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I understand that I missed a couple of questions in this video interview, but can the interviewer not seem bored\sleepy? Thanks.

And no, I don't remember that shyt about memory timings. I can look it up though.
A lot of times these interviews are setup to give these guys cover for what they already want.
If the interviewer isn't engaged it sounds like its only for show.
 

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Looking through this thread. When it's time to study for a cert exam. Use multiple sources to studying and for practice exams. Seeing how silk used Lynda/LinkedIn vids and failed his shyt twice. On the second time the questions were completely new to him.
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CySA+ , so you A+ small fries can relax lol
 

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Can we get an update on your journey?


Gonna schedule my AWS CSA exam for 2 weeks from now. I'm amazed at how much stuff I've memorized just from reading blogs and labbing every night after work. Was getting 60s on practice exams 2 weeks ago now I'm getting consistent 85-90s.

This system admin gig has been fun but I've finally found what I really wanna do. Gonna see if I can knock out all 3 of the associates by December and get the security specialty early next year.
 

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Looking through this thread. When it's time to study for a cert exam. Use multiple sources to studying and for practice exams. Seeing how silk used Lynda/LinkedIn vids and failed his shyt twice. On the second time the questions were completely new to him.
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CySA+ , so you A+ small fries can relax lol
I've literally done CBT nuggets, 2 different UDEMY courses, many practice exams, etc., And I failed it by one question a couple weeks ago. I take it again Saturday and will let you know how it goes. Currently up studying now

I even bought the certmaster but only halfway through it. Might reread chapters I wasn't proficient in the first time but it was so broad

CYSA is cool but I often wonder if I should've just did Pentest+, since my degree requires CEH eventually. Plus, I like the offensive side. Defensive is too much paperwork and politics. Pentest is more like cover your ass, get a SLA, have rules of engagement and get busy... I could be wrong though
 

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I've literally done CBT nuggets, 2 different UDEMY courses, many practice exams, etc., And I failed it by one question a couple weeks ago. I take it again Saturday and will let you know how it goes. Currently up studying now

I even bought the certmaster but only halfway through it. Might reread chapters I wasn't proficient in the first time but it was so broad

CYSA is cool but I often wonder if I should've just did Pentest+, since my degree requires CEH eventually. Plus, I like the offensive side. Defensive is too much paperwork and politics. Pentest is more like cover your ass, get a SLA, have rules of engagement and get busy... I could be wrong though
Was that one question something you overlooked or forgot? Or some bullshyt situation?
 

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Was that one question something you overlooked or forgot? Or some bullshyt situation?
That one question could’ve been anything, its all different

I went back and changed some things too.. I could’ve just got 2 right and wouldn’t be in this situation

Plus, it’s a lot of reading. You’re sitting there in your own head and the questions are worded as “what is the BEST answer out of 4” or something, which always fukked me up in exams because I like to deal in definites.

Basically, I mossed more than one question but was one away from passing
 

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Also I had a discount for the CySA voucher but forgot to use it:snoop:


I’ll Pass the Mustard anyone who is taking it though
 

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Passed CySA+ 10 minutes ago by the hair on my chinny chin chin:wow:


Yes God... I’m in the spirit :wow:
Congrats man. When you get as close as you did it really isn't a thing to go back and knock it out.
Congrats.

I remember you said you were looking at the PenTest+, any thoughts on skipping that and going for the OSCP and the PWK first?
 

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Congrats man. When you get as close as you did it really isn't a thing to go back and knock it out.
Congrats.

I remember you said you were looking at the PenTest+, any thoughts on skipping that and going for the OSCP and the PWK first?
Tbh... you actually helped me. I didn’t even go through those books until you mentioned it. I went through and highlighted a lot of shyt I forgot or didn’t understand thoroughly or didn’t remember.

No, I’m not going for higher level certs. I don’t want shyt to do with management level certs no matter how much they pay. I think I’m gonna get Pentest+ though just because the info is CEH/CYSA+ mixed.

But for my personal shyt I’m off to coding and learning python then Javascript. It still relates to security in some way so I’m not dabbing too far off. But if I can get pentest+ before the year is out then I’m at like 7 certs... plus whatever my school is offering.

I barely passed cysa but it is what it is.. I changed a lot of answers. I wasn’t confident but I wasn’t unconfident if that makes sense. I was more like If I pass im either gonna pass or fail hard.

I passed though so :yeshrug:

I’m a qualified security analyst now:wow:


Barely read a chapter :wow:
 

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Tbh... you actually helped me. I didn’t even go through those books until you mentioned it. I went through and highlighted a lot of shyt I forgot or didn’t understand thoroughly or didn’t remember.

No, I’m not going for higher level certs. I don’t want shyt to do with management level certs no matter how much they pay. I think I’m gonna get Pentest+ though just because the info is CEH/CYSA+ mixed.

But for my personal shyt I’m off to coding and learning python then Javascript. It still relates to security in some way so I’m not dabbing too far off. But if I can get pentest+ before the year is out then I’m at like 7 certs... plus whatever my school is offering.

I barely passed cysa but it is what it is.. I changed a lot of answers. I wasn’t confident but I wasn’t unconfident if that makes sense. I was more like If I pass im either gonna pass or fail hard.

I passed though so :yeshrug:

I’m a qualified security analyst now:wow:


Barely read a chapter :wow:
Yeah the PWK and the OSCP are pentesting certs, offensive red team stuff but if you are going more towards programming more power to you.
glad to see you accomplished what you set out to do
 

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Yeah the PWK and the OSCP are pentesting certs, offensive red team stuff but if you are going more towards programming more power to you.
glad to see you accomplished what you set out to do
Yeah those are the more advanced pentesting. I’m probably not gonna fukk with those until I get the fundamentals down..

I do believe in knowing your shyt thoroughly so im not stopping what I learned here. Just because I passed, theres a lot of shyt I need to figure out. So I’m still gonna take classes, go through lectures, fully complete my certmaster (I only went through half) etc.

I got a CEH program through udemy that I haven’t completed. So my plan is to complete the certmaster, redo the CEH course (hands on with labs... which is something I focused on for the Cysa), then get Pentest info and take that test and possibly take a python test as well. There was a lot of python and coding shyt on my CySA exam that I wouldn’t have been comfortable with if I hadn’t start doing it on my own.

Then hopefully, get both by the end of the year. Just got to do it everyday. I’m partying this weekend though.

I even got my boy into python/coding about a month ago and he’s more advanced at it than I am now. He’s grinding. Now that this cysa is out the way I’m back to grinding. And I get to skip 4 classes towards my degree
 
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