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AlternateAccount posted:So is there a consensus on the 2012 MCSA vs. 2008? I'm leaning toward 2012, but I can't articulate why. Also, is there a preferred order for taking the tests? I'm still waiting for there to an actually decent book released for any of the exams...
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TKovacs2 posted:I'm still waiting for there to an actually decent book released for any of the exams... If you're not heart set on books the MS Virtual Academy is quite nice. Today they just posted training for 70-417 (http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/upgrade-skills-to-windows-server-2012-jump-start#?fbid=EtfTq1kVZc5)
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Mar 24, 2014 19:30
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Nebulis01 posted:If you're not heart set on books the MS Virtual Academy is quite nice. Today they just posted training for 70-417 (http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/upgrade-skills-to-windows-server-2012-jump-start#?fbid=EtfTq1kVZc5) I prefer books and lab exercises to video courses, but MSVA's videos are really well done. At the moment though, they don't have any training for the 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412 exams yet. I struggled though the 70-410 but passed just using the MS Press book and messing around in VM's. Tried 70-411 and failed twice looking over Technet and again messing around in VM's. Waiting for some actual materials to come out to study with before attempting again.
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Mar 24, 2014 19:53
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TKovacs2 posted:I'm still waiting for there to an actually decent book released for any of the exams...
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Mar 24, 2014 20:23
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What the hell? I always figured that overpriced books were a good part of the revenue stream that was the entire POINT of these certifications??? edit: aha, it looks like we just got some about a month ago. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_p...Redirected=true AlternateAccount fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Mar 24, 2014 20:29
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Those are exam references and NOT self-paced study guides. They'll help you prep for the test, but if you're green they won't help you much. This is why there are no books yet. Pearson is taking over production of the MS press books. incoherent fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Mar 25, 2014 08:42
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Ah, gross. That's pretty lame.
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Mar 25, 2014 14:55
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70-680 stuff: I've read through the Microsoft Training Kit, lurked other forums, watched Prof Messer's entire series for the 70-680 (and listen to them in mp3 format on my commute to/from work), watched most of the CBT Nuggets on it (I really don't like how distracted that guy gets), and taken a few practice tests. I'm planning on testing next week. For the rest of this week I am planning on going through the practice labs from the Training Kit DVD. I've read about people using VirtualBox and the full featured evaluations from the Technet Evaluation Center to practice more in depth... is that worth doing? Is VirtualBox easy enough to pick up that I won't have to lose out on study time trying to learn it? Should I just stick with the practice labs from the DVD?
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Mar 25, 2014 15:52
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For anyone interested in the JNCIA, I found a really great online workbook: http://www.junosworkbook.com/workbooks/jncia
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Mar 25, 2014 16:18
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AlternateAccount posted:So is there a consensus on the 2012 MCSA vs. 2008? I'm leaning toward 2012, but I can't articulate why. Also, is there a preferred order for taking the tests? I'd say go 2k8 and wait for the books on 2012, but a better reason: in my experience, it's not really a huge imperative for most midsize places to move to 2012 very quickly. Hell, my last job only made 2008 their official server OS at the end of 2011 and had zero interest in 2012. My current job is looking at 2012 but only for new builds - we aren't upgrading.
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Mar 25, 2014 16:23
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QPZIL posted:For anyone interested in the JNCIA, I found a really great online workbook: To add to this, Juniper themselves also offer a (roughly) 5 hour online course that covers the basics of Networking. I really recommend it, it's very concise. Search "Juniper Networking Fundamentals" to find it on their site.
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Mar 25, 2014 16:30
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Brocade also has a lot of study and eduction resources both for fibre channel and networking. http://www.brocade.com/education/certification-accreditation/index.page (bottom of the page) You can also sign up for their MyBrocade Training and there's more tutorials, courses, and practice tests.
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Mar 25, 2014 16:39
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That's some really cool and free stuff -could we get that all sorted out and added to the OP? I'll work on it later tonight when I'm not on my phone...
