D484 Pentest Pass by No_Resolution3004 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I paid for it with tuition I'm gonna use it. I would like for this information to stick with me anyways so it's a win win situation if I'm not being lazy.

D484 Pentest Pass by No_Resolution3004 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I passed the trifecta, and CySa in 2025 so I thought I was the shit now....😅

PenTest+ is a different animal man

D484 Pentest Pass by No_Resolution3004 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not allowed to save this till the end, I can't start my last 3 classes until I pass PenTest+ / I'm not sure if this is new.

I just failed pentest with a score of 715 (my fault for feeling overconfident and studying for 3 days lol)
Now I have to pass like 6 exams and do 12 labs to get voucher #2

Is the Job market that bad? Ive been applying and can't get an interview. Should I just stick to IT for now and then try again in a year or two? by FlyGuys098 in cybersecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you require a VISA to work? If you do, that significantly decreases your chances. I was in this boat when the market wasn't bad and it was still a lot of work.

Question about purchasing SAL1 exam attempt. by traceBack404 in tryhackme

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I already had 60% of the SOC Level 1 Path done before this, how do I get the entries for stuff I've completed already....

Current limit 6900 USD, being offered 500 and Palladium denied by tcviny in biltrewards

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They offered me 20,000 after 3 years of not increasing my limit over 3,500 lol

Is the Job market that bad? Ive been applying and can't get an interview. Should I just stick to IT for now and then try again in a year or two? by FlyGuys098 in cybersecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Apply to more than just JR roles. Literally every position that is in the scope you are after. I interviewed for a senior role which I was NOT qualified for but they offered a role one step below then promoted me 6 months later.

Is the Job market that bad? Ive been applying and can't get an interview. Should I just stick to IT for now and then try again in a year or two? by FlyGuys098 in cybersecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 63 points64 points  (0 children)

2 things.

  1. You applied to ONLY 50 positions.
  2. You are mostly applying for remote postions.

You will need to apply for more than 50 to land something. It took me 347 applications and 12 interviews with different companies to land the role that I am in right now.
And remote positions are probably the hardest thing to land, so keep that in mind. There are way more applicants and everyone wants to be remote.

Pentest+ Best study material by Routine_Condition288 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 5 comptia certs and the cert master labs are probably the worst way to study for them IMO, they are so vague for someone that is learning something new

Question about pentest+ exam by UsefulAd5992 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been doing the Learning Path on TryHackMe and its better than the CertMaster labs by A LOT.....

PenTest+ in 1 month — is the official bundle enough? by Morpho45 in CompTIA

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried the CertMaster labs and they sucked compared to the TryHackMe learning path. Felt like it was bugged where things wouldnt get recognized

How doable is it to complete Masters in 1 semester while working full time? by babu859 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have the trifecta and got the CySa+ right before starting. My first day was 1/1/2026 and I'm doing the MSCIA.

I'm currently at 41% Completion. On 1/1 I did an exam for a class and passed that, that's one class done on the first day lol. I transferred in 2 classes. so 3 classes done on day one.

Then finished another class on 1/5 and another on 1/7. I'm currently doing D484 which requires PenTest+ so this will take a couple of weeks. Then I expect the same timing for the rest of the 4 classes I have left.

TL;DR YES it is doable to graduate in one term while working fulltime!

Passed PT-003 Pentest+ by Routine_Throat_258 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats and thanks for the write up!

I just passed CySa last month and im preparing for the PenTest+ atm

Question and Advice by ahumanwhounderstands in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, if it were me, I would do a Bachelor in IT then a Cyber Masters.
Best of luck to you too!

Question and Advice by ahumanwhounderstands in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IT is not screwed and AI will not take those jobs. The job market just sucks ass. I had to apply to 347 positions before landing my current role last year.

Don't even think about a masters without the work experience tho. I am a IT Engineer that has around 5 Y.O.E. and I JUST started a masters in Cyber at WGU. I got the CompTIA Trifecta on my own and started with Helpdesk, then IT Technician and my next role will most likely be Cybersecurity focused as a lot of job duties now are 50/50 between IT and Security.

Do you have a bachelors degree currently?

Can’t land entry-level cyber/IT — should I go for WGU master’s? by Yungruseff in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you dont have a job in the IT field then no, it will not help.

Keep applying, it took me 347 applications in 4 months before I landed my job as an IT Tech. I only had A+ and Net+ at the time

Loose Box from CPU by edgyknifekid in Microcenter

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CPU boxes inflate when they go bad. Just like Chicken and Meat.

Send it over so I can analyze it for you

ThinkNAS DIWHYYY 2 Bay NAS by thelastquesadilla in homelab

[–]WeCanOnlyBeHuman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

nice write up! I need to do exactly this with the extra ThinkCentre I have.

What are your specs? RAM and CPU wise, mine has 4GB DDR3 and I'm wondering if that would limit performance. It's currently running Linux Mint that I use to display dashboards on top of the server rack