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I should clarify: I'm just in need of opinions on whether or not it's worth renewing (or getting new) certifications when there's not much money on hand at the moment.
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Well, failed my 074-410. It was much more different than the 074-409 that I passed a few months ago. Apparently the guy at the testing center said this has been happening a lot. Another guy was in there with me and was doing the same test. He failed as well. Good thing I get a free retake. Now I know what to expect. Can anyone recommend some more training material for the 074-410? I've been using CBTNuggets thus far.
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Mar 10, 2015 17:40
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FYI the way I skirt the line is by putting the year I received the cert next to it on my resume. It's a good balance between being totally honest about expiration and lying by omission about it.
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Mar 10, 2015 19:30
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Passed OSWP over the weekend. What a total pain. Much more difficult than I had expected. I can't take AWAE until next year so I'll probably challenge some SANS certs in the meantime.
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Mar 11, 2015 01:47
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UserErr0r posted:I should clarify: I'm just in need of opinions on whether or not it's worth renewing (or getting new) certifications when there's not much money on hand at the moment. IF you're looking into a job into those fields, yes. Renew your Net+ (Go get it, so you have 3) and put your Sec+ on your resume as well, if they ask, just say it went out, and you're going to renew it next, you just wanted to add another certification on top of it.
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Mar 11, 2015 16:24
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How tough is the emc 10-001?
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Mar 11, 2015 17:41
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Bigass Moth posted:How tough is the emc 10-001? Not hard at all. Just cram hard right before especially the network/san chapters. Memorize and practice the calculation formulas throughout the book and you'll pass. Its got a lot of chapters in the book on The Butt (cloud) so read that. I got an 88% on my first shot after a week of studying.
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Mar 11, 2015 17:59
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Gothmog1065 posted:IF you're looking into a job into those fields, yes. Renew your Net+ (Go get it, so you have 3) and put your Sec+ on your resume as well, if they ask, just say it went out, and you're going to renew it next, you just wanted to add another certification on top of it. Today I received the bad news that the university that I might switch to has much higher tuition. My tiny $280 tax return (just enough for a CompTIA cert, unless there's discounts out there I don't know about) might need to be saved for tuition. Stupid money causing problems as always. If I do manage to get a job by the end of April, I do plan on testing for the Net+ though, since it'll give me a new cert and renew the A+. I never see Sec+ on job applications and I have zero interest to do any entry level infosec related things.
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Mar 12, 2015 03:30
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What would be good to dive in to after the CCNA? Getting a CCNP without any professional experience seems counter-intuitive.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:59
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icehewk posted:What would be good to dive in to after the CCNA? Getting a CCNP without any professional experience seems counter-intuitive. Get the other levels of CCNA, so if you got R&S, get CCNA Wireless or Voice
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Mar 13, 2015 17:36
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I'm rolling through Gibson's Security+ book and it all seems in reach except for the cryptography section. Any recommendations for resources to help my crypto knowledge? I'm more or less starting from scratch.
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Mar 14, 2015 06:33
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beepsandboops posted:I'm rolling through Gibson's Security+ book and it all seems in reach except for the cryptography section. Any recommendations for resources to help my crypto knowledge? I'm more or less starting from scratch. For cryptography you just need to understand the concepts. You don't actually need to know how to compute an elliptic curve cipher, just know that it's a thing that exists, it's very secure and less computationally expensive which is good for mobile devices.
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Mar 14, 2015 07:09
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I've been studying for the CISSP and I'm really quite disappointed with it. It has such a good reputation I thought I was going to be real step beyond the updated SY0-401 Security+, but it frankly doesn't seem to be. Feels like its reputation comes from the very long exam rather than the content.
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Mar 14, 2015 08:51
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Baconroll posted:I've been studying for the CISSP and I'm really quite disappointed with it. It has such a good reputation I thought I was going to be real step beyond the updated SY0-401 Security+, but it frankly doesn't seem to be. It's more of a management exam than anything practical like the Security+. The reputation comes from the fact that it was one of the first big, universally accepted designations and the fact that it provides a standardized level of competency for a wide range of professional functions that don't necessarily have to do with IT. It's good to have but I think it "works" best when backed up by other designatons.
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Mar 14, 2015 15:20
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Are there other security certifications that are valued? I just learned about the GSEC from SANS, is that valuable to anyone?
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Mar 14, 2015 15:25
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Are there other security certifications that are valued? Check out the Offensive Security certs.
