CASP+ Passed!

[Jill West]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

 

[Gregory Childers]

Congratulations! The CASP+ is an impressive achievement.

When I got to the VM question on my exam, I didn't realize that I couldn't come back to it and I skipped it. I usually skip the performance-based questions and do all the multiple choice questions first. During the review, I answer the PBQs and any M/C questions I skipped. I must've answered enough of the M/C questions correctly because I passed as well.

 

[Jill West]

When I got to the VM question on my exam, I didn't realize that I couldn't come back to it and I skipped it. I usually skip the performance-based questions and do all the multiple choice questions first.

I happened to catch that little tidbit about the virtual environment while clicking through the instruction screens at the beginning before the test. Normally I just click through those without even looking at them anymore, since I've taken CompTIA exams for so many years. But this one screen was new to me, and it caught my attention just in time before I clicked Next, so I took a minute to skim through the information. I'm pretty certain I didn't earn any points on that question, though!

 

[jasoneckert]

Congrats!

 

[admar]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

Congratulations!!

 

[hosnypasha]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

Congs.

 

[Rick Butler]

Congratulations! The CASP+ is an impressive achievement.

When I got to the VM question on my exam, I didn't realize that I couldn't come back to it and I skipped it. I usually skip the performance-based questions and do all the multiple choice questions first. During the review, I answer the PBQs and any M/C questions I skipped. I must've answered enough of the M/C questions correctly because I passed as well.

This is very good to know, as I, too, often leave off the PBQs and GAS questions until later. But perhaps CompTIA is thinking, in order to force the issue and make people take those sooner, to find some kind of mechanism to prevent that. CASP is next up on my list too, so I'll watch for that. And I'll spread the word about that bit, because pushing those questions to the end has been conventional wisdom for training students for the exam.

One thing I also did note from the Cloud+ training material is that if you blow through a VM scenario, you have to wait a fair bit of time for the VM to reset before trying it again. My guess is that the cert exam is the same way, so you only get one crack at it, by virtue of provisioning the VM assets for the learner.

Again, very interesting.

One of the things I purposed to do was to answer the question regarding CertMaster: Would studying CertMaster, pretty much by itself, prepare a candidate for this exam?

When we reference "Linux Stuff", are we talking about the stuff noted in Objective 2.9, tools for Forensic Analysis? Tools like ssdeep, vmstat, ldd, and the like? Because I didn't see anything in the training materials for Linux, other than this stuff.



I figure I'll find out soon enough, though.

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

Ridiculous. You're not fooling anyone, Jill. You don't get to be a book author and play the "easy questions" card. Sorry. Not buying it. I think it's well-deserved, so my congrats to you on your latest win, as well as on the string of passes for this year. Rock on, sista.

/r

 

[Jill West]

One thing I also did note from the Cloud+ training material is that if you blow through a VM scenario, you have to wait a fair bit of time for the VM to reset before trying it again. My guess is that the cert exam is the same way, so you only get one crack at it, by virtue of provisioning the VM assets for the learner.

For CASP+ exam, you don't have the option of resetting the VM. And you can't skip the question and come back. Once you get to that question, you have to work through it before moving on, and no starting over. It did say the exam clock was paused while the environment was created, but it didn't take long (5-10 seconds).

One of the things I purposed to do was to answer the question regarding CertMaster: Would studying CertMaster, pretty much by itself, prepare a candidate for this exam?

I didn't use CertMaster, and even the tools I did use for studying just didn't seem to be telling me what I thought I needed to know. Honestly, I got a bit frustrated trying to study for this one. I figured it was a long shot that I would pass anyway, and decided to put my time into studying for another exam I'll be taking early next year. I truly, fully expected to fail this exam and saw it as more of a practice run so I could better focus my studies for the next attempt.

When we reference "Linux Stuff", are we talking about the stuff noted in Objective 2.9, tools for Forensic Analysis? Tools like ssdeep, vmstat, ldd, and the like? Because I didn't see anything in the training materials for Linux, other than this stuff.

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Yes on all that. I had some questions on specific tools listed here and more general Linux questions where you need a basic understanding of how Linux works behind the scenes and how to secure it. The VM was also Linux, and I was given a task related to an intrusion on the system. I won't go any deeper on that description so I don't cross any lines. Just be ready to use Linux CLI tools related to keeping a system safe and rectifying a problem. There was one command in particular I needed that is not on this list.

Ridiculous. You're not fooling anyone, Jill. You don't get to be a book author and play the "easy questions" card. Sorry. Not buying it. I think it's well-deserved, so my congrats to you on your latest win, as well as on the string of passes for this year. Rock on, sista.

