@@jrollie3228he means he had zero certs before this . Meaning he didn’t have any background to help Him pass before hand. For example someone may have comptia a + and then they decide to take the security +. Hope this clears things: )
This advice is for those who want to enter the IT field. Don't rush to cram all the concepts in 9 days and expect to be able to answer technical questions at your interview. Instead, take your time, do your research, and take good notes. Most importantly, don't limit yourself to 9 days. Practice using homelabs/VM's to learn and master the concepts. This is how you get better and eventually land a job. It's not about showing off your long list of certifications, but rather applying your knowledge and showcasing your skills.
I mean I passed both A+ test with only 1 days worth of studying, then again I’ve been working with computers since I was 8, and currently I’m 7 months from finishing my BS in cyber and data security…
Just passed the sec+ exam about 16 days after watching this video! Extremely helpful. Thank you very much for the insight! I’ll just add that I did 2 additional things. I made physical flash cards for every acronym or term I didn’t already know from the chat gpt notes and I also utilized the Comptia quiz notes app for testing myself. However, you’re route worked perfectly for getting a solid knowledge foundation.
This is actually an insanely thorough explanation and doesn't skip steps like most explanations did. I might have to just bang out the Sec+ now. Love the video! Keep up the great work.
Out of all the videos I've seen talking about "I passed Sec + the first time", this is hands down the most clear and concise video I've seen. THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS
hi can u pls tell me . do i need to just the pass the comptia security plus exam te get a job in cyber security ?? please reply me because i also decide to learning
@@BenTruong “it was a mix of business and information technology, the coursework involved cyber and IT, I also did two internships involving cybersecurity” Bro 🤦♂️
Comments like this are senseless. The Comptia certifications are NOTHING like college coursework. I have a bachelors in Cybersecurity, I work in Cybersecurity and it still took me 4 weeks to study and pass this certification. Certification studying and learning are vastly different from taking a college course. (On your side Ben.)
I followed you advice and was able to pass with 2 weeks of study at 2hrs a day (I do have background in IT though). Your learning style is just like mine!
I felt so old listening to you, as i'm 51 and looking to get into Cyber security fir the first time with no prior IT knowledge. Kudos to you and this video.
O i forgot the aplus exam was a intermediate exam lol here guys i went to college for 4 years studying i t then had multiple internships yet i "passed in 9 days " lol bs u been learning for 4 years if not more then you passed
Nah you really dont need much to pass this, i managed to pass it with 4 days of cram studying using boson and google. Although i had some prior networking experience (2 years of networking class in high school) so the terms translated easier for me
Wow! Congrats on your awesome accomplishment of passing the SYO 601 exam on the 1st try and landing your 1st cyber job! How exciting! Thanks for the references you provided us on what worked for you and I look forward to doing something similar. Studying for the exam now and plan to take it in 1 month and then pursue my 1st cyber job as well.
Prompt: I am currently studying to get my CompTIA security+. I want you to act as my tutor preparing me for my test. I am going to ask you a bunch of differnt concepts, I want you ranswers to include a few things: 1. General overview of the concept 2. What I might need to know about it for the Security+ exam Answer all of my questions in this format, until I say otherwise. Can you do that for me?
Not planning to take this certification, but it's motivating to see how the daunting process of studying for intensive amount of time can be boiled down to a relatively simple and repetitive process, which you can apply to any type of online study. Thanks for the motivational kick to keep learning!
Great advice about taking as many practice exams as possible. No matter your learning style, it's a great way to get yourself into the right headspace of exam-taking
Congratulations on getting the cert but honestly, NO ONE cares about you getting it in 9 days. Either you had prior knowledge/experience, in which case it's not really 9 days, or you prepared just to pass the exam which is not the right way to do it. These kinds of videos need to stop.
I clearly state in the first few minutes of the video that I have a background in cyber. “Preparing for the exam just to pass isn’t the right way to do it” Are you not supposed to do exam prep before taking an exam?
personally, I'm using comptia's security+ practice and supplementing with professor messers videos, and it's helping me learn a lot faster than the entire Google cybersecurity course did 🙃
But wouldn’t this put you at a disadvantage when trying to get a job? You’re basically memorizing flash cards. When it comes time for you to put your skills to work on the job you’ll know very little.
There is more to building experience than these certs. If you’re a beginner you will be in a help desk role where you will be exposed to the basics. You could also build a homelab. May ways to get hands on experiences. Here he is telling you how to pass the test
You’re right that memorizing flash cards won’t help on the job, but it will help you pass the certification exams. The certifications are what recruiters look for on your resume to weed out many other candidates.
Make sure you brush up a bit on at least the Networking fundamentals and understand them well. Networking does apply to Security+. You don’t really need Network+ but learning some of it can help a lot.