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Mar 25, 2014 16:50
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Yeah just shoot it to me in a PM and I'll add it. While we're on the subject - F5 also offers free online classes for their stuff at https://login.f5.com/resource/login.jsp?ctx=719748&referral=university
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Mar 25, 2014 17:27
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I've read about people using VirtualBox and the full featured evaluations from the Technet Evaluation Center to practice more in depth... is that worth doing? Is VirtualBox easy enough to pick up that I won't have to lose out on study time trying to learn it? Should I just stick with the practice labs from the DVD? VMware player is a bit easier and straight forward, also free. Virtual box has a very small learning curve. Also anyone wanting books today is BOGO for some VMware books http://professionalvmware.com/2014/03/buy-one-get-one-free-virtualization-books/ Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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Mar 25, 2014 17:37
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Anyone got recommendations for VCP-DCV for vSphere 5.5? I've been using Vsphere on a daily basis for the last couple of years, but there's a lot of new stuff and things that I wasn't even aware of.
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TeMpLaR posted:Anyone have any NetApp certs? Started studying for NCDA and drat does it seem tricky. I've got the NCDA and NCIE. Feel free to PM me with questions.
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theperminator posted:Anyone got recommendations for VCP-DCV for vSphere 5.5? Aside from the fast track course, I don't know of many. The VCP5 test should still be available to take though.
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Mar 26, 2014 21:31
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You should still be able to take the VCP5 exam up until a few months after the VCP6 exam becomes available, so I wouldn't sweat a hypothetical deadline at this point - you've got time.
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Mar 26, 2014 22:44
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Daylen Drazzi posted:You should still be able to take the VCP5 exam up until a few months after the VCP6 exam becomes available, so I wouldn't sweat a hypothetical deadline at this point - you've got time. So I am in no rush to take the VCP510 exam as it will remain available?
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Mar 26, 2014 22:47
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Moey posted:So I am in no rush to take the VCP510 exam as it will remain available? Take it before VMworld so before august. I'm not saying that's when it ends, but I STRONGLY suggest taking it before then. Daylen Drazzi posted:You should still be able to take the VCP5 exam up until a few months after the VCP6 exam becomes available, so I wouldn't sweat a hypothetical deadline at this point - you've got time. true but there is a 5.5 exam out there that is probably going to have a longer life span than 510
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Mar 26, 2014 22:59
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:Take it before VMworld so before august. I'm not saying that's when it ends, but I STRONGLY suggest taking it before then. Yea, I cannot imagine not finding the time to sit it before then. Gracias.
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Mar 26, 2014 23:03
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Anyone here do the CIW certs? Is the material provided by CIW sufficient?
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Mar 27, 2014 03:12
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Tomorrow I take my S+ Finished the book in the OP, and went through the practice test (93/100). I'm looking for online practice exams (was hoping for one of those that has a pool of 400 or something) and this is the top result: http://www.proprofs.com/mwiki/index.php/Comptia_Security+_Certification_Exam Most of these questions aren't covered at all in the book, so now I'm wondering if I'm missing something or if this is from an older version? Is there a better practice resource that I'm not finding?
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Mar 27, 2014 04:10
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Any CISSPs here that wouldn't mind sponsoring me?
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Mar 27, 2014 06:05
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psydude posted:Any CISSPs here that wouldn't mind sponsoring me? I know some, could you make a trip to Hampton roads? I can get a few to vouch for you.
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OhDearGodNo posted:Tomorrow I take my S+ Probably too late now, but Darril Gibson has a pool of 468 questions for 15 bucks on his site here http://gcgapremium.com/security/ptqs/ Starting this as soon as I get my 70-680 done next week. An instructor told me "If you study Gibson's book and go over those questions, I gaurantee you'll pass first try" Then I asked him if that was a financial guarantee and he said no. But I am holding him to it.
