I Took The World’s HARDEST Cybersecurity Exam

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[madhatistaken]

I know the video might be heavily exaggerated, but wanted to kind of show case how I felt along the way. Hope it's edu-taining 😅


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[lololololololol]

Well I get why your boss was mad lol. As soon as you get it, you'll leave. And look, he was right 😂

[NateOfLight]

I'm a CISSP. Despite the disclaimer in the comments, it's worth sharing with aspiring professionals that this is definitely not the hardest cyber exam out there. OSCE, GIAC Security Expert, CCIE Security, those are probably the heaviest hitters around at the moment.

[InsideCloudAndSecurity]

Congratulations! 🏆🎉🌟Glad the CISSP Exam Cram was helpful!

[theLastWitness]

Congrats Mad Hat! I had a similar experience when i was taking my sscp exam. Studied for a month, getting 70-80 on the pocket prep practice tests, took the test, thought for sure i failed, passed, and went to my car feeling like i ran a marathon. cant wait for another run on that treadmill for my cissp.

[Celestenshi]

you're videos are literally amazing man keep making them i literally watch them on binge every night. I'm 16 and dreaming of being a SOC analyst one day it's literally my dream job and you giving me an insight into how to do it is so motivating and inspring tysm man

[qwertyCandy]

You're crazy, man, and I mean it in the most positive way possible 😂 Massive congratulations - you didn't just pass CISSP, you freaking _aced_ it, doubly so given how little time you had to prepare 👏👏👏

And sorry for being corny, but you really are an inspiration - I'm currently just a SOC operator who feels like a wannabe sometimes, but you make me try harder :)

[ickyteify]

Passed in 2006 when the exam was pencil and paper, 250 questions for 6 hours, 225 marked against passing and 25 research questions. Only thing missing was Egg chairs from MIB I and a single coffee table. At the time it was 10 domains, in particular Physical Security. Been maintaining it since then.

[pchakraborty]

Congrats man. Your videos are crazy lol, super informative, and super funny. Keep the same format. You're lit AF!!

[BananaNinja]

always down for a vid on niche areas & career paths in CS, also huuuuge congrats to you for passing that monster of an exam, I had anxiety just hearing you describe it

[deathgripsonline]

What a wonderful video, two weeks ago I sat for the SSCP and had an almost exact same situation. Even had a similar interaction with *my* "Boss", lol. I'm being pushed to take the CCSP and eventually the CISSP. This video is a major confidence boost. Thank you for the content you make.

[adriftdays]

Congrats dude! Thanks for the resources as well. Looking forward to hearing the good news when that recruiter finds the dream job you've been looking for

[mr.alkenly]

Keep in mind this dude is a professional and has been doing this for a bit, it's gonna take longer than a week to study for the cissp normally

[GriMMiXbeats]

Congratulations brother, I appreciate your videos, I'm currently doing a certificate IV in cyber security here in Australia. I look forward to the day I go for the CISSP . No doubt will be shitting bricks studying for it but that's at least 5years away lol. We are doing the CCNA whilst we get our qualfication which is a start. I will probably go for the compTIA security+ when I've finished, hopefully landing me a well paying job. Kind regards brother keep doing your videos and well done on your CISSP must be time for a promotion.... elsewhere.

[IMANTHRYLOS]

Congratulations on passing the exam. When I took the exam 8 years ago, it had a different model. It was not CAT. You had...250! questions and 6 hours to answer them. You could have breaks and snacks but you were proctored and you had calculate your time carefully.
Regardless the ISC2 exams can be very easy or very hard. It all depends on the candidates past experience. People with background in GRC will have a hard time answering questions around networking. However people who have worked with networks like myself, found the ISC2 network questions for kids.

[handler]

Hey Mad Hat, a video on cibersecurity career paths would be really nice! Everyone seems so focused on getting to Pentester, that I didnt even know SOC level 2 or level 3 existed, or what they do, for example. Or whats the path to CISO, thats for sure different than the path to pentesting

[leolaxes]

You have one of the best cybersecurity channels. This has motivated me to start studying again for my CISSP

[nrj]

I did mine in a month, but I was laid off so I had plenty of time. Most of what was on the test is what I know from my experience in security and IT. It wasn't a cakewalk but it wasn't overly difficult for me. CISSP was on my list for a long time but I just never bothered. After getting laid off and rejected from a job interview because I didn't have it, really kicked me to do it.

[jocelyni]

Looking forward to learning everything I can from this channel! Thank you for sharing with us!

[martinstark]

I preparing to take mine soon! Thanks for breaking down how you split the domains! Will try that as well! Doing it for 2 weeks of study!