Haven't studied for the CISSP yet but I heard 3-6 months is pretty normal

Honestly I'm wondering why I'm even bothering with the CPA at this point lol but I gotta at least get an attempt or two in

Oh s***! Can I still do this?

I suck at studying, tips on how to prepare for the comptia exam?

I lurk in this thread, but I passed Sec+. My advice is just go over Professor Messer's videos and take his practice exams. His practice exams are closely similar. As well as using various resources also further my studies.

this one DUMBASS lady (rude of me cause she really is nice) told me she would know how to use this SQL Server license and now my dumb ass been supporting her for like 2 weeks cause she can't figure it out

Yessir.
Class doesn't start until the 31st.
11 Days.
Registration takes < 2 minutes

Started PSM1 (Scrum Master)

easy as s*** so far and apparently the actual exam is open book

highly advise everyone to do it

Cop Salesforce certs

Why do most people skip Network+?

has any of you passed a Microsoft exam? specifically the AZ800? I want to know how's the experience and how the exam is done, never did this before and I'm currently on a course from Cloud Guru

People skip it?

Out of anything; that cert is 1A/1B with Security+ as far as the standard CompTIA trifecta goes. Now CCNA is the bigger cert, but Network+ is good for understanding the basics.

Yea on twitter ive seen multiple people get the sec+ first so i thought that was the trend. Im guessing they want to get into cybersecurity faster but seems like the fundamentals are in networking.

Would i still need the Sec+ if i just wanted to stay in a network/sys admin role?

From my point of view, the reason that A+ and Net+ are the fundamentals in IT. That I have extensive knowledge on the field and learned the trade since I was in high school. I think my opinion is that I don't worry about that even I graduated in college for cybersecurity last year. Given that why not I should take Sec+ since my background is in cybersecurity. It should be compatible for various roles from help desk to sysadmin though.

Just passed the AZ-900 like a week ago.
It was about 30 questions and I had about 45 minutes to complete them all.
I had mostly multiple choice and drag-and-drop questions.
I flagged all the questions I even so much as hesitated on and came back to them later as to build momentum by answering the easy ones first.
I also did it in person, so there wasn't the pressure of someone watching me. But I've also done proctored exams before too and passed.

Haven't heard too many people say they skipped it.
It's a solid certification for learning basic networking concepts.
Waaayyy more valuable than A+ (which should be skipped entirely imo)

You don't "need" a cert to get those roles.
And getting them doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will. They aren't a bad look but they also aren't a sure thing.

What you actually need is practical experience. Buying network equipment isn't feasible for everyone, I understand that. My recommendation would be to use a free resource like Cisco Packet Tracer and practice building environments and document what you're doing and learning.

The main pull for Security+ is that it’s a gateway/bullet point for getting a tech job in the government. You probably won’t get past ATS filters if you don’t have it listed on your resume.

Outside of that; it’s still a decent certificate into learning some security fundamentals and definitions. You won’t need it to be a NetAdmin or SysAdmin, but knowing the security concepts is still important during implementation, especially during projects.

I heard its oversaturated right now,

Forgot about the security clearance part. That'd be a good look too.

Yeah, so is every computer rated field rn maybe except Syssec

Sf is ez bag if you play your cards right

whats syssec

System security

Pretty much the entire cyber security industry is in a shortage rn, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY

so many data breaches

Hard job but pays out the ass. Know a kid making 80k for nyc (not just in nyc but FOR the city of New York) after one year of grad school