Passed SecurityX CAS-005

[Gregory Childers]

I'm concerned that with the continual reduction in length, they may be removing the rigor of the exam. There are a lot of candidates who somehow manage to pass the exams without the minimum five years of experience.

CompTIA exams are already like that. There are far too many people who exam cram and pass CompTIA exams with little to no experience.

 

[Mitch Garvis]

I'm concerned that with the continual reduction in length, they may be removing the rigor of the exam. There are a lot of candidates who somehow manage to pass the exams without the minimum five years of experience.

CompTIA exams are already like that. There are far too many people who exam cram and pass CompTIA exams with little to no experience.

While I agree that the exams should be more rigorous, let's be honest... If someone wants to study and cram for an exam then there is no need for the experience... simply to pass. I am reminded of the paper MCSEs of the late 1990s. Hopefully they at least learn something along the way. I wish I could say that the cost of the exam would be a barrier, but I've always said that an crook would happily spend $1000 to earn $10,000.

 

[Gregory Childers]

While I agree that the exams should be more rigorous, let's be honest... If someone wants to study and cram for an exam then there is no need for the experience... simply to pass. I am reminded of the paper MCSEs of the late 1990s. Hopefully they at least learn something along the way. I wish I could say that the cost of the exam would be a barrier, but I've always said that an crook would happily spend $1000 to earn $10,000.

The people who are exam cramming their way to paper certs are the sane people who complain that CompTIA exams are too expensive.

Then I remind them that GIAC, ISC2, ISACA, and OffSec certifications are much more expensive.

 

[Mitch Garvis]

The people who are exam cramming their way to paper certs are the sane people who complain that CompTIA exams are too expensive.

Then I remind them that GIAC, ISC2, ISACA, and OffSec certifications are much more expensive.

You are 100% right. Something that I have found of late... the training companies that have worked with me for longer periods are more than happy to let me audit the classes (if I need it) and then provide me an exam voucher. I suppose that comes with the years of work I have put into becoming the professional that I am

 

[Sivanesan]

Nice. I have mine coming up later this year. Going through the CertMaster Perform material in depth to see how well it *actually* prepares a candidate to take SecurityX. I'm not entirely confident in that, as I went through the DataSys+ materials and took that exam - there were topics on the exam that did not appear in the training materials.

I've always considered there to be a disconnect between the CompTIA training materials and the actual exam, IMAO.

True all the latest exam some of questions are not covered in course.
material. Feed back from my corporate students after exam. They used contact me explain telling it was not in book. But was questioned in exam. Will be highlighting in next TTT series. Hope others also can give feed back on this matter.

 

[Gregory Childers]

You are 100% right. Something that I have found of late... the training companies that have worked with me for longer periods are more than happy to let me audit the classes (if I need it) and then provide me an exam voucher. I suppose that comes with the years of work I have put into becoming the professional that I am

Over the last 25 years, the overwhelming majority of the exams that I've taken were because I had free vouchers. I did pay for my CISSP and CISM, and they were worth every penny.

 

[Rick Butler]

The people who are exam cramming their way to paper certs are the sane people who complain that CompTIA exams are too expensive.

Because in the end, as we see time and time again, many candidates don't care about possessing the skill and experience to actually *do* a job, but rather, they just want a fast track to that phat paycheck that might come a smidge easier if they have a few dozen letters hanging off their business cards.

You really gotta get off that Reddit sub, bro.

 

[Gregory Childers]

Because in the end, as we see time and time again, many candidates don't care about possessing the skill and experience to actually *do* a job, but rather, they just want a fast track to that phat paycheck that might come a smidge easier if they have a few dozen letters hanging off their business cards.

You really gotta get off that Reddit sub, bro.

I know. There are far too many "get rich quick with little to no effort" types over there. Sometimes I feel like Don Quixote when I post on Reddit.

 

[Rick Butler]

I know. There are far too many "get rich quick with little to no effort" types over there. Sometimes I feel like Don Quixote when I post on Reddit.

I often say, Reddit is like playing Doom on Nightmare mode, using only your fists.

 

[Mitch Garvis]

Over the last 25 years, the overwhelming majority of the exams that I've taken were because I had free vouchers. I did pay for my CISSP and CISM, and they were worth every penny.

Most of my exams were either vouchers or extreme discounts... as we are MCTs I think we pay 25% of the regular rate. All of my CompTIA exams and ISC2 exams were vouchers. I agree though... the CISSP (which I don't have yet, but I did pass the exam and am waiting for the Endorsement process) is worth every penny!