WGU MSCSIA - Week 15: PenTest+ Scheduled!

 It's on for February 7th, and I'll be seeing Set Your Goals as a happy man or a sad man but either way I am releasing some frustration that night.

Right now I am finishing up the PT-003 Dion Course on Udemy just by listening to it in the background. I know the exam is on PT-002 so I'll be working on PBQs and domain/practice exams for those until February.

I'll also start on the Paper Assignment later this week and hoping to start the next course by the end of February.

I got my tickets booked for London and I'll be traveling back down to LA in a few weeks and I know it's on fire and I hope everything is good.

WGU MSCSIA - Week 14 - Back to Pentest+

 It's the end of my mini vacation and it's the start of the new year. I just have been working on Certmaster stuff and now I'm getting down into study mode. Nothing much of an update but I am going through the PBQs and Final Assessment studying.

It feels like half of it is CySA+/Security+ and the other half is all new (Pentest+) I'm thinking I should be okay but I should learn how each tool works. 

I read that nmap is important so I'll get a Kali  Linux VM up and running on my server and play around with it on the weekend.

Let's become certified hackers.

WGU MSCSIA - Week 13 - New Years

 Late post, but happy new years! Nothing new on my end except that I'm going to be working on some new projects now.

Paper RPG Maker looks cool and I plan on using that for a short series of games I want to do.

Still studying for that PenTest+ and hoping to take it in early February so I can start my next course and finish it before the end of May

I need to get new shoes.

WGU MSCSIA - Week 12 - Time for Vacation

 I was able to wrap up the certmaster lesson plan but now I'll try to get some of the quizzes in before attempting the practice assessment.

Looking to still get my Pentest+ exam in early February. It's the holiday break so no major updates.

 Happy Holidays

See yall next year

WGU MSCSIA: Week 11 - Holiday Month

 Nothing new here! Did get my CySa+ and waiting for the certificate in the mail. It's the holidays and I'm just catching up on video games while casually going through Certmaster for Pentest+.

Nothing super new, probably be short posts leading up to the new years.

Might be going to London in February though. haven't updated my Resume but I did change my Linkedin. Might need to update a bunch of stuff as well.

Until then, Stay real Night Owls.

WGU MSCSIA - Week 10: CySa+ Certified + Pentesting Time

 I passed! It was a tough one but I was able to endure 2+ hours and come home being certified. The questions written were a lot harder than Security+ but I think I aced the PBQs with me thinking there was probably 1 or 2 I might have gotten wrong but I felt comfortable with the PBQs.

My study guide the 2 weeks before the exam were:

Dion Udemy Videos + Practice Exams

Dion Study Guide

Comptia Cert Master 

But when I started the course I had Mike Chappele's Linkedin Video playing in the background while I was work so I can expect what to come when I buckle down.

I will do the same for Pentest+ and I already started the Certmaster a little early. I'm hoping to take the exam on February and accelerate the next course before the end of my term in March (Thankfully the last class only needs a paper)

Nothing super new but I'm glad to have 2 certs under my belt. I'm about half way done with the program and I'm a term away from getting a Masters.

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Now that I'm not trying to finish a whole masters program in 6 months I'm planning on working on my personal projects. I am aiming to try and convert a VB6 Project in C# with the hopes of cross-platform compatability. 

So it's time to learn C# on the side as well (Well be good in general for Game Development)

I might eventually re-learn python with frameworks (Django) and C for custom modules for Neverwinter. But we will see!

WGU MSCSIA - Week 9: It's Time

 Nothing new. Just been studying. CySA+ scheduled for this