I Passed the Security Blue Team Level 1 Exam

In this video, I share my honest review on the Security Blue Team Level 1 Certification.

Disclaimer: While I wasn't paid by Security Blue Team, I was gifted the BTL1 in exchange for an honest review.

Anything posted on my channel are of my own personal opinion/views and are not that of my current employer, future employer, or past employer.

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[McQuade]

perfect timing wtf it’s like you knew that i needed an expert review on this before i decide to purchase it

[AliShamuna-zu]

Thanks for this amazing video, You’ve been helping me from the start of my journey . I watched your video on how you passed Sec+ and I followed everything on there and I also passed sec+ on my first try . Am currently on BTL1 also and am sure will be ready for the exams in about a month or two the most. Thanks for everything and am forever grateful 🙏🙏

[zyxabcasdf]

Thanks for the great review and congrats on passing the cert! I'm looking to take this course to see things from the lens of a blue team as a pentester :D

[acandii]

I just went to a Cyber Dawg conference where the "Blue Team" (the one I was on) had to respond to a security incident that the "Red Team" conducted. After that I became interested in finding certification in Blue Team. Thanks for the review!

[ZeNex]

I just finished sec+. Btl1 start next week

[bulba]

HTB CDSA is similar, but 150$ cheaper. BTL1 is more well known, but is not a mainstream hiring manager cert too

[aliaraien]

What an amazing video. Thanks for this Ben. Planning to get started with this certification soon!

CCD cert from CyberDefenders is nice too. kinda similar to BTL and CDSA from the outside but I think is the most comprehensive blue team cert. really recommend it as a certified individual.

[PK.]

Thanks for this, I found about this cert a while ago and was waiting for something exactly like this and of course the perfect person to provide his thoughts on this was you Ben. Been subbed since I started my Cybersec degree and will continue to stay subbed.

[jlprescott]

Almost like the GIAC exams, open book but more time to complete the exam. This is might type of exam. Cheers!

[mr.robot_top]

Great video! ❤I was wondering if you’ve ever checked out the Certified Cyber Defender (CCD) training?

[janenguyen]

I just paid $500 for this cert and expecting to have access to the material and start studying.I was completely lost when there's no content unless you set up Two Factor Authentication. I tried to set up but nothing happened and kept giving me an error. Please help! Im so anxious waiting to them to reply back after submitting a ticket.

[GingerHacker]

Great overview and break down ! Thanks !

[Cybersecdebut]

Thanks for the thorough review. Are testers required to submit a report as part of the exam?

[sybex]

Ben, the question is how much is in demand this certification.If for recruiters BTL1 is not raising a flag, is gonna a be a disappointment for somebody looking for a job. What about other countries job markets.Let's say Europe.Are companies looking for this certification in your CV ? If not, what certifications will increase the chances to get hired ?

[jeffnaval]

I started studying CySA+ three weeks ago, and I just realized I've been wasting my time. CySA+ is teaching me things like threat hunting, EDR, and malware analysis, which are responsibilities of a SOC Analyst Level 3. I don't need to learn those things yet. Luckily, BTL1 exists which focus on learning how to do Soc level 1 do.

[mursel]

Congratulations! I have a question, if you answer, I will really appreciate that! So, do we get questions that related 1-2 field? for example, WireShark and SIEM. Or we have to use all tools related each of topics during 20 question? for example, forensics, email, siem, volatility etc. I mean, it depends? or everybody will use all tools during 1 exam?

[ChineseSeen]

About 10 hours with breaks for the 24 hour test, but how much actual hours you think you spent on it?

[babayaga.-vx]

Good for u. I'm studying sec+ and after i'll do pentesting+.... i would like to study read team techniques

[luqmanafridi]

Is there any way we can get a discount for this certification? A student discount maybe?