Security + self study

Discussion in 'Security+' started by demarrer, Jun 9, 2009.

  1. demarrer

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    Hi, I've just got the mike myers passport book for the security plus exam.... Is this an all-in-one book like the A+ one or would you guys recommend splashing out on the sybex book too to ensure I have all the objectives covered?

    Really enjoying studying for this exam so far, its great to read a bit of the book then read in more depth about subject matter on the net too. Decided to put the MCDST on the back burner for a while.

    I have also found that the microsoft free webcasts on security have been a real help too.
     
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  2. JK2447
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    Hi, I have the Sybex book and the Passport book and would say the Passport book is much better as it cuts a lot of the background reading out, which while being very interesting, won't be covered in the exam.

    As a rule I always combine at least two sources when studying for an exam. For Sec+ I also have the CBT Nugget videos which are very good.

    Cheers
    Jim
     
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  3. Monkish

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    If you want to shell out the cash, I had a coupon, the LearnLey series was very good. It's about 6hrs. on DVD.
     
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  4. demarrer

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    YIKES- the learnkey DVD set for this exam is 500 dollars. I think I'll get the other sybex book and take my chances :) Cheers for the help
     
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    You could also look at material from Preplogic, they do some good stuff :)

    -ken
     
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