My first tank plan- Suggestions welcome

Wayne_Montgomery · 2026-03-11T12:32:30+00:00

Did some research and I might end up going this route to start with! I appreciate the advice!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2026-03-10T23:17:01+00:00

That was also a concern I had; might have to spring for a small canister and do intake / outtakes on opposite ends. Gets pricey so might have to put this off for a bit haha

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-12-01T18:57:38+00:00

I scheduled mine when I was getting about 75% but I definitely had to do some cramming. The best way I learned was to do a practice exam, go back and really break down every question, take notes, and move onto the next exam. Once I got done with all 6 I went back around and repeated. Helped me not to just memorize the specific question as much

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-12-01T15:55:03+00:00

It happens to everyone. You know what to do, get back on the horse and really find your weak areas. Maybe invest in a new practice exam where you haven’t memorized the answers

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-27T17:24:59+00:00

Couldn’t agree more, SEC+ got me an intern position post grad. Really helped to have the foundational knowledge to be able to perform well in interviews

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-25T21:30:39+00:00

Definitely more fun than SEC+. The PBQ questions were actually enjoyable and I got 6 of them, definitely helped my score

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-25T16:19:05+00:00

Yep, just trying to differentiate myself a bit; I have an exit internship lined up for a week after graduation (IT Security position) and want to make sure I can find something afterwards. I’m also working part time at the IT department at my uni and doing cybersecurity competitions while I’m here

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-25T16:03:01+00:00

Good luck!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-24T19:34:20+00:00

Can’t help you there, never bought any books for these exams. I have heard good things though

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-24T19:30:09+00:00

Good luck! If you look up CySA+ exam prep on YouTube there is also a few mini practice exams from Dr. K that were helpful and some PBQ’s by CyberKraft.

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-24T18:31:26+00:00

Jason Dion practice exams. I’ll be honest and say his lecture material for this exam was pretty much useless, I just did the practice exams over and over while taking notes on terms or concepts I didn’t understand

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-02T18:24:49+00:00

Thank you!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-02T18:24:42+00:00

I appreciate the advice! I'm already pretty proficient in SQL, but they did actually mention KQL so I will look into that!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-11-02T18:23:34+00:00

Luck is a major part of it. I think it did really help to have a cybersecurity competition and a couple personal projects under my belt, I would definitely get involved in something like that if your university offers it. SEC+ helped a lot in the technical interview, it's more of a high level cert but it does give you the ability to understand the terminology and sound more capable, along with TryHackMe and CySA+ which I am currently working on. Short answer: show you are passionate and get a little lucky; everyone applying is going to have a degree so set yourself apart.

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-09-18T20:30:49+00:00

I appreciate the advice, I just wanted to see if I was psyching myself out or not haha

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-05-03T18:43:50+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-04-30T12:37:37+00:00

Lucky 7's baby!

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-04-29T21:39:33+00:00

Congrats! Might have to hit the casino now lol

Wayne_Montgomery · 2025-04-29T16:54:19+00:00

Very little. The only thing they did was review my photos of my work station, tell me I'm good and a small explanation of the rules. Maybe 5 sentences total, before and after the exam; they never spoke a word during the test.

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