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Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to brag a little, I finished my last course (Ethical Hacking) last night. All I have remaining is the administrative paperwork to get my Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from WGU. Now I can focus on finishing the BSBA from TESU.
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(05-19-2021, 01:07 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to brag a little, I finished my last course (Ethical Hacking) last night. All I have remaining is the administrative paperwork to get my Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from WGU. Now I can focus on finishing the BSBA from TESU. Woot woot!!
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Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
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(05-19-2021, 01:17 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
I really enjoyed it, it was a well-designed program. The CISSP study guide is the spine book used through the entire program as each class relates to a domain within the CISSP BOK. Definitely a lot more writing in this program than there was at the BS level, but that's to be expected as I fully anticipate going into the doctorate level will likely mean writing reams worth of papers.
Here's a link on how to accelerate through the program: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-compl...rtis-m-s-/
I took 16 months instead of 6, but that's my fault because I'm frequently doing several programs at the same time instead of focusing on just one.
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(05-19-2021, 01:26 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:17 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
I really enjoyed it, it was a well-designed program. The CISSP study guide is the spine book used through the entire program as each class relates to a domain within the CISSP BOK. Definitely a lot more writing in this program than there was at the BS level, but that's to be expected as I fully anticipate going into the doctorate level will likely mean writing reams worth of papers.
Here's a link on how to accelerate through the program: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-compl...rtis-m-s-/
I took 16 months instead of 6, but that's my fault because I'm frequently doing several programs at the same time instead of focusing on just one.
Are you planning on going for CISSP as well?
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(05-19-2021, 01:36 PM)MNomadic Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:26 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:17 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
I really enjoyed it, it was a well-designed program. The CISSP study guide is the spine book used through the entire program as each class relates to a domain within the CISSP BOK. Definitely a lot more writing in this program than there was at the BS level, but that's to be expected as I fully anticipate going into the doctorate level will likely mean writing reams worth of papers.
Here's a link on how to accelerate through the program: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-compl...rtis-m-s-/
I took 16 months instead of 6, but that's my fault because I'm frequently doing several programs at the same time instead of focusing on just one.
Are you planning on going for CISSP as well?
This is my current exam priority:
PenTest+: this is currently on beta through June 22, so it only costs $50
CHFI: although WGU no longer requires passing this exam, you get a free voucher to take it. My voucher expires 8/21/2021
CISSP
PMP
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(05-19-2021, 01:49 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:36 PM)MNomadic Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:26 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:17 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
I really enjoyed it, it was a well-designed program. The CISSP study guide is the spine book used through the entire program as each class relates to a domain within the CISSP BOK. Definitely a lot more writing in this program than there was at the BS level, but that's to be expected as I fully anticipate going into the doctorate level will likely mean writing reams worth of papers.
Here's a link on how to accelerate through the program: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-compl...rtis-m-s-/
I took 16 months instead of 6, but that's my fault because I'm frequently doing several programs at the same time instead of focusing on just one.
Are you planning on going for CISSP as well?
This is my current exam priority:
PenTest+: this is currently on beta through June 22, so it only costs $50
CHFI: although WGU no longer requires passing this exam, you get a free voucher to take it. My voucher expires 8/21/2021
CISSP
PMP
Nice, good luck! I'm taking the Pentest+ beta as well. Currently doing a separate class that covers some pentesting hands on so hopefully that plus some pentest+ specific review will be enough to pass.
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(05-19-2021, 02:06 PM)MNomadic Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:49 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:36 PM)MNomadic Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:26 PM)jamshid666 Wrote: (05-19-2021, 01:17 PM)MNomadic Wrote: Congratulations!
How was your experience with the WGU cybersecurity masters? I'm thinking of going for that one myself down the road.
I really enjoyed it, it was a well-designed program. The CISSP study guide is the spine book used through the entire program as each class relates to a domain within the CISSP BOK. Definitely a lot more writing in this program than there was at the BS level, but that's to be expected as I fully anticipate going into the doctorate level will likely mean writing reams worth of papers.
Here's a link on how to accelerate through the program: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-compl...rtis-m-s-/
I took 16 months instead of 6, but that's my fault because I'm frequently doing several programs at the same time instead of focusing on just one.
Are you planning on going for CISSP as well?
This is my current exam priority:
PenTest+: this is currently on beta through June 22, so it only costs $50
CHFI: although WGU no longer requires passing this exam, you get a free voucher to take it. My voucher expires 8/21/2021
CISSP
PMP
Nice, good luck! I'm taking the Pentest+ beta as well. Currently doing a separate class that covers some pentesting hands on so hopefully that plus some pentest+ specific review will be enough to pass.
The last time I took the beta (before I even started studying security), there were a lot of questions regarding tools and the switches you use in different situations. For example, make you are really familiar with all the options available with nmap.
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