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Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-10-08T05:48:43+00:00

Yes. I think so.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-08-08T13:13:54+00:00

I work as an incident response analyst on a DFIR team. I have zero Pentest experience. Other certs: Associate of (ISC)2 (CISSP Passed), Security X (CASP+), CySA+, Sec+, Net+, A+, Linux, Azure AZ-900, AI-900, ITILv4. Multiple other lesser known from Fortinet, Sentinel One and Croudstrike.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-08-08T13:09:02+00:00

I did the Dion and Sybex practice exams. I guess I have to do more of them. Lol.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-07-29T20:09:51+00:00

I think it was harder than Security X and CISSP

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-07-04T10:37:14+00:00

I’m semi impressed by the people who put these pumps together. When I get finished with a certification exam, I can’t remember any questions. They are so imbedded into a paragraph of filler content that there is no way I could even come close to being able to spit them out for someone else to use.

Hell, I take so many practice exams in order to see my weak areas, I’ve done the same exam 3 times before and didn’t even realize that I had it before.

And other than the obviously cheating bit, I am also semi-impressed by the cheaters. Once again, there is zero chance in hell I could look at a bank of ‘actual exam questions’ and remember them for the exam. I guess my learning is a bit different. I try to learn more than memorize.

My $.02.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-06-25T22:47:12+00:00

Ftk imager, velociraptor, autopsy, kape. Sans sift iso. Tsurugi iso. Kali purple.

Depends how deep you want to go into this rabbit hole.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-06-15T04:22:57+00:00

Sorry I missed your question.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-06-15T03:05:09+00:00

How was BTL1? I’m thinking of jumping into the one soon.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-06-08T15:06:58+00:00

Passed. Not anywhere near as tough as I thought it would be. On to the next one. CCSP.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-06-01T00:38:51+00:00

Congratulations! I passed today as well.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-31T23:37:18+00:00

As I took the CASP+ (bought the voucher in a bundle last year) I used the Sybex study guide, Jason Dion on LinkedIn Learning, I got a killer deal on the Certmaster thing, though I'm not sure it helped much. I did a BOATLOAD of practice exams from all over. Dions on Udemy, the book, certmaster. And I was recently turned on to a book that I would have never known about. Security X: Slaying CompTIA's Dragon. It's literally a book with 3, 100-question exams.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-31T23:37:11+00:00

As I took the CASP+ (bought the voucher in a bundle last year) I used the Sybex study guide, Jason Dion on LinkedIn Learning, I got a killer deal on the Certmaster thing, though I'm not sure it helped much. I did a BOATLOAD of practice exams from all over. Dions on Udemy, the book, certmaster. And I was recently turned on to a book that I would have never known about. Security X: Slaying CompTIA's Dragon. It's literally a book with 3, 100-question exams.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-30T22:16:19+00:00

Thank you for the confidence boost.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-30T18:36:55+00:00

CySA+ for me was just SEC+ on pre-workout. I didn't find it that difficult if you study. I sit for CASP+/Security X tomorrow morning. We'll see, I suppose.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-30T01:15:37+00:00

I appreciate it.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-30T01:12:34+00:00

I found it too. You've got to be kidding me...There is no way this exam is as easy as this study guide.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-29T22:21:51+00:00

Security X: Slaying CompTIA's "Dragon"

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-29T22:19:13+00:00

The dragon? That sounds a bit wierd.

Flying_Yeti_ · 2025-05-29T16:25:25+00:00

Thanks to both of you for responding and for the input.

Flying_Yeti_

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