4 things that surprised me about the CompTIA Security+ exam

In this video, I share 4 things that surprised me about the CompTIA Security+ Certification exam.

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[PandemicNA]

Just passed 601 on Friday and your points are all very valid even today. Watch the keywords, know your acronyms, and have at least a fundamental understanding of networking.

[damianpodgorski]

I took Security + on 17.11.2022 and I can confirm that there are many acronyms on the exam. One of the performance questions I got was more around networking and configuration of firewall
Many ambigious questions as well

[leighcarter]

ChatGPT is also helpful if you paste the list of acronyms and ask for brief definitions. It will prepare the list of defined acronyms for you.

[sillyz]

You are a life saver with the acronyms. I plan on making a list but as being a newly father and working its a little more difficult to study while working full time as well. Thank you so much.

[nates]

@Cybr
Appreciate the honest assessment.

[anhvu]

Yes, your 4 points are correct. I failed the 501 exam a while back, planning to take the 601. Thanks for the acronyms link.

[MsTarguisti]

Thank you! I loved how you care for this community and helping people out! respect!

[olandofrancis]

Passed my 601 Security+ exam! Your advice was spot on about the exam comparing to other videos and it really helped me to pass. Thank you!

[MsSasha]

I'm currently taking a 2 week course for Sec+ and there are definitely a lot of acronyms. It's a lot of info too. We have to memorize the ports and many of other things.

[paulhornbogen]

Hello, each one your points about this exam is so true. The acr., performance based questions, and networking. I am studying for three Comptia cet. and I am not taking these tests lightly. Thank you for the insights.

[tonynunez]

It is like beating Mike Tyson in his prime and extremely costly. It goes up significantly every year and gets much harder every 3 years. CompTIA is making a killing on this exam.

[jacovanderwalt]

thank you for your video, i really appreciate it.
i have spent a couple of months on and off completing 2 different s+ courses to hopefully get more exposure, i felt. and spending some time now prepping pracitce q's and refreshing my notes.
i also don't hav the best memory... i am going to look at your shared links to material, etc. thank you.

[eyet]

Thank you so much for this. I'm in a cybersecurity boot camp now and we haven't gotten to the networking part but this was helpful for me to keep my ears and eyes open for this portion. I'll be taking the security+ at the end which is a part of the course. Thank you again!

[CyberTech]

The acronym list a a gem! Thank you! It's great you put definitions on it. Definitely will be using it.

[SunnieShay]

Thank you for sharing your list. I plan to take 601 in May.

[Cybrcom]

I've published a comprehensive guide to help study for and pass the Security+

[mugentuner]

Good prepper for exam. So glad you mentioned the PBQs as just now reviewing for them. How many PBQs would you estimate were on the exam?

[barbersclub]

I really really appreciate your Acronyms list, thanks so much!

[MyersEmpires]

The test is actually very simple, they just trick you by using acronyms and different terms. For example “mantraps” are called “Access Control Vestibules”. Focus on understanding the material rather than memorizing acronyms. If you understand how something works you can guess what the term or acronym means. Keyword association does help a ton.

[-Aar-n]

Thank you for sharing -- my bootcamp ends in September, and will take the Sec+ in October.