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Mar 14, 2015 17:18
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Are there other security certifications that are valued? The SANS GIAC stuff is pretty good. Cisco & Juniper have their own security tracks. Actually, pretty much any vendor will have a cert for their own products. Find something apropos to your area of interest and go for it.
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XakEp posted:Check out the Offensive Security certs. This sounds interesting. I read your earlier posts in the thread and I definitely want to give it a try. How much should I know before starting? I'm pretty new to Linux and I've only got a Network+ level of knowledge in networking.
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Mar 15, 2015 06:04
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beepsandboops posted:I'm rolling through Gibson's Security+ book and it all seems in reach except for the cryptography section. Any recommendations for resources to help my crypto knowledge? I'm more or less starting from scratch. Remember having to do vocabulary or history in school? Pretty much the same thing. There is almost nothing technical about it. The hardest thing was how public-private keys are used, which is logical enough anyway. Don't think you can just breeze through it, but it's the easiest certification you'll ever get.
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Mar 15, 2015 07:47
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skooma512 posted:Remember having to do vocabulary or history in school? This. Remember all the acronyms too.
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Mar 15, 2015 08:23
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I don't actually want to get certified / have a job, but I've recently come into some free time and I'm interested in how the internet works etc. Also I installed Ubuntu as my main OS recently and after a lot of fumbling I'm quite interested in learning about linux too and maybe figure out why I get so many errors. Is going through the CompTIA guides on this site a decent way to get some foundational knowledge of this stuff? It seems fairly comprehensive and well structured, but maybe there are better resources for someone with a more "casual" interest.
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Mar 16, 2015 00:46
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:This sounds interesting. I read your earlier posts in the thread and I definitely want to give it a try. What you need to know before taking it is less important than the desire to see it through. I started with an good understanding of Windows and networking, but in the end Linux knowledge and understanding Python would have been far, far more useful. Don't let what you don't know stop you from taking the class, you'll learn as you go and you'll pick up what you need as you progress. If you're willing to work hard and aren't prone to giving up easily, you should just sign up and learn as you go.
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Mar 16, 2015 20:34
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I'm applying for this job because I want a Sales Engineering position in the physical security field and know several people in the company. I don't personally know the hiring manager, though. I have lots of experience in physical security, but they're looking for someone with a heavy data center background. I have a CCENT (and am generally pretty proficient with networking) and I got my VCA-DCV before applying specifically so I could have something VMware on my resume. I'd like to have something else to show I'm capable and can learn the data center stuff quickly, but don't know what I should get. A VCP is out of my budget but everything else just seems tangential at best.
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Mar 16, 2015 23:03
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The spec seems about VMware environments and they are boasting about their VDI stuff a bit, so maybe a VCA-WM or something like EMCSA? Both sound like they'd go hand in hand with DCV. I guess it depends if they're willing to have someone train into it, generally I've known sales engineers as a fountain of knowledge around their product set, and while you may kick rear end at physical security, if they're looking for someone to go out there with an account manager/BDM and sell VMware environments, they'd probably expect the guy to have alot of VMware experience behind them
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Mar 17, 2015 00:57
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Ahdinko posted:The spec seems about VMware environments and they are boasting about their VDI stuff a bit, so maybe a VCA-WM or something like EMCSA? Both sound like they'd go hand in hand with DCV. I guess it depends if they're willing to have someone train into it, generally I've known sales engineers as a fountain of knowledge around their product set, and while you may kick rear end at physical security, if they're looking for someone to go out there with an account manager/BDM and sell VMware environments, they'd probably expect the guy to have alot of VMware experience behind them I'm leaning kind of heavily on my ability to pick things up fast. My contact at the company is going to ask the hiring manager what kind of certs he's looking for and I'm going to study my rear end off to impress him in the interview. It's a long shot but it's pretty much my dream job, so I'm willing to go the extra mile and gamble a little on some certs that might not be all that useful at another company.
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Mar 17, 2015 01:24
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Have you sent in your CV to them already? If you've already done that and scored the interview, then thats a good sign that they're at least interested in you, and the recommendations from your mates can be worth alot in a company of that size. Hell I work in a company of about 60 staff and the recommendation of two guys that already worked there was enough to get me the interview without even sending my CV in
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Mar 17, 2015 01:57
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Ahdinko posted:Have you sent in your CV to them already? If you've already done that and scored the interview, then thats a good sign that they're at least interested in you, and the recommendations from your mates can be worth alot in a company of that size. Hell I work in a company of about 60 staff and the recommendation of two guys that already worked there was enough to get me the interview without even sending my CV in I haven't gotten the interview yet; my friend sent my resume directly to the hiring manager on Friday. But I fully intend on getting one. 