Wow! You did a dope job of articulating your experience in a very detailed manner no fluff and all value! Keep putting out content your going to be a great resource for lots of people 🙌🏿💪🏿💰
It took me 3 tries!..lol. The first time I barely studied thinking is would be as easy as the A+. NOPE So I studied more and STILL failed. I finally passed it the 3rrd time around. Look at it like this. I graduated LAST in my high school class for GPA (Ok, I tied for last with another guy). If I can do it ANYbody can.
This is a highly time-efficient method of studying and the subject material is perfect for Chat-GPT. Takes advantage of the note-taking method for remembering topics. Thanks for sharing! 😃
I'm now in a similar situation, it's currently December 12th, 2023, and I need to pass the Security+ before the 31st this month in order to get some scholarship money, aka pocket money. I haven't studied much yet but now the clock is ticking real fast. I hope this video can help me out in order to complete it!
Congratulation on passing! Everyone has a different learning style; I too am a kinesthetic learner but took six months. Granted, I had school and work, but I think it's important to understand that not everyone can pass within a week. It's a loaded exam, so what's important is to NOT beat yourself up if you don't pass in a few weeks or months. It took me about a year to pass the Sec+, but making progress and learning is imperative.
I have a very similar background/degree as you and am at a similar point in my career. This makes me feel so much more comfortable about getting this cert! Gave me the confidence boost needed to finally bite the bullet and get studying for this exam. 10/10 video
Does it ever occur to you that if you can study and pass a certification in 9 days it’s probably not of much value…? I went through some of the practice tests and almost all of it seemed extremely basic there were a few things I didn’t know but most of it was really basic. Do employers actually care about Sec+? What other certificates do they value if you don’t have a degree?
Yes. It’s actually the number 1 cert they ask for in entry level IT jobs. They don’t care about network + or a+. Plus security + gives you D.O.D clearance
Congratulations! On passing the exam, thank you for sharing your knowledge on the studying for the exam as I look forward to take it myself, all the best to you!
Great video. Thanks Ben. I’m studying Google cyber cert to see if this is the industry for me. I love it. I will definitely be going for security and network +. Keep up the great work. Just subbed 💪🏼
This test has been a struggle for me. Studying for way to many months (lack of dedication and consistency in my part) i have 0 experience in the it field but took it a week ago and got 708. So glad you shared all your resources. This is going to help a ton! Hope to pass in week or two from now!
@@averyjohnson6547 @svencer8597 don't you just hate comments like this that say "i'm doing so and so in x days wish me luck" you come back some time later after the x days to ask them how it went and no response?
I have taken many cybersecurity classes, and this guy has no background and did it in 9 days. Bro you motivated me up and beyond. I’m gonna start doing the practice tests (serious). Great achievement and congratulations, gonna get there soon
Using chat GPT and RU-vid tutorials, virtualbox and the Kali Linux website I was able to setup a Kali Linux virtual machine and get it turned on but can’t get it to boot, nor figure out why?!? Help anyone???
Appreciate the clarity, and balance of thoroughness an conciseness in this video. Been procrastinating due to other obligations. You just broke it down so simple and given me extra motivation and a blueprint to pass my certs! Thank you & God bless. Hope the new gig is going well ✊🏾
man! this is great. thanks a lot, bro. I am currently in a boot camp program.. and 70% of the time, I'm lost because the class is literally going 100mph. I have to study on my own and pretty much try to understand it on my own. so this video is definitely going to help me study for this exam.
Many thanks! I just completed the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, and it covers a lot of what's in the CompTIA Sec+ exam. I used the 30% discount to sign up for the exam. I'm travelling soon, but plan to take the Sec+ in September. Congrats on passing the exam, and for the new gig! 👏
@@dohobro Just about one month (±1 day). I think I spent 2-3 hours per day, 4-5 days a week, with a bit more on the weekend. I work "9 to 5" Monday to Friday as a web app developer, so I already knew various portions of the material which helped speed it up. Good luck!
@@dohobrohow fast you finish isn’t the important part. How much you grasp and can apply while you learn IS important. Don’t assume “certificate” means job. Certs like CompTIA, CAN get you the interview. Skills and Experience (with a portfolio) gets you the job. Employers don’t want someone that has just a cert with no skill. You need practical skills.
Thats just awesome man. Im doing the same path as you are, im going to take that google course and then do the exam 😅 Congrats man and good luck for the exam
Just passed the Sec+ 701 using these steps. I made sure i studied 701 material and not the 601. The main thing i studied was the professor messor notes and practice exams. I would spend a lot of time reviewing the acronyms as well. I would also like watch his lecture videos if you have the time.
