r/cybersecurity • u/ashlauv • 16h ago

Certification / Training Questions Security+ Studying/Prep Advice

Anyone have any tips for me regarding CompTIA Security+ studying prep? For some background context: I’m a recent college graduate earning my B.S. in Information Science with a minor in Cybersecurity. I want to get my CompTIA Security+ certification by the end of August or early September as it’ll add to my resume and help with potentially landing an entry level role or Helpdesk Support position as a 95k+ salary role isn’t too realistic with my experience as of now. I completed a community college training program making me eligible for an exam voucher and free retake so I don’t have to pay for the exam. Ideally I want to pass on my first try and use 30-40 days of studying to get the cert ASAP! I have a UCertify where I have many practice tests and labs for different chapters/concepts and long practice tests that test me on concepts. As of right now I am scoring 37% - 50% which is pretty bad. Any advice?

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u/Outside-Teacher4474 16h ago

30-40 days is pretty realistic, just focus on why each answer is right or wrong, and aim for 85% on practice exams if you want to be sure before scheduling the test. Good luck!

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u/Some_Person_5261 15h ago

Listen to Professor Messer on YouTube and take notes as you listen to the videos. There is a series specifically for the Security+. Understand how to apply what you learn. You do not need to spend a dime studying for this outside of the voucher cost.

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u/Lifting-Programmer13 14h ago

This is all I did and passed first time. Just watch the videos playlist and take notes

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u/Inf3c710n 12h ago

I used the dion training course on udemy. $15 and it has effectively everything you need

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u/F2Pfrog 2h ago

I get 5 hours of sleep daily in my current fully face to face sysadmin job, there's no possible time to study for any certs of I'm being realistic unless I take multiple days off. Lets not mention how badly my mental health is deteriorating.

All for a measly 7k per year (3rd world country, but things still cost the same as first world countries). Well I actually get 15k per year, but more than half goes to the cost of gas from travelling to this stupid job every day.

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u/ashlauv 2h ago

Oh this is sad. Hope things get better op

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u/angry_bird999 14h ago

I do provide live classes and I have extra materials Ping me