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Mar 17, 2015 02:17
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5 weeks to the day that ISC2 received my resume for verification I received the email saying my CISSP was approved and that it would be an additional 8-12 weeks before I received my cert. I took the test on January 15th. Good grief.
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Mar 19, 2015 02:59
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I want to start working my way through A+, Network+, and Security+ and I'm looking for the current most effective materials. My plan was to start with Messer's videos just to get a basic grasp and then do heavier study with books and such but the A+ and Net+ videos are from 2011-2012. How frequently does the material on CompTIA exams change? Is the information from those videos still an accurate reflection of the current tests?
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Mar 19, 2015 22:24
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Slig posted:I want to start working my way through A+, Network+, and Security+ and I'm looking for the current most effective materials. Once the test is released, I don't believe that the material within it changes. So as long as the version that Professor Messer's videos is covering matches what's posted on CompTIA's website, you're fine. The only updates that I'm aware of happen when they actually retire a test and come out with a new one (they'll probably come out with the Windows 8.1 focused A+ exam right when Windows 10 hits the market). Same's true of the other two as well - so if Messer's stuff is covering the same exam version, you're good. And even if you aren't, the material doesn't change that much, so you'd still get a lot of good from watching his videos. Edit - in my opinion, the test A+ book is Mike Meyers' and the best Security+ book is Darril Gibson's.
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Mar 19, 2015 22:33
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:Once the test is released, I don't believe that the material within it changes. So as long as the version that Professor Messer's videos is covering matches what's posted on CompTIA's website, you're fine. The only updates that I'm aware of happen when they actually retire a test and come out with a new one (they'll probably come out with the Windows 8.1 focused A+ exam right when Windows 10 hits the market). I'll second the book recommendations. Meyers has a net+ book that's pretty good also. I'm heading into my last week and a half studying for ICND1, I've gone through all of the CBTnuggets, have subnetting down pretty well, and read Lammle's book, assuming I should just lab all week. I used to work on Cisco switches so I'm fairly familiar with Cisco IOS. Anything in particular I should go nuts on?
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Mar 20, 2015 05:06
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PneumonicBook posted:I'll second the book recommendations. Meyers has a net+ book that's pretty good also. How long did you spend studying altogether? I'm like halfway through the CBT nuggets and feel like other than using IOS I haven't learned a whole lot. I ordered the Lammle book too because I suck at reading digital texts and the one supplied was horribly dry, I hope to read through it once solidly and then skim back over spots I don't feel good about
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Mar 20, 2015 12:09
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crunk dork posted:How long did you spend studying altogether? I'm like halfway through the CBT nuggets and feel like other than using IOS I haven't learned a whole lot. I ordered the Lammle book too because I suck at reading digital texts and the one supplied was horribly dry, I hope to read through it once solidly and then skim back over spots I don't feel good about What video are you on? up to about video 16 its likely just a recap or slightly more indepth N+, but videos 16-40 are where I'd say it starts to get into some of the specifics and cool stuff.
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Mar 20, 2015 16:07
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Ahdinko posted:What video are you on? up to about video 16 its likely just a recap or slightly more indepth N+, but videos 16-40 are where I'd say it starts to get into some of the specifics and cool stuff. Switch port control is the video I last watched I think, so that's good to know that it starts getting more complicated soon
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Mar 20, 2015 16:10
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Looks like thats video 14, so you're right on the cusp. Video 25 will probably blow your mind, VLSM took me a while to grasp properly.
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Mar 20, 2015 16:20
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Ahdinko posted:Looks like thats video 14, so you're right on the cusp. Video 25 will probably blow your mind, VLSM took me a while to grasp properly. Is that the poo poo where the shorthand for a subnet mask is a weird number that isn't a multiple of 8?
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Mar 20, 2015 16:25
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crunk dork posted:Is that the poo poo where the shorthand for a subnet mask is a weird number that isn't a multiple of 8? Yep. I'm used to it being called CIDR and had to look it up to realize they were the same thing. 
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Mar 20, 2015 16:30
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Make sure you can explain terminology inside and out because a lot of the questions are focused on that. Every test is different but you really need to know everything. Lammle's book was great make sure you can do all the exercises and ace the end of chapter quizzes in your sleep.
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Yeah Net+ didn't cover that in depth at all and I don't get hands on enough with networking yet to know that stuff from memory so it will be nice to learn something new
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KillHour posted:Yep. I'm used to it being called CIDR and had to look it up to realize they were the same thing. VLSM and CIDR aren't the same things, are they?
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