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Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

SalzburgGirl — Thu, 02 May 2024 12:20:06 GMT

Hi everyone! I passed my CC exam on my first try and wanted to reiterate what others have said in this forum already:

- Use external study resources and do not rely on the official ISC2 material alone. I used Mike Chapple's LinkedIn Learning course and the CC practice tests on LinkedIn Learning. Without those, I don't think I would have passed so easily.

- The questions are not straightforward. They were also not as nicely framed in e.g. stories/use cases as in the practice exams on LinkedIn, but rather short and abrupt. I am a near-native English speaker and I struggled with some of the wording/terminology. So, I recommend to reread the questions + answers if necessary. Sometimes it also helps to read the answers first.

- Some questions seem to repeat, only worded slightly differently. This threw me off a bit, especially because you cannot go back and check or change a previous answer.

- Some questions did not really fit in. This, I read, is due to some "experimental" content that does not count towards your score.

- Do not spend too much time on each question, as your gut instinct will guide you in the right direction. It will be easy to spot the obvious wrong answers, but deciding on the correct one from the ones remaining can be tricky.

- Also, do not spend too much time preparing for the exam. I did the practice tests twice each, and I ended up memorizing the questions + answers too much, i.e. got higher and higher scores. Since the actual exam is so different, there is no real benefit in doing practice tests over and over.

I hope this helps whoever is still preparing!

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

Zii — Thu, 02 May 2024 19:11:53 GMT

Congratulations. Agreed. There is no study material that can fully prep you for an exam. Always aim to understand as some external resources explain concepts better

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

mtekla — Fri, 03 May 2024 01:07:59 GMT

Great advice. I am studying right now for the exam. I will check out the LinkedIn Learning course. Congratulations on your CC exam.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

Tanya-J — Fri, 03 May 2024 08:32:49 GMT

Hi there, I would like to know where did you do the practice exam?

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

SalzburgGirl — Fri, 03 May 2024 10:44:11 GMT

Hi @Tanya-J , I found them on LinkedIn Learning. Just search for "CC Practice Exam" or similar. I will come up if you've found Mike Chapple's course as well, I think.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

killmanshank1 — Sat, 04 May 2024 00:26:15 GMT

plz add me on discord kms1 my exam is tomorrow

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

Tanya-J — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:55:22 GMT

Thank you so much I'll search that right away.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

luisdiamond — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:28:33 GMT

You can use these practice exams:

https://certpreps.com/cc/

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

mtekla — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:33:21 GMT

@luisdiamond Very helpful

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

AA3 — Wed, 08 May 2024 15:30:43 GMT

Congrats, did u get the email ... whats the process after passing, i did not get any email from ISC2 after 3rd day ended.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

killmanshank1 — Wed, 08 May 2024 16:03:17 GMT

i passed my exam I did the linkedin practice exams 1 and 2.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

rimcode — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:44:24 GMT

Congratulation!
Can you share the link over email, your help will be highly appreciated.
rimadatascientist@gmail.com

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

killmanshank1 — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:50:02 GMT

If you have discord add me mystique0422 it safer if you can't search cc isc2 exam practice and you will see a link from LinkedIn when you enter you will be able to do the exam practice and see other exam practice.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

angbetaylor — Fri, 10 May 2024 08:33:18 GMT

I just want to cosign what you've said in your post. I found the real exam to be worded very differently than the practice exams I took (even as a native English speaker, I found the exam questions sometimes awkwardly worded or intentionally vague).

I also used Mike Chapple's course on LinkedIn Learning and found it helpful. I also purchased full practice exams on Udemy from Andree Miranda and Paulo Carreira. Even though these questions were worded differently than the actual exam, taking these practice exams did help me identify gaps in my knowledge.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

jayblack1159 — Fri, 10 May 2024 08:59:34 GMT

hello there pls are u on whatsapp i will soon write the exam and I need guidance please, the link you posting is it more accurate than the one she said its on LinkedIn??

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

killmanshank1 — Fri, 10 May 2024 22:20:04 GMT

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-1-for-isc2-certified-in-cybersecurity-cc/about-the-practice-exam

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-2-for-isc2-certified-in-cybersecurity-cc/about-the-practice-exam

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-3-for-isc2-certified-in-cybersecurity-cc/about-the-practice-exam

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-4-for-isc2-certified-in-cybersecurity-cc/about-the-practice-exam

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

Zarasho-1 — Thu, 16 May 2024 18:01:04 GMT

Congrats! I honestly didn't get if the LinkedIn sample exams were enough to pass or you tried other resources? I have exam next week and I'm afraid of nothing master enough on it :((

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

killmanshank1 — Fri, 17 May 2024 14:57:17 GMT

I was about to go do the exam with only what the course gives you, when I saw that I need to also look at outside sources I only had one day till the exam i did 1&2 practice exams from LinkedIn in and next day I did the exam and I passed.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

Zarasho-1 — Fri, 17 May 2024 18:46:52 GMT

Hi,

Did you do your exam successfully?

If yes, was this samples useful for you? Because they are so difficult especially in "network security" part.

Re: Passed the CC: a few tips on preparing and taking the exam

crowbotham — Sat, 18 May 2024 13:18:25 GMT

This morning I took my exam and passed on the first try and I agree that supplementing the online course with another course is very helpful.

My supplemental course was the IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist certificate from Coursera. Specifically, I did courses 7-11. 7-11 focuses on the CC content.

I was impressed with the instructors and they did a thorough job.

Hope this can help someone.