Gregory Childers said:

Generally speaking, on all CompTIA exams that have PBQs, save them until the end. Do all the multiple-choice questions first.


The only exception is the SecurityX exam, which has a single question in a virtual machine environment. You can't skip it. If you do, you can not return to it later.

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Bruce Weaver said:

If you have the pdf completion certificates and do not get the voucher (which will be some time after completion, it is not always quick) DM @Stephen Schneiter on here and let him know. Much better than creating a post about it IMO. He is a great help with things like this.

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JonathanIsley said:

Thanks, Bruce and Tess for your replies and thoughts.

Tess, in this case I completed the full session on Device A (my mobile), then opened the same session at a later time on Device B (my laptop).

Bruce, yes, I was thinking some sort of cookie thing. I appreciate your disection of the situation and offer to test.

Ironically, today, when I performed the same steps, it is now prompting me for an email address for the AutoOps+ sessions, similar to the experience I found with the CySA+ sessions. Due to this I was able to download the completion certificate on my laptop. Bruce, I think you got it there; some stale/stuck cookie was NOT prompting me for the email address before, but now it is, so the tracking via the same email (used on phone and laptop) solved the difference.

I did have another query that came to my mind today, maybe one of you, or something else from the CIN, is aware of this.

I have watched all 6 sessions for the CySA+ via on-demand. I have the 90-minute completion certificates for all 6, and see the same completion results via my mobile or my laptop (after entering the same registered email address).
I received emails with the subject "Thank you for attending" with the body denoting specific CySA+ sessions.
I got those emails for sessions 1, 2, 3, and 6, but not for 3, 4, 5.

Does this mean there is a tracking issue, and I have to re-watch those?
I just want to make sure the attendance is tracking correctly to receive the voucher at the end.

I got the same type of email for my 1st session on AutoOps+ series as well. Which is the only one I have completed so far.

I appreciate anyone's knowledge and/or experience around this, as these are my first TTT sessions, so I am not used to how they function. I am very thankful that CompTIA provides this, allowing us to continue to learn and be up to date with the latest exam objectives and tests.

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Tess Sluijter said:

Wait, there was a beta? It's a shame CompTIA don't advertise these properly. Bah, another missed opportunity.

Congratulations on your pass! <3

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Gregory Childers said:

Congratulations!

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JonathanIsley said:

Hello All,

I was wondering if I am the only one seeing this issue.
I completed the session 1 AutoOps+ TTT webinar last night, via on-demand on my mobile phone.
Today I used the same link to access the on-demand session again, on my laptop, to download the completion certificate.
The strange thing was that it said I needed to watch the 90 minutes to access the certificate.

I have been using this same process for the CySA+ TTT series without any issues. I downloaded the course materials and completion certificate on my PC after completing the session on my mobile phone.

One difference I noticed is that when I open the CySA+ TTT on-demand sessions, they ask for my registered email address. The AutoOps+ did not ask for my email address on my phone or my laptop.

Has anyone else seen this occur? My main concern is that my completion of each session may not be logged properly for my CertMaster access and my end-of-series test voucher.

@Stephen Schneiter are you able to check and verify that my session 1 for the AutoOps+ was logged as completed, so I can get the CertMaster voucher and be progressing towards the final test voucher as well?

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Tess Sluijter said:

The scammer will not care because either A) there's no bad publicity, you're actually advertising for them, B) their account on LinkedIn is fake anyway, it's not their real identity.

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Tess Sluijter said:

I'm going through the on-demand for session 1 right now.

Bit of feedback: I'm not a fan that, for logging on Linux, the demo was done with Syslog and /var/log. That's a rather outdated way of working as most modern Linuxen use Journald for their logs. At least the big brand names which students will encounter in the enterprise do so.

I also didn't like that in the JSON vs YAML discussion, it was framed as "JSON is for data, YAML for commands". That's incorrect.

Both JSON, YAML as well as XML are formats for passing data, in the shape of key-value pairs, lists, dictionaries, etc. They all pass data. The fact that Docker uses a Dockerfile's data as build instructions does not make the YAML file "commands", just like Ansible playbooks aren't "commands".

Finally, in the on-demand recording, many times when Tyler's speaking about showing something on his screen, the recording shows the slides; not his screen. For example the Git-section, around the 88 minute mark.

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Masiku01 said:

I passed my SecAI exam, and immediately afterward I fell sick. My physiotherapist said it was due to heavy lifting. I was like, "How? I didn't lift anything!"

This is based on a true story, but I'm recovering well, guys.
Thank you so much, Stephane, for the voucher, and thank you to our instructor for the course and all the support.

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Nick Pierce said:

The slides that I use for the presentation are the same instructor slides available on the reference downloads for instructors. I just modified the layout and design a little bit.

Try downloading them and using the designer suggestions within PowerPoint. They are meant to be customizable by instructors for their specific course and learners.

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Cyrus Mbugua Njoroge said:

Hello, Joined the CySA + TTT class and i have been following thro, My challenge is that am still not able to access the on-demand lesson Two for the Class.. Kindly assist to get the recording for the second lesson.. [email protected]

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Masiku01 said:

I passed my SecAI exam, and immediately afterward I fell sick. My physiotherapist said it was due to heavy lifting. I was like, "How? I didn't lift anything!"

This is based on a true story, but I'm recovering well, guys.
Thank you so much, Stephane, for the voucher, and thank you to our instructor for the course and all the support.

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OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications | OWASP Foundation

Aims to educate developers, designers, architects, managers, and organizations about the potential security risks when deploying and managing Large Language Models (LLMs)

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• Input manipulation: Attackers can trick LLMs with crafted prompts, leading to unauthorized access or bad decisions.
• Unvalidated outputs: If you trust LLM responses blindly, they can introduce vulnerabilities (e.g., unsafe code execution).
• Training data tampering: Poisoned datasets can corrupt models, affecting accuracy and ethics.
• Resource overload: Heavy queries can disrupt services or drive up costs.
• Sensitive data leaks: LLMs may accidentally reveal confidential information.
• Plugin risks: Poorly controlled plugins can open doors to exploits like remote code execution.
• Unchecked autonomy: Giving LLMs too much freedom can cause unintended, harmful actions.

• Interesting to hear OWASP showed up more prominently; that’s a good reminder for anyone prepping to brush up on those frameworks.
• Thanks for clarifying the PBQ flow. Being able to flag and revisit them definitely helps with pacing.
• The one‑hour limit is tight, so your note about not finishing one PBQ is valuable context for others planning their timing strategy.