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Topshotta
Newcomer III

Opinion about exam, just finished !!

Good day everyone, hope all is well. I just completed my exam and wow it was challenging. To start off I read a lot of reviews saying to outsource to different material and I agree 100 percent. isc2 is no where near enough to help you pass this exam. Unfortunately, I failed as well. Just focusing on isc2 will set you up for failure in my opinion. The material in isc2 goes over the bare minimum or surface level and on the exam its more deep dive or advanced in my opinion. I don't like to talk bad but I feel they set us up to fail on this one. I studied my butt off with different material daily and I felt like I had to take a guess and hope I was right  on atleast a third of the exam. Some questions are worded weird to throw you off but other than that, this is not a friendly/beginner course in my opinion. My advice to anyone taking the test is to STUDY HARD AND OUTSOURCE!! Take multiple courses, read multiple books , etc. Don't rely just on isc2.  To be frank, I did do mike chappels CC study guide (which is amazing in my opinion) and a couple of other things but I guess it wasn't enough. The worst part about it was when I got my scores back they tell you what you were proficient in and what you aren't and it said I was below proficient in a majority of the categories which makes me feel like idk what I'm doing. But like i said I studied the isc2 material, Aced all their exams and what not so idk. Anyway thanks for reading, hope this helps someone. Going to figure out my next move. God Bless.

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Carzym
Viewer

I completely agree with you on this. This is by no means a beginner-level exam, and the course material or study pack is not adequate at all. Although I passed the exam, it was extremely challenging and felt like a close call.

Seerat-Fatima
Viewer II

isn't the CAT starting from Oct 1? I thought it hadn't started yet.....

Marcelo_E
Viewer II

Thank you so much for this post. The conversation was enlightening. 

wonderwomen1
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Where can I find the extra study materials, can you share a link? Now I am super nervous about taking it. I have been studying only the ISC stuff. Thank you.

nkeaton
Advocate II

@wonderwomen1 You want to make sure that you know the exam objectives (they call it an exam outline). You will want to become familiar with the ISC2 site as has the answers. These are suggested references if concerned: https://www.isc2.org/certifications/references#Certified%20in%20Cybersecurity%20(CC)
Oluwachidi
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Wow. I am just scared reading everyone's feedbacks. My exam is scheduled for 30th September !