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psydude posted:Any CISSPs here that wouldn't mind sponsoring me? An option is to go to your local College and talk to some of the IT or STEM Professors. I know a few people that ETS'ed and got their sponsorship that way. Im taking my CISSP in May; CEH in early June. My brain hurts already...
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Probably too late now, but Darril Gibson has a pool of 468 questions for 15 bucks on his site here http://gcgapremium.com/security/ptqs/ It was too late, but I passed. Get Gibson's book, it's $10 for kindle. Amazingly comprehensive. On to CCNA or something else now. Tried it back in 2004 and failed by something like 8 points. Never took it again due to my life going to poo poo. OhDearGodNo fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Mar 27, 2014 |
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OhDearGodNo posted:It was too late, but I passed. Get Gibson's book, it's $10 for kindle. Amazingly comprehensive. Good to hear, congrats.
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Finished the SANS GSEC 401 training last week, waiting for my voucher to test. Anybody take this and have any insight? I'm indexing the gently caress out of the 6 class books, will read the books again and do all the labs again, bought the Network Security Bible (since it's by the same dude who wrote the course, and has an index), have a Unix/Linux reference guide, etc. Haven't gotten access to the practice tests yet either. Hex and crypto suck, by the way.
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The SEC 401 test isn't that bad. It's just irritatingly broad with network, linux, and windows content. Aside from the items you mentioned you may want to print out the help or man page for a few things: net on windows netstat on windows netstat on linux nmap netcat tcpdump tshark list of common wireshark display filters list of port numbers/services I'm probably running a lot of the 401/503/504 prep I did all together though. You'll know where you stand when you take your first practice test.
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DrAlexanderTobacco posted:To add to this, Juniper themselves also offer a (roughly) 5 hour online course that covers the basics of Networking. I really recommend it, it's very concise. Search "Juniper Networking Fundamentals" to find it on their site. To add to this even more, if you're going from a CCNA to a JNCIA-Junos, search "JunOS as a second language" for a nice introduction to JunOS that assumes basic fluency in IOS, and illustrates the difference between them.
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psyopmonkey posted:An option is to go to your local College and talk to some of the IT or STEM Professors. I know a few people that ETS'ed and got their sponsorship that way. I eventually want to get both of those. What did you use to study for the CEH?
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rock2much posted:I eventually want to get both of those. What did you use to study for the CEH? Ive been using this and this. Some of the guys I work with right now have taken the CEH and said that you could just memorize a test dumb and take it. Having a background in the subject material always helps. CEH is more a technical cert while CISSP is more managerial. If your looking at getting into a job that utilizes DOD 8570.01 its usually best practice to start with Sec+ and then move on to CISSP. CEH is used for incident handling jobs or CND type positions that will also require CISSP or CISM. Here is a chart of how 8570 is laid out; with emphasis on ISC2 certs. CISSP and CEH are a great combo along with a higher level security clearance to make some serious  .
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psyopmonkey posted:An option is to go to your local College and talk to some of the IT or STEM Professors. I know a few people that ETS'ed and got their sponsorship that way. Unfortunately I'm still deployed. I guess I could head on over to the help desk and see if anyone at the J6 has one.
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psydude posted:Unfortunately I'm still deployed. I guess I could head on over to the help desk and see if anyone at the J6 has one. Hit me up with a PM or message me at attackoftheem@gmail.com... I might be able to find someone for you.
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psydude posted:Unfortunately I'm still deployed. I guess I could head on over to the help desk and see if anyone at the J6 has one. Look into your IA chain, there has to be someone in it that can sponsor you.
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Any tips on studying for Security+? I'm about to dive into the David Prowse AUTHORIZED CERT GUIDE.
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For anyone doing CCNA stuff the Odom libary is like $34 Bux right now. http://www.amazon.com/Routing-Switching-200-120-Official-Library/dp/1587143879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396364315&sr=8-1&keywords=odom+ccna
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