I honestly, truly expected to fail! It was going to be my practice run to help me focus my studies for another attempt. But thank you for the vote of confidence. ?

Now that I've seen the scope covered by the questions I had, I'd say that if you've comfortably passed CySA+ and the current Security+, and you've dug a good bit deeper with Linux than required by either of those, then you'll probably be okay. Make sure you've also studied any acronyms that are new to CASP+ and not covered on earlier exams. If I did need to take it again, I would be practicing with Linux VMs using the command line to secure the system or solve security issues, and I'd look more closely at the acronyms, not just to decipher them but to know the technologies/models behind them. Another area I was weak on was knowing the differences between certain systems, such as OSINT and MITRE. Discussions on those in the training videos were helpful and I wished I had paid closer attention to that. Also make sure you have a good grasp of cloud security concepts. And be familiar with what attacks would look like in logs--be able to read log entries and identify the attack in progress. Looking through the objectives now and remembering all the questions I struggled with, I really have no idea how I passed!

 

[Fred]

Congrads

 

[admar]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

one question please: when you say learn linux. what concretly you are talking about?

 

[hosnypasha]

one question please: when you say learn linux. what concretly you are talking about?

CONGS.

 

[Patrick Asamago]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

Congratulation!!!

 

[Jarrel]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Muhammad Shakeel]

Congratulations ! and " 10 Certs in 2022 " . You are an Inspiration.

 

[Rick Butler]

Another area I was weak on was knowing the differences between certain systems, such as OSINT and MITRE. Discussions on those in the training videos were helpful and I wished I had paid closer attention to that.

So, I'm not sure if anyone has explored it lately (this is one even for @Lee McWhorter ) but, has anyone taken notice that the links in the OSINT are starting to fall out - like perhaps it's not being curated very well? I started down the list and found a couple of 404s. One side-tracked me to a porn site (eyeroll). Makes me wonder if MITRE ATT&CK is the gold standard now.

/r

 

[Jill West]

one question please: when you say learn linux. what concretly you are talking about?

I elaborated a bit more in another post:

... had some questions on specific tools listed here and more general Linux questions where you need a basic understanding of how Linux works behind the scenes and how to secure it. The VM was also Linux, and I was given a task related to an intrusion on the system. I won't go any deeper on that description so I don't cross any lines. Just be ready to use Linux CLI tools related to keeping a system safe and rectifying a problem. There was one command in particular I needed that is not on this list.

ETA: I realize that's still not a huge amount of detail. Hopefully it gives you some guidance on what to focus on. I don't want to cross any lines with giving too much detail on specific questions, and even if I did, you'd likely have different questions anyway. Some review of anything on the Linux+ objectives or TTT videos from @jasoneckert would probably be very relevant and helpful. I suspect I'll need this type of review myself before tackling the PenTest+ exam next year.

 

[admar]

This is very good to know, as I, too, often leave off the PBQs and GAS questions until later. But perhaps CompTIA is thinking, in order to force the issue and make people take those sooner, to find some kind of mechanism to prevent that. CASP is next up on my list too, so I'll watch for that. And I'll spread the word about that bit, because pushing those questions to the end has been conventional wisdom for training students for the exam.

One thing I also did note from the Cloud+ training material is that if you blow through a VM scenario, you have to wait a fair bit of time for the VM to reset before trying it again. My guess is that the cert exam is the same way, so you only get one crack at it, by virtue of provisioning the VM assets for the learner.

Again, very interesting.

One of the things I purposed to do was to answer the question regarding CertMaster: Would studying CertMaster, pretty much by itself, prepare a candidate for this exam?

When we reference "Linux Stuff", are we talking about the stuff noted in Objective 2.9, tools for Forensic Analysis? Tools like ssdeep, vmstat, ldd, and the like? Because I didn't see anything in the training materials for Linux, other than this stuff.

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I figure I'll find out soon enough, though.


Ridiculous. You're not fooling anyone, Jill. You don't get to be a book author and play the "easy questions" card. Sorry. Not buying it. I think it's well-deserved, so my congrats to you on your latest win, as well as on the string of passes for this year. Rock on, sista.

/r

the book "Digital Forensics with Kali Linux" 2nd Edition has so many good examples and how works many of tools from the CAS-004 in 2.9 Objectives

 

[Sukanya Suranauwarat]

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

Congratulations!

 

[Hod Berman]

Very nice, Jill, congrats on the win and the wins. thank you for exam experience info.

 

[Stuart]

Congratulations on your pass Jill!