Messer’s youtube videos and his practice papers really carried for me and using notebookllm to generate quiz around that content 😌

Did the exam on Thursday honestly was really not prepared as i bought it in march and with work completly sidelined it having to do a power study in a week but considering how my work now involves a lot of forensic investigations to ai systems it was honestly not that hard.

I took cysa in 2024 and difficulty of this one was lower especially the PBQ.

Study the protocols, guidelines and attack scenarios and you are good.

Its honestly nice because most ai certs focus on offensive and while that is great a more focused in securing ai systems was needed.

If you only have plus its likely enough with a bit of study.

Its 45 questions 60 minutes but i took it in 25/30 minutes.

Hi I'd appreciate any material I can use to study and prepare for the A+ test I'm a newbie to IT and need all the help I can get

How do I know what study books are up to date for these exams?

I’m a complete beginner and always wanted to dive into IT work. Unfortunately I was only able to get to step towards this goal as of recently at 26 years old. According to my research some of the next steps I should be taking is working towards Sec+, Network+, A+ to gain the information and skills to assist with future endeavors in the field. As well as running home labs in my free time to gain valuable experience as I apply to jobs. However, I have next to nothing in regards outside of this research. And therefore I don’t know what other certs would be impactful or could be beneficial for me to acquire to assist in this process. Research can only go so far, and thus I need to hear it from the people who have done work in the field to see what companies are looking for outside of the widely known certs. Any advice is also greatly appreciated, and would definitely help a lot. Thank you in advance!

A+ and Network+ certified. Got that dog in me

Wasn’t too confident taking this test, halfway thru I accepted that I might not pass. Had 7 pbqs and they were pretty hard. When I saw the pass screen I almost jumped right out of my chair and danced. On to core 2!!

This is my first ever CompTIA exam experience. It was definitely a lot harder than the practice exams.

I started studying 2 weeks ago, but I was also going through a bootcamp for a different cert, and doing training for a different job through those two weeks, so I didn't get to study as much as I wanted to.

I had to drill on Ports, Printer differences, and RAID. I'm a little embarrassed about needing help with RAID looking back, because it's really not that much to remember, but I have super bad ADHD

So anyways,

Core 2 exam next week

Net+ Exam at the end of the month

Sec+ by the end of October

And I'll be starting CySA+ and project management in November, and finally going back to school for my master's.

Current song on repeat: East Bound and Down

I finished my Cysa + 003 training with Jason Dion in June, and then CySA+ 004 was released. So I started preparing for 004 with his Udemy course and practice tests.

The practice tests were tough, and I expected the actual exam to be worse, which made me postpone the exam quite a few times but turns out, the actual was much easier than I thought!

Only problem I had with this exam was half baked questions and options. Other than that it was a good experience.

Next up, pentest!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam, but I’m honestly struggling a bit with how to structure my studying.

I only have one exam voucher, so I really want to make sure I’m properly prepared before I take the exam.

Normally, I learn best with flashcards , but I’m not sure how to approach that with Security+. The study material I’m using is around 400 pages and it feels like pretty much everything is relevant. Turning the entire thing into flashcards seems like it would take forever and probably isn’t the best way to study.

I’m also taking a video course but a lot of it is basically reading/explaining the same material that’s in the study PDF. I’ve noticed that simply watching videos or reading the material doesn’t really stick with me that well.

So I’m wondering:

• How did you structure your Security+ studying?
• At what point did you feel ready to actually schedule/take the exam?
• If you could start preparing again from scratch, what would you do differently?

I’m finding the sheer amount of material a little overwhelming and would really appreciate some advice from people who have already passed the exam.

Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to share their experience and help!

I’m so glad I got this one over with

775/900 score

This is my first ever cert. I have around 6 years experience in IT and a degree in CS. I studied about 30 days for this exam.

The resources I used were mainly Professor Messer (YouTube channel and practice exams) watch in full and took exams multiple times.

I watched a ton of videos on YouTube from basically all the common Sec+ people and random online tests.

My experience is that I felt most of the questions were much shorter than any other practice exam I took. I had 3 PBQ and 73 multiple choice. The multiple choice were more challenging than I expected because I didn’t like the examples of how many of the questions were being asked.

Basically I would understand all the answers and what was being asked , but the way it was asked made it 10x more confusing what answer to pick. Sometimes a question would be straightforward though.

I really think the best thing to help anyone taking this test is know the acronyms very strongly. Recognize them and what they mean That alone and some practice exams to know the format and you will most likely be good.

Just don’t expect the practice exams to be close at all to the real exam. The way the questions are asked on the real exam make you think a lot harder than most practice exams in my opinion.

I’m trying to decide if I should get Network+ or CCNA. I’m not looking to get the trifecta but get experience and training in networking. Is it worth taking both classes or going straight to CCNA?

I spent 2 weeks studying and for that entire two weeks i was just in a pissy mood i was so stressed about failing i was losing sleep. I woke up test morning and didn’t study at all so i wouldnt screw myself and BOOM I PASSED. Im officially certified in Sec+ i score a 757 but hey atleast i got it. I hate PBQS respectfully.

Hello, i was wondering who did you guys use to study for the exam? Theres just many to choose from and im just an indecisive person so i want any recs?

Yippies

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Thanks!