I used Messer and Dion, plus flash cards. My fiance got me to start Vyvanse for my ADHD and boy did it pay off...

I was super nervous because I did a proctored OnVue test, but shout out to Josiah! Real chill proctor, I kept stroking my beard in thought (never covering mouth) and he didn't seem to mind. It's a habit...

But, anyway, the PBQs were really interesting actually, I had fun doing those! I feel like I missed a ton but somehow it still came out fine... I'm not entirely sure about the scoring system... I think I nailed the PBQs though (at least I think I did they were pretty easy.)

I only had 70 multiple choice questions and I think 5 PBQs... (I had seen people say 90 but I guess it's random?) I had ONE single question about ports (not even memorization or matching, just a troubleshooting question...) and like one or two about the various Wifi types or the twisted pair standards... And I studied those hard as hell! I did have a bunch of printer and hardware troubleshooting questions, I'm pretty sure that was the majority of my test. The cloud virtualization ones I know I missed a few and nailed a few too.

I'm going to jump on Core 2 now and knock that out as well!

Finally got Network+, Security+, and A+ in that order. It was a struggle but gladly ended up getting them, CySA+ en route.

I went in and it was like the college courses and study material I took were useless. There was nothing that could have prepared me for what the test was actually like. So I have no idea what my next steps are. Or what to do

Felt bad after skipping one of the 4 PBQs luckily had 20 minutes to spare at the end to figure it out. Guess I was worried for nothing.

Not gonna lie, the test was hard.
I had 5 PBQs and 70 mcq
Some question wording was really confusing; at one point, I thought I was gonna fail.
I studied for 6 weeks on and off.
Professor Messer and Dion's practice test.

I did 3 out of the 5 PBQs; it was difficult too.
One piece of advice: practice router and switch troubleshooting.

Anyway, I'm glad that I was able to pass.

Sec + next.

Any advice for the Net+?

Hii, for context I've been thinking on going for a cybersecurity path in my studies/career, I am 23 y/o and its been a long time since i've studied... So i looked a bit into it and saw that I have to take the comptia security+ to start, then the eJPT and idk what follows, guess I'll look into it once I take those two, one step at a time hahahah.

I wanted to ask if I need some studies prior to the comptia security+, if so where can I look for them? I don't have much experience with IT besides having a pc(?)

Also if you got some tips or want to comment something that might be good info or interesting I really appreciate it too🤟🏻

Also, is it very hard? Not only this examn but others that i might take if I follow the cybersecurity lane

Thank you!

So, where the hell is the study material for this certificate? Is this one just kind of under the books certs? I have A+, Net+, Sec+, and a few other certs from other vendors, all of which have plenty of study material. CLOUD + HAS LIKE NONE. No YouTube course, no practice tests, no nothing really.

I just need to take it for school and heard the Certmaster is really bad, and I dislike Certmaster from my A+ and Net+ experience, so I watched a random course on Udemy and do not feel prepared at all!

Even on Reddit, there's like no info about this cert. I saw like 3 Reddit posts from people making the same complaints a few years ago and getting the same random responses. One of them just gave them tips to remember acronyms.

Any practice tests or courses you guys used to get the cert?

I got done with Sec+ a few weeks ago, took a break and now I want to start studying for CySa+.

I was wondering how long it took people to go for the exam after Security+? How much of the content from Sec+ was in CySA+? What resources did you use? How challenging are the PBQs? What resources did you use?

Any advice or suggestions would be highly appreciated :)

Thanks!

Hello, on the CompTIA website it says that you can renew multiple certifications if you retake the exam for your highest certification. However, which certifications are 'higher" than others doesn't seem to be stated anywhere on the website. For instance, I know that Security+ is higher than A+, but this isn't explicitly stated, to my knowledge.

Does anyone have a diagram or something that can be referred to? Thank you

I’m really anxious about taking my SEC+ exam. I’ve been basically studying on/off since January but the past 2 months I’ve locked in and really given myself the time to study. Ive used dion training Udemy course and professor messer as my resources. I’ve taken 3 practice exams (the one given with the dion training Udemy course) and scored 72-86%. I think I over studied but when I took my A+ exams I couldn’t help but be so anxious and that led to me getting stuff I shouldn’t have gotten wrong to be wrong.

I've seen a lot of these threads but was curious to hear recent experiences. I'm planning on taking A+ core 2 soon, but the testing center I took core 1 at (was great) is closed for the summer. The next closest is over an hour away so debating on doing online.

Hi guys!
I’m preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam and I’ve been watching Professor Messer’s videos, but honestly, I find them pretty dry and boring 😅. I’ve watched about half of them, but I’m having a really hard time sitting in front of my laptop and watching videos for that long.
Is there any other way you recommend preparing for and passing the exam? I’m hoping to finish and take the exam within 3 weeks.
I’d really appreciate any advice! 🙏