CA1-005: CompTIA SecurityX Certification Beta Exam

I passed the SecurityX beta exam, i can see my results on pearsonvue, but it is yet to show up on CompTIA's end. I know the rule is that it can take up to 5 business days, but i have never had to wait this long before. Before i push the panic button, i am just wondering if anybody else is having the same problem.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Best,
-Moez

Advanced degrees

I have a Bachelor's degree with a major in Sociology. I'm considering signing up for a Master's program in Cybersecurity, but I'm interested in hearing other people's responses and experiences. How has your degree helped you, either through domain knowledge or professionally?

I was training to be a social worker, but the job needed to pay more to repay my student loans. I found a job in logistics loading boxes on trucks for a Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company. They had a job opening in the data center, and the warehouse manager spoke to the data center manager and highly recommended me. As a result, I got the job without interviewing for it. I was responsible for business continuity, disaster recovery, hardware repair, help desk, hardware maintenance, reporting, Y2K testing, etc. That was the start of my technical career. I didn't seek it out. It found me.
Thanks for the post and the poll, Greg!

I started out my career earning a B.S. in Computer Science in 5.5 years. I worked as a programmer for about five years before moving to networking and management. Ten years into networking, I faced a dilemma: I had my CCIE and a bunch of cybersecurity certifications. I couldn't maintain everything. I walked away from networking. It was at that point I sought out a graduate program in cybersecurity. I chose Norwich, which had/has a remote graduate program. When I was there, we had to attend an annual residency on campus for a week to 10 days. I'm unsure if they do that anymore, but it was fantastic. My employer paid 100% and gave me a 1-year assignment to the incident response team. At the time, the degree was in Information Assurance (M.S.I.A.). They now have a cyber program with specialties. I highly recommend it.

Advanced degrees

I have a Bachelor's degree with a major in Sociology. I'm considering signing up for a Master's program in Cybersecurity, but I'm interested in hearing other people's responses and experiences. How has your degree helped you, either through domain knowledge or professionally?

I was training to be a social worker, but the job didn't pay enough to repay my student loans. I found a job in logistics loading boxes on trucks for a Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company. They had a job opening in the data center, and the warehouse manager spoke to the data center manager and highly recommended me. As a result, I got the job without interviewing for it. I was responsible for business continuity, disaster recovery, hardware repair, help desk, hardware maintenance, reporting, Y2K testing, etc. That was the start of my technical career. I didn't seek it out. It found me.

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Advanced degrees

Do you possess an advanced degree, and if you do, is it technical or non-technical?

  • No advanced degrees beyoned high school

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Associate's (2-year degree) technical

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Associate's (2-year degree) non-technical

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Bachelor's (4-year degree) technical

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Bachelor's (4-year degree) non-technical

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Master's technical

    Votes: 3 42.9%
  • Master's non-technical

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Doctoral technical

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Doctoral non-technical

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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Do you possess an advanced degree, and if you do, is it technical or non-technical?

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How long will Cloud+ CV0-003 be available?

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Is it remote or on site.
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PenTest+ (PT1-003) Beta Exam is also available

Thank you for the update. However, I am unsure where to locate the Beta Test. Can you provide the link. I checked with Pearson VUE and it is not available.

Larry
Do you want the test or the test results? The beta exam has expired, so you can't take the beta any more.
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Hey Hank, I've not received your resume. Can you please send to [email protected] Thanks so much
Hey Kristin, thanks for letting me know that the resume did not arrive. It was sent from the mailbox [email protected]. I just resent the resume from that mailbox, and also sent a copy from the mailbox [email protected]. If the resume did not arrive, please check spam and junk folders and let me know. Thank you so much.
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Three Pillars of Cybersecurity

The three pillars of cybersecurity:
1) People
2) Processes
3) Technology

These three elements/components do interconnect to form
a strong security framework!

Is this covered in any of the CompTIA cybersecurity related courses?
CompTIA Security plus, Guide to Network Security Fundamentals By Mark Ciampa in first chapter "Introduction to Security Introduction to Security" > Figure 1-2 Information security layers

Three Pillars of Cybersecurity

The three pillars of cybersecurity:
1) People
2) Processes
3) Technology

These three elements/components do interconnect to form
a strong security framework!

Is this covered in any of the CompTIA cybersecurity related courses?
No, it's not covered in any CompTIA cybersecurity related courses.

ITIL lists four: People, processes, products, and partners
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