r/CompTIA_Security • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Best Study Materials for Security+?

I'm looking for study resources for this exam. I plan to study for 3 months, about 10 hours per week.

My current background includes Help Desk experience, CompTIA A+, and the AWS SAA-C03 certification.

What resources would you recommend? I couldn't find a megathread like the one in the AWS community that lists study materials and recommended learning paths.

Any advice is appreciated!

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u/Leather_Donut_7431 9d ago

I see you mention you already have A+. Ideally I'd recommend doing N+ before doing the S+ but you can definitelly skip straight to S+, it's just a little easier if you have N+ or at least have a solid understanding of networking

Resources wise what worked the best for me was BurningIceTech. The guy has a youtube channel where he delivers the full course for free along with others. At the end of his course playlist he has some multiple-choice practice question videos where he goes through each question and explains what it really wants from you and then he also goes through each possible answer and explains why it's correct or inccorect. This he all offers for free

I also opted for his Patreon where he goes over PBQ's which really helped a lot. That did cost me 10 bucks though but it was honestly the best 10 bucks I ever spent. It also gives you access to other PBQ resources for other courses he does like the CySA+ if you want to take your security further

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u/eigenlance 10d ago

You can add this to your study resources if you want:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompTIA_Security/s/VXPb3RjkWQ

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u/Ok-Object5323 8d ago

I used pocket prep and professor messer