I'm glad you got things resolved. Good luck in your preparation!Thank you again Tess,
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CA1-005: CompTIA SecurityX Certification Beta Exam
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I am scheduled to take CASP+ with a voucher I received from school. I decided to take the SecurityX Beta partially as a prep for CASP+ and also because I only need to pass one of them to get the certification. $50 for two chances seemed like a good deal. The first thing I noticed was that scheduling was so much easier. Even though there are a few testing centers around, none of them offer CASP+. I had to schedule it on a Sunday, a month out and an hour away. SecurityX was local and readily available, presumably becuase there are PBQs but no Sims. That information is available on the objectives. After completing it, I still had an hour left and aside from a few questions that I felt like were missing some information, I felt good about it overall. I can also get on board with the slightly more technical comparison to CISSP.
Soooo... I sat the new CompTIA SecurityX beta cert last night.
Okay, here are my thoughts:
1. 117 questions, with plenty of time.
2. I had 4 PBQs, but was not too sure what to do on one of them.
3. I felt the multiple-choice questions were fair, some with choose (2) answers. Not bad.
4. All questions, from what I remember, are application scenarios. That is expected at this level.
5. I was tired at the end of the exam and was ready for a cold beer!
6. Who knows if I passed! If not, I will try again. I currently have the 003 version of CASP+.
All-in-all, CompTIA did a great job on this exam. If you are pursuing cybersecurity, I encourage you to learn this material and test your knowledge. I feel this certification compliments CISSP and other related cybersecurity certifications.
Keep at it, folks! Don't give up!
Okay, here are my thoughts:
1. 117 questions, with plenty of time.
2. I had 4 PBQs, but was not too sure what to do on one of them.
3. I felt the multiple-choice questions were fair, some with choose (2) answers. Not bad.
4. All questions, from what I remember, are application scenarios. That is expected at this level.
5. I was tired at the end of the exam and was ready for a cold beer!
6. Who knows if I passed! If not, I will try again. I currently have the 003 version of CASP+.
All-in-all, CompTIA did a great job on this exam. If you are pursuing cybersecurity, I encourage you to learn this material and test your knowledge. I feel this certification compliments CISSP and other related cybersecurity certifications.
Keep at it, folks! Don't give up!
You access the Pearson Vue web site through your SSO CompTIA account.
I took the SecurityX beta yesterday and posted a review on TechExams.Net: https://community.infosecinstitute.com/discussion/comment/1186009/#Comment_1186009
Took mine today and i agree with your thoughts on the exam. Albeit, i was not as good at managing my time as you were and found myself racing to the finish line. Still recuperating 6 hrs later. ?
-Moez
Well, the NDA was signed before telling us—nothing about the exam, tips, questions, or answers can be shared with others. I think, especially for us, as instructors, we should not even ask.
The results are in, go check your candidate dashboard.
Mine's a pass.
Mine's a pass.
Thanks for the update Tess and Congrats! I passed also.
Same here. Congrats to everyone who passed. If not, the TTT will help pass the official version.
Should we be expecting more feedback from a beta exam than a real-world exam? A simple pass/fail seems insufficient. Part of the reason beta exams become available is so Subject Matter Experts can sit the exam and provide feedback to a) the exam writers, and b) those who are pondering spending good $$ to take the exam.
I just found out that I passed the CASP+ / SecurityX beta. How did I find out? Not via email. I logged into the CompTIA test portal and, from the test taker dashboard, went to exam history. It shows pass or fail, as the CASP+ exam never had a score.
I passed the SecurityX beta but failed the PenTest+ beta. It's been a looooong time since I failed any CompTIA exam.
When I pass a CompTIA exam, I receive an email from Credly before I receive an email from CompTIA. Since I've received no emails yet, I'm assuming the exam results have not officially migrated from Pearson VUE to CompTIA yet.
When I pass a CompTIA exam, I receive an email from Credly before I receive an email from CompTIA. Since I've received no emails yet, I'm assuming the exam results have not officially migrated from Pearson VUE to CompTIA yet.
Thank you Tess for the SecurityX and PenTest objective comparisons! These really helped when preparing to pass these exams.