Gr33tz from Scotland

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Hey, I'm a twenty (just) year old who has been lurking on the forums for a while now and has finally decided to join up!
Currently I have no qualifications, apart from Standard Grades from school, I attended college for 2 years (HNC/HND Hardware & Networking) but hated the tutors, learning structure, etc... it just never worked for me - and most of my class peers; we dropped out with no qualifications and completely let down by 'the system', (yes, that one commonly preceded by 'f**k the').

I've made the decision to study alone, at least until I am in ICT employment, starting off, probably, with my CCNA then working to secure CompTIA qualifications A+, N+, S+, and possibly RFID+, then CISA/M or other relevant security qualifications.

I don't want to obtain only vendor-specific qualifications but I believe the CCNA will widen the scope for me, I already have a deep set interest in ICT security and it's what I live and breathe - specifically; malware technologies, web vulnerabilities and the exploitation thereof and the use of address verification system in fraud and the preventions thereof.

I hope that these forums will provide a decent base for me to check up on the latest studying oppurtunities as well as to document my progress and track the progress of others

I'm sick of being let down constantly by local learning institutions/peers that share no general interest with me, I love talking about ICT technologies/security day in and day out and I've been cursed by being put in a terrible area/country.

Apart from ICT, my hobbies are my girlfriend and my radio controlled planes

 

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Welcome

 

Welcome to CF!

 

Thanks for the welcomes

 

Welcome good luck with your studies!

 

Welcome to CF.

You most definitely should not do the CCNA before the A+ N+ Sec+

In fact i would not bother with the CCNA unless you have hands on access to Cisco kit. It is a very vendor specific cert and could actually make you look over qualified at this stage of your career.

 

Welcome to CF

 

I echo Blue's sound advice.

Welcome to the forums!

 

Well thank you both for the advice!
I have the study material already so i'll make use of that until I stock up on CompTIA resources.
From looking at CompTIA material, it seems like I have adequate knowledge already to take the tests, but wont ride in on my high horse and take the tests; the content I've seen so far seems similar to exams I have taken in the past. Are there any online mock exams that can be taken that people can vouch are not far off the real material, so I can help gauge what level these exams are based at?

Thanks alot for your support already guys, I can see this is quite a close-knit self development forum and it comes to me as no surprise, given the welcoming atmosphere

 

There are, but my opinion is heavily biased, as I create content for a well-known practice exam provider.

 

No problemo, as long as the content is similar to the exam material

 

Similar in concept, yes, absolutely. Exactly the same, no... that would be a braindump - an illegal collection of questions stolen from the live exam. Using those sort of tools can get you decertified for life. Gotta be careful about the practice exams you choose...

 

Heard of braindumps, didn't know they were always stolen questions though, well, i'll take the advice into consideration, thanks

 

If you're looking for practice exams there are many vendors. Before investing, check out the source on certguard.com. I have found the following vendors give good practice exams: Boson, Preplogic, Transcender, and uCertify. BTW if you want the one with the best explanations of right and wrong answers then absolutely pick Boson. You won't find better quality answers!

 

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