Introduction
From truck driver with no I.T experience to Security+ and NOC tech in eight months.
I would like to address my must-haves for the security+ while studying to pass.
Disclaimer just because this worked for me does not mean it will work for everyone. But I believe if you follow closely to this you will pass on the first attempt.
This was the hardest test I have taken in my life. I would like to just be upfront and say this. Do not go into this test thinking it will be easy and you will study for two weeks and pass it.
The acronyms are a major part and need to be taken seriously. You will not understand most of the questions if you do not address this.
You do need a base knowledge of the cloud. I was surprised by the number of questions that included the cloud.
Hands-on projects are going to be key to the practical questions. Set up firewalls and understand how they work. Play/study phishing emails understand what they look like and how to spot the.
But make sure you enjoy the process during all of this. Soak everything in this is going to be your life from here on out.
This is the time to understand if this is for you or not. You will only have to learn more from here. If you enjoy learning as I do you have found the right field.
Group study:
I would 100% say find a group of people to study with one to two times a week. This will make the process more fun as well as allow you to network with like-minded people.
Must have courses:
Supplement this section with your favorite course to study could be professor Messer, Mike Meyers, Jason Dion, etc…
The important part is to take well-written notes. Re-watch/listen to these sections over and over again to make sure you understand. I would put headphones in and do house chores while listing to sections on repeat.
I can not say how amazing Jason Dion’s course on Udemy was. But I did not realize until after that his website is even better. If you have the money to spend at the time of writing you can pay 349$ on his website.
What does that get you?
Full access to his whole course, custom-made labs, 24hr support, and I think 6 full-length practice tests. The real kicker is the 100% pass guarantee if you do not pass they will pay for you to re-take the test.
I used the practices test like guiding stones. So I took two towards the start of my journey and bombed them. Then decided to wait a while to take another one. When I did take my next pre-test I got a 72% and in the end, knew exactly what I needed to study more.
Must have books:
I only have one. The book is very clear and to the point on all topics IMO. That is the CompTIA Security+: SYO-601 Certification Guide Second Edition. Any topics I found myself unclear on I would find in this book and study over and over again while laying in bed before going to sleep.
Must have apps:
The two apps I found in the app store are CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep & CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Prep. The way I used these apps was towards the end of my studying, to get the most use out of them, you need to have a decent understanding of the topics.
CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep has great questions that do an amazing job of explaining why the correct answer is the correct answer. The app will take it a step further, and if you input how long until the test, it will build you out a game plan for how many questions a day it thinks you should do. The free version of this app is fine IMO, but you can pay to lose the ads.
The next app is CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Prep. I only used this app for the acronyms the list is massive with pretty good breakdowns of the definitions. As well tons of great questions but they try to push the paid version on you a bit more. I do think it is worth it as it cost 8$ a month at the time of writing.
Hands-on training:
In my opinion, I would not have passed this test without tryhackme. The learning paths are great I was able to learn much about practical hands-on Linux and windows command/tools.
As well building my labs was also a big part of my studying. I became hands-on with hypervisors such as VirtualBox, VMware, and cloud services.
I used my network to practice firewall configuration and even put a pi-hole on my network to combat ads tracking and malicious sites.
Took a little dive into group policies when setting the history, time till reset, and complexity of my passwords allowed on my machine.
As well as encrypting my drives and adding a USB converted to a smart card with a self-signed certificate. This had to be added to group policies for use.
Podcast:
Podcasts are a great way to get a better understanding of real day-to-day life in security. As well as better understand the lingo that you will be hearing more often.
As well these podcasts will help you be better at your job. To do this job effectively you need to have an understanding of the threats out there.
The new vulnerability or threat actors. Some of these podcasts will help you understand the whys of cyber criminals.
For daily news Simple Cyber and Cyber Wire are good choices.
For some great projects and good knowledge NetworkChuck.
To understand better the darker part of hacking darknet diaries.
Closing:
As in everything in life you are going to get out of this what you put into it. If you spend your days not really studying and taking the test as a joke you are going to most likely fail.
I will say this was one of the hardest test I have taken in my life. I look forward to the next one!
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