Preparing for CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam

It worked for me, it might work for you too.

:/Jenn
Dark Roast Security
5 min readAug 4, 2020

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CompTIA Security+ Is a certification that aims to establish the core knowledge required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.

The information security field has a vast range of certificates, some are industry-specific, and others depend on the career path chosen; however, one aspect that is common to all certificates is that they all require some form of preparation and study.

CompTIA Certification Road Map

CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA Security+ are often advised as the foundational certificates for a career in both, IT and Information security. These certificates introduce the concepts of computer hardware, software, networks, and security — Information that is necessary in order to properly perform certain jobs within the industry.

Due to the importance of these certifications, there is an overwhelming amount of resources available to prepare for these examinations. I have outlined the methods I used for two months to successfully pass the CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 examination (the same resources are available for the SYO-601 Version).

Many years in academia have taught me that I am HORRENDOUS at standardized testing — multiple choice and the…

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:/Jenn
Dark Roast Security

Cybersecurity Doctoral Student. Forever curious;; Ask the questions, follow the trail, and #ShareTheKnowledge