I just passed mine 2 days back it was about to retire lol (Had to wait till the deadline for the adrenaline rush). Things that really helped- * Your Notes (Was absolutely essential for me) * Professor Messers Videos & Practice Test (Speedran thru it)
Hey Ben amazing video, i learned a lot from it. Just a question for you, you mentioned in the beginning of the video that you had 2 internships earlier in time in the field of cybersecurity. What did you do to land those internships any advice or tips?
Update: I passed as of 21 Dec 2023 with a 768 🤙🏼 Thanks Ben! I utilized most of this video, with three to four weeks of prep time and 3-5 hours a day. If anyone is still pending to take 601 before it gets phased out, I’m happy to answer any questions/concerns based on my experience and what I did!
How much prior experience did you have? I’m a freshman in college and haven’t take any Comptia exams and was wondering is it achievable without the A+ and Net+. And what was the hardest part of the test?
I have about 2+ years of IT experience, first job was a field technician at an MSP and moved up to a support analyst role at a hospital. Additionally I use to work at a Corporate SOC embedded with Amazon for three years prior to stepping into IT (physical security, investigations, access control etc but no IT). I’m also an IT Support Specialist in the United States Army National Guard as well so off of my civilian time I support and troubleshoot our network and comms for my unit. I’d say it’s achievable without it but if you have some experience and a foundational baseline of IT it helps a lot more. Without it, you’ll need to do more studying. There are some people that have done it coming from zero IT background, everyone is different and it just depends on your attitude and time to studying.
The hardest part of the test (for me) was networking and the PBQs. You need to know your port numbers and how to configure networks/firewalls. Networking is one of my weakest points in IT that I tried to study for. I’d recommend studying PBQs (the PBQ references in this video are great to help at that)
I can't even focus, this dude is mad cute. LMAO. I managed to take the notes to do the study part but then I had to close the video. Thanks and bye. :D
Much appreciate it!!! I’ve been waiting on a video like this. The perfect learning style for me, I will be implementing this technique ASAP. I do work a full time job and I am a farther of a two year old, but that is what pushes me to keep going. I will comment on one of your videos that I’ve gotten my Cert by implementing this learning style very soon. Appreciate it for taking the time out to let us know. I will subscribe and looking forward to more videos and updates on the new job Congratulations!
See you like me, I can’t sit here trying to learn by a lecture or reading a book, I catch on real quick doing things, it’s just hard for me to just learn off watching RU-vid , thank u so much for this video 🔥💪🏾
Started studying for it yesterday and i'm in the same situation where I have so much time other than going to the gym. Will update how it goes once I do take the exam, that was really nice of you to provide the notes for free. Thank you!
Thank s for the video, I will have the exam next week, I read both practise exams and it looks like Jason Dion one is more detailed but maybe not to close to the exams..
The textbooks are severely underrated. One textbook has explanations of every single vocabulary term. If you struggle to read the entire book you can just use the search function to read individual vocab words. I think it's more accurate than chatgpt at least in 2024
I had a Sgt I knew whose MOS was 0621 (radio operator). He studied on his own and passed CompTIA, not sure if it was this one specifically but just shows that you don't necessarily need a computer science background to pass and learn for this exam
I started following you when you started your Sec plus journey. I used your videos to help me pass my exam. Thanks man! What do I do next to land my first cyber analyst role?
is the Sec+ exam really just a bunch of terminology questions? I tried a practice exam from ExamCompass and all 25 questions were about describing the term correctly
I thought it was something wrong with me because I can't sit and gave someone talk at me or read. If I don't understand something I can use a short video or look up something but my learning style is like yours. Thank you. I have sec+ but I'll use this for net+.
I am working on a Bachelor's Degree in electrical and computer engineering. Is this still relevant enough to obtain this degree while still working on the certifications? Do companies care more about the certificates alone or does your degree also play a major role in the job market for cybersecurity?
@@michaelm.barnes5465 Thats not even skills, its knowledge. Ofc you can get the skills with doing hands on stuff or simulations etc. Just like in school, you study and apply it
i read the pdf of 701 above 1000 pages and now i want to start working on qcm , is this enough ? , and i heard that some cetificate repeats questions is this same with security+
So just so I understand you ran through the 25 exams and used chat gpt to explain terms you didn't understand. Right after you practiced with more pracitce exam doing the same thing? Did you have to read through any books or is this enough to pass the exam.
Thanks for sharing bro! Really liked your study setup and tools you used. Question, how much networking experience do you have and how much of it do you need to know for the test and/or security analyst tier1 type role? I have 5+ years IT experience but never really locked down networking or the network+ concepts. Do you have have all that network+ knowledge already? Thanks against brah 🤙🏾
For the Sec+ exam you don’t have to have much networking knowledge. For a security analyst role, having networking knowledge would definitely be helpful!
It is refreshing to see a person to post a "How I passed..." video where he or she didn't just list the books used. Thank you for the thorough explanation.
