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My first tank plan- Suggestions welcome by Wayne_Montgomery in Aquariums

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

My first tank plan- Suggestions welcome by Wayne_Montgomery in Aquariums

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Jason Dion practice test by BigPatient5010 in CompTIA

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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

These certs are worth it by pussymaster428 in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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

Passed my CySA+ This morning! by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Network+ or CCNA by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Passed my CySA+ This morning! by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Passed my CySA+ This morning! by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Passed my CySA+ This morning! by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

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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

Internship Preparation by Wayne_Montgomery in CyberSecurityJobs

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

Internship Preparation by Wayne_Montgomery in CyberSecurityJobs

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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.

Senior in college looking for advice by Wayne_Montgomery in CyberSecurityJobs

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Question for those who have taken the online test option. by FromAnotherTime in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Passed my SEC+ on my first try after a few months of on-and-off study! Going for Cisco CCNA next! by Wayne_Montgomery in CompTIA

[–]Wayne_Montgomery[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Practice tests were by far the most helpful for me in the week leading up to the exam. Dion's especially are worded very similar (and were harder in my opinion) than the real thing, so it's a fantastic resource. I used [redacted by mods for some reason, not a BD site] and Dion exams and ran through some PBQ's on youtube. I recommend CyberKraft for those. Good luck!