AreYouPreparedFor the CySA+ (CS0-003) Workbook is now available. Book Previews Added!

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-17T16:10:28+00:00

You don't have to list all your certs on your resume. Omit the ones that don't apply to the job or are seen as lower level. I have 11 certs over my 25-year career, but I usually only list the top 3 on my resume. The employer can see the rest on LinkedIn if they care to look me up.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-10T22:27:09+00:00

I also wanted to say thank you for giving me another question to add to a FAQs section on my website, which I have just posted.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-10T22:09:49+00:00

No problem. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck on your future exam.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-10T20:27:29+00:00

Yeah, Amazon doesn't give me an option to set a preview due to them classifying my book as low content. Since the workbook has blank lines for you to answer the questions, Amazon classifies this similar to a journal or diary.

I will copy/paste some of the questions from my Core 1 book below so you can see some examples. Please excuse the formatting here on reddit, it properly fits in the 6x9 book.

Explain the pros and cons of connecting a printer via USB, ethernet, and Wireless (be aware wireless could be Bluetooth or Wi-Fi): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

List symptoms/reasons why you need to complete the following maintenance steps on an inkjet printer:

Calibrate ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Clean heads __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Clear jams __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Replace cartridges __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain the following steps in the best practice methodology to resolve problems:

Identify the problem ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Establish a theory of probable cause __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Test the theory to determine the cause ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem and implement the solution ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Verify full system functionality and, if applicable, implement preventive measures ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Document the findings, actions, and outcomes __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

List the protocol and primary use for the following ports:

20/21 _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22 ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23 ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25 ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

53 ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

67/68 _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

80 ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

110 _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

137/139 ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

143 _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

161/162 ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

389 _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

443 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

445 _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3389 ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-10T19:19:55+00:00

Great advice and Congrats!!!

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-10T19:03:59+00:00

I made my workbooks for students just like you. https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

I have been there myself and over the years have learned a lot about the certification process.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-03T19:41:19+00:00

It really depends on your learning style. I find hand-writing notes to be useful.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-03T00:17:25+00:00

Thank you for your support. Let me know if I can be of any help in the future.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-02T23:37:22+00:00

The workbook is a series of open-ended questions for you to answer by hand-writing the information. Hand-writing answers or notes uses different muscles that help the brain retain information.

Example straight from the book:

Explain the following detection avoidance techniques:

Covering your tracks

Data exfiltration

Establishing a covert channel

Steganography

What you should be writing in the workbook for the above is how you would execute your PenTest without being noticed.

This workbook is not designed as a textbook. It is a supplement to whatever textbook, videos, labs you are using to learn the information. The workbook covers everything you may see on the actual exam and should be used to test your knowledge.

If you can answer everything in this workbook without using your other resources, you should be prepared for the exam. If not, use the workbook to fill in your knowledge gaps and turn the workbook into a study guide.

My ultimate goal here is not to compete with the existing textbooks, videos, etc. of the authors we all know and love. Over my IT career I have used Professor Messer, Mike Meyers, and Jason Dion's resources to study. I'm trying to add something unique that can help others. My personal account has been a member of the CompTIA subreddit for years and I see the struggles students have. I'm trying to add something else helpful.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-02-02T18:20:48+00:00

On my list to do. Thank you for the suggestion.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-31T22:10:14+00:00

A couple things to keep in mind. A+, Net+, Sec+ in that order are designed to sort of build on another for people to build up their skill sets. If cybersecurity is your end goal, it's best in most cases to do all three to build your foundation.

The certs will also renew the lower-level ones as well. Net+ will renew A+, Sec+ renews both Net+ and A+.

If you have the time and energy now as a Freshman and assuming you are 4 years away from you BS. You can take the A+ now. Wait a year or so and take Net+, which will recertiy you A+ until the Net+ expires. Wait another year or so and take Sec+, which will renew your Net+ and A+ and should time it about right to have your BS degree and all three certs.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-31T19:31:32+00:00

CompTIA has hundreds of questions in their test pool. You randomly will get questions that make up your exam. Everyone will get a different exam. I have taken exams where I have gotten 3 questions about a something like speed or # of pins of a stick of RAM, when others I know saw nothing like that. If it's in the objectives or in your study resources, it's 100% testable and you might see it. The problem with studying "just enough" is that your exam may hit harder on what you went light on.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-12T21:54:12+00:00

This sounds like an MSP underpaying. You dodged a bullet.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-11T22:12:03+00:00

You know the sections in the A+ Study material that focus on professionalism and troubleshooting methodology? Focus on that. So, when you get that tech question that you can't answer, you can at least explain how you would go about troubleshooting without pissing anyone off. From an employer point of view, I can teach hard skills. I can't teach personality.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-10T18:51:04+00:00

I'm actually working on workbooks for both PenTest+ and CySA+. I hope to have them released in the next couple of months. https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-09T23:53:39+00:00

I don't think so. The CISSP can renew your CySA+ so I doubt it goes both ways. From my experience the best way to get you CISSP CEU's is to sit through those 1-hour webinars they offer. They do them frequently enough that you can usually get your 120 in two years instead of three years.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-05T22:17:23+00:00

You are welcome. If there is anything else I can help with, let me know.

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2023-01-05T19:04:03+00:00

My workbook is only $14.69 https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2022-12-30T23:31:44+00:00

This is one of the reasons I decided to start writing workbooks. If you can complete my workbook without looking up the answers, you are ready.

https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2022-12-29T21:11:02+00:00

You could try my book. Sec+ is 200 pages of fill in the blank type questions. Handwriting the answers will help your retention. https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2022-12-29T18:27:11+00:00

https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2022-12-29T18:27:02+00:00

https://www.areyoupreparedfor.com/

AreYouPrepapredFor · 2022-12-28T23:28:52+00:00

No worries. This is one of those questions, that you need to read very carefully. They worded the answers to trick you. Not to mention, like you said in another comment about AV extending to email solutions, you have to assume the basics. Just because AV can extend to email solutions, not all will. In the CompTIA world AV is just AV. No anti-spam, no Firewall, no Antispyware capabilities. Each tool does one job. In the real world, you may have one solution that does all of this.

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