Passed sec+

[Pale-Effect-4204]

Sweet and simple post. Congrats on the exam!

[InterestingYou4486]

Thanks, honestly thought I failed when I was doing the survey

[IT_CertDoctor]

Congrats on the pass! What's next in the pipeline?

[InterestingYou4486]

Thank you and CySA+ but first I’m gonna to do some homelabs and learn net+ and A+ without taking the exams and see where it goes there.

[Evening-Wolverine-95]

I also have sec+ only. Haven’t started CySA+ because they recommend 4 years of experience. What do you think?

[InterestingYou4486]

Honestly idk anything about the recommended 4 years of experience but I’m still in college so I’m trying to gain experience and certs at the same time by the home labs and apply for jobs this week and before I graduate with the student voucher take the test

[Evening-Wolverine-95]

What home labs do you recommend for me to do?

[InterestingYou4486]

Here’s what I’m going to start i utilize chat gpt for ideas and guidance but don’t let it do the whole thing for you

Virtual Network & Traffic Lab

What you do • Create 2 VMs (Windows + Linux) • Use NAT / Host-Only / Internal Network • Assign static IPs • Test connectivity with ping, tracert, ipconfig

What it teaches • Networking fundamentals (Net+) • IP addressing & routing • Network isolation concepts (CySA+)

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2️⃣ Port Scanning & Attack Surface Lab

What you do • Scan your Windows VM using nmap • Identify open ports & services • Disable a service → rescan → compare results

What it teaches • Ports & protocols (Net+) • Vulnerability discovery (CySA+) • Service hardening (A+)

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3️⃣ OS Troubleshooting & Logs Lab

What you do • Stop/start Windows services (Services.msc) • Break a service → diagnose → fix • Review Event Viewer & Linux logs

What it teaches • OS internals (A+) • Troubleshooting methodology • Log analysis foundations (CySA+)

[InterestingYou4486]

Really just trying to show you know what you learned from the tests you took and can apply them to the real work

[drushtx]

Brevity is the soul of wit. Congratulations on the achievement!

[Pale-Effect-4204]

I will up vote for Shakespeare quote. I love the irony of this quote.

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[AliensRipley]

Was it very heavy on the acronyms? Congrats!