1 1 00:00:00,090 --> 00:00:01,470 Before we dig into the content 2 2 00:00:01,470 --> 00:00:04,440 of the CompTIA CySA+ exam in this course, 3 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,780 I think it's important for us to quickly discuss some 4 4 00:00:06,780 --> 00:00:09,420 of the exam tips and tricks that will help you better study 5 5 00:00:09,420 --> 00:00:11,520 for the exam as you're going through the course 6 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:13,230 and also help you focus your efforts. 7 7 00:00:13,230 --> 00:00:15,210 Get the most out of this material. 8 8 00:00:15,210 --> 00:00:16,890 Now, the most important thing to remember 9 9 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:18,870 when taking the exam, is that there's not going to be 10 10 00:00:18,870 --> 00:00:21,150 any trick questions come exam day. 11 11 00:00:21,150 --> 00:00:23,220 Every question is precisely worded to 12 12 00:00:23,220 --> 00:00:24,960 master materials you've been studying. 13 13 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,240 If you need to take the additional time to 14 14 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,400 read each question multiple times to ensure that 15 15 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,950 you understand exactly what that question is asking you 16 16 00:00:31,950 --> 00:00:33,540 and that you're answering the question that's 17 17 00:00:33,540 --> 00:00:35,250 actually being asked. 18 18 00:00:35,250 --> 00:00:37,020 As you read the questions and answers, 19 19 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:38,940 always be on the lookout for any distractors, 20 20 00:00:38,940 --> 00:00:41,070 or what I like to call, 'red herrings.' 21 21 00:00:41,070 --> 00:00:42,960 Generally, there's at least one of the four 22 22 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,360 listed possible answer choices that are written to try 23 23 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,490 and distract you from the correct answer. 24 24 00:00:47,490 --> 00:00:50,040 If you can identify which one that is and eliminate it 25 25 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,140 you now have exponentially increased your chances 26 26 00:00:52,140 --> 00:00:54,917 of guessing the correct answer from the remaining options. 27 27 00:00:54,917 --> 00:00:56,820 Another thing to remember is that 28 28 00:00:56,820 --> 00:01:00,210 if you see a word in a question that's bolded, italicized 29 29 00:01:00,210 --> 00:01:02,130 or written in all uppercase letters 30 30 00:01:02,130 --> 00:01:03,630 you should pay very close attention 31 31 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:05,790 to that word because the test writers decided 32 32 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:08,190 that keyword was extremely important 33 33 00:01:08,190 --> 00:01:10,080 for you to be able to consider. 34 34 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,910 Now, it's also important that you remember 35 35 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:13,470 that you have to answer the questions based 36 36 00:01:13,470 --> 00:01:15,840 on your CompTIA CySA+ knowledge, 37 37 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,250 and your studies from this course 38 38 00:01:17,250 --> 00:01:20,340 and the official CompTIA CySA+ student textbook, 39 39 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:23,070 not from your personal workplace experience. 40 40 00:01:23,070 --> 00:01:25,440 Your workplace may be using different terminology 41 41 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,329 for assessing and responding to security threats 42 42 00:01:27,329 --> 00:01:29,460 or they may use different terms 43 43 00:01:29,460 --> 00:01:31,230 for a specific type of assessment. 44 44 00:01:31,230 --> 00:01:33,060 You should always select the book answer 45 45 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:35,760 when you're answering a question on the certification exam 46 46 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,650 because that's what the test writers are using 47 47 00:01:37,650 --> 00:01:40,230 when they wrote those exam questions too. 48 48 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:41,280 On exam day, 49 49 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,010 you're always going to be selecting the best answer. 50 50 00:01:44,010 --> 00:01:46,080 Now, I know that that sounds kind of silly 51 51 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,450 because each question may have several right answers 52 52 00:01:48,450 --> 00:01:51,030 but I can tell you there's only one that is 53 53 00:01:51,030 --> 00:01:53,970 the most right answer because it is true most often, 54 54 00:01:53,970 --> 00:01:55,800 or in the most cases. 55 55 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,410 Now, the problem is in the world of cybersecurity 56 56 00:01:58,410 --> 00:02:00,570 there really is no a hundred percent correct answers 57 57 00:02:00,570 --> 00:02:02,190 for every situation. 58 58 00:02:02,190 --> 00:02:03,630 Instead, in the real world 59 59 00:02:03,630 --> 00:02:05,670 everything becomes situational and there's a lot 60 60 00:02:05,670 --> 00:02:07,560 of different options you have to think about 61 61 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,590 but for the exam, I want you to try and select the answer 62 62 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:12,450 that'll be correct for the most situations, 63 63 00:02:12,450 --> 00:02:14,160 and most of the time. 64 64 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,500 Now, when in doubt, always choose the answer that's correct 65 65 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:18,570 for the highest number of situations. 66 66 00:02:18,570 --> 00:02:20,160 This will help you eliminate some of the doubt you're 67 67 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,560 having when you're reading these questions because often 68 68 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,810 there'll be two answers that you think are really right 69 69 00:02:24,810 --> 00:02:27,450 but only one of them is the correct answer. 70 70 00:02:27,450 --> 00:02:30,750 Also, I want to remind you to try and not fight the exam 71 71 00:02:30,750 --> 00:02:32,280 or the test questions when you're going through 72 72 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:33,570 practice exams. 73 73 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:35,610 Instead, I want you to try and understand what 74 74 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:37,860 the key concept is that they're asking you about 75 75 00:02:37,860 --> 00:02:40,080 in the question whenever you're reading a test question 76 76 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,090 or a practice exam question. 77 77 00:02:42,090 --> 00:02:45,270 This will really help increase your score, I guarantee it. 78 78 00:02:45,270 --> 00:02:47,970 Also, you don't have to memorize the terms from this course 79 79 00:02:47,970 --> 00:02:49,830 or the textbook word from word. 80 80 00:02:49,830 --> 00:02:52,050 Instead, you just need to be able to recognize them 81 81 00:02:52,050 --> 00:02:54,360 from the answer choices given in the questions. 82 82 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,100 Remember, there's not going to be any 83 83 00:02:56,100 --> 00:02:57,990 fill in the blank questions on the exam. 84 84 00:02:57,990 --> 00:03:00,390 There's no essay question, no short answer, 85 85 00:03:00,390 --> 00:03:02,430 because everything here is going to be multiple choice 86 86 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:03,750 or multiple selection, 87 87 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:06,660 plus those three to five simulation questions. 88 88 00:03:06,660 --> 00:03:08,170 Now, when you're asked about a tool 89 89 00:03:08,170 --> 00:03:09,780 it's important to realize 90 90 00:03:09,780 --> 00:03:12,270 that you really just need to know what that tool is used for 91 91 00:03:12,270 --> 00:03:14,580 and not necessarily how to use the tool, 92 92 00:03:14,580 --> 00:03:17,010 or what the syntax is to operate that tool. 93 93 00:03:17,010 --> 00:03:18,780 Now, there's a couple of exceptions to that 94 94 00:03:18,780 --> 00:03:20,040 but really what we're focused on 95 95 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,140 is the 'why' behind using a tool. 96 96 00:03:22,140 --> 00:03:24,360 Why would you use this tool and not that one? 97 97 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,460 When would use this tool in this situation 98 98 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:28,920 and when would use that tool in that situation? 99 99 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:30,840 Now, there's going to be a few exceptions to this rule 100 100 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,610 such as the tool known as, 'Nmap,' 101 101 00:03:32,610 --> 00:03:33,930 because you're going to be expected to actually 102 102 00:03:33,930 --> 00:03:36,450 know the proper syntax and how to use that tool 103 103 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:38,970 and we'll cover that in a lot more depth in this course 104 104 00:03:38,970 --> 00:03:40,890 as we go through, to ensure you're ready to succeed 105 105 00:03:40,890 --> 00:03:41,820 on test day. 106 106 00:03:41,820 --> 00:03:43,950 But for pretty much all the other tools 107 107 00:03:43,950 --> 00:03:46,170 you really just need to know what the tool name is 108 108 00:03:46,170 --> 00:03:47,460 what it's going to be used for 109 109 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:50,460 and what it's going to give you as an output if you're using it 110 110 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:53,250 during an assessment or a penetration test. 111 111 00:03:53,250 --> 00:03:55,560 Now remember, during the certification exam 112 112 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:56,730 you're going to be choosing the answer 113 113 00:03:56,730 --> 00:03:59,610 from multiple choice style questions, not fill in the blank 114 114 00:03:59,610 --> 00:04:02,070 or essay questions, and this is a big difference 115 115 00:04:02,070 --> 00:04:04,080 between certification exam testing 116 116 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:04,980 and the tests you've taken 117 117 00:04:04,980 --> 00:04:06,660 in high school or college. 118 118 00:04:06,660 --> 00:04:09,030 In the certification exam world, you just need to be able 119 119 00:04:09,030 --> 00:04:11,580 to recognize and not regurgitate the information 120 120 00:04:11,580 --> 00:04:12,810 that you've been learning. 121 121 00:04:12,810 --> 00:04:14,490 If you remember these exam tips 122 122 00:04:14,490 --> 00:04:16,440 it's really going to help get you a higher score 123 123 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,750 on the exam and lead to a lot less frustration 124 124 00:04:18,750 --> 00:04:21,480 for you as you're studying and preparing for the exam; 125 125 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,160 by watching the videos in this course 126 126 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,540 taking the quizzes that we have 127 127 00:04:24,540 --> 00:04:26,190 and using other practice exams 128 128 00:04:26,190 --> 00:04:28,290 as you're studying for your certification.