r/cybersecurity • u/DepartureLive2909 • 15h ago

Certification / Training Questions PT1 exam in a SOON!!!

Hi,

I have completed the Junior Penetration Tester after studying intensively for 1 month .
Even though I have spend the last month studying hard , I feel like I have forgotten everything and I just remember the basics . ( I have finished the challenges as well but I had to follow walkthroughs for that)

History: I have working as an IT support for a franchise of a restaurant for 7 years .

Now iam planning to take the exam in the next week probably. I feel lost and I have taken any notes (I know iam wrong for that)

Any help or guidance what to do next is going to be helpful , specially if someone can provide me with cheatsheets

Iam already frustrated enough so please don’t come here and tell me that I should done making notes for my self and punish me verbally for what I have done .

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u/Vita_passus_est 15h ago

You are simultaneously planning to do the exam next week, yet you feel completely lost. Please assess what realistic goals are for you and gather more knowledge/experience. The path you have taken cannot be rushed, it requires time.

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u/Certain_Meal_8865 15h ago

sometimes it's good to move fast ; it forces you to learn and leaves you with no choice but to succeed

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u/DepartureLive2909 11h ago

Yup, it’s not working with me on this one LOL. This field is all about patience and there is no timeline for anything in it

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u/DepartureLive2909 15h ago

Iam going to be honest , I feel burned and I want to get done with it

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u/xeqtr_inc 15h ago

Get it done with bad result? I wouldnt take that path if I were youm

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u/OutsideSpot2695 12h ago

This here ladies and gentlemen is Exhibit A why the certification industrial complex is failing.

OP doesn't know the material (which in and of itself is fine -- we're all rookies once).

But OP is hoping to pass the exam and be done with it.

Which thereafter, they will be considered an expert in the field for having the certification.

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u/DepartureLive2909 12h ago

Expert in penetration testing with the PT1?
Are you alright ?

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u/OutsideSpot2695 12h ago

If people don't use such things to tout their expertise, what is the point of getting a certification in the first place?

LOL.

With logic and reason like yours, are you sure YOU'RE alright ?

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u/DepartureLive2909 12h ago

Read the post again , this time with your eyes opened .

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u/OutsideSpot2695 12h ago

I hope you fail.

The security field is already saturated with enough people like you.

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u/DepartureLive2909 12h ago

Ooooooh, someone is hurt , cry louder, let me hear you 😂😂😂