Cybersecurity

10137 readers

10 users here now

c/cybersecurity is a community centered on the cybersecurity and information security profession. You can come here to discuss news, post something interesting, or just chat with others.

THE RULES

Instance Rules

Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
No Ads / Spamming.
No pornography.

Community Rules

Idk, keep it semi-professional?
Nothing illegal. We're all ethical here.
Rules will be added/redefined as necessary.

If you ask someone to hack your "friends" socials you're just going to get banned so don't do that.

Learn about hacking

Hack the Box

Try Hack Me

Pico Capture the flag

Other security-related communities !databreaches@lemmy.zip !netsec@lemmy.world !securitynews@infosec.pub !cybersecurity@infosec.pub !pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

Notable mention to !cybersecuritymemes@lemmy.world

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

kid@sh.itjust.works

Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social

Is CompTIA Sec+ really that hard? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by GoldIcecream@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I have been studying for a while from Prof Messer's videos online. I did a mock test from Gibson's Get Certified Ahead book, i did 20 out of 50 questions, I answered 12 correctly. However, the 10 questions on the CompTIA website, i answered all of them correctly, and they seem much easier.

Obviously, I want to pass. But now I am a little bit scared. On reddit (ew) discussions are always making it like some terrifying thing. While I was very confident, after trying Gibson im now a bit scared and will be studying form Gibson's book as well while maintaining my notes from Messer.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 14 points 2 days ago

Good practice exams will often be harder than the original test. Teachers do this in order to ensure you are prepared. If the practice test is harder, then the real test is easy. This is a pattern that I have noticed even in my college classes.

n reddit (ew) discussions are always making it like some terrifying thing.

To someone that doesn't know that they are using Windows, yes, the tests will be terrifying and difficult to study for. Often people are scared of computers and technology, and actively avoid knowing. But now, they will essentially have to cram a massive amount of information, since they are starting from scratch. And for those trying to break into cybersecurity from nothing, that is a common scenario.

For people who already know what a virus is, and how to spot phishing links, the test will be a lot less of a struggle. Now, you should study, in order to figure out gaps in your knowledge compared to what sec+ covers, but it won't be a nightmare.

clicks profile

Love computers, art, and nature.

You actively like computers instead of being scared of them. So I don't think you'll find the test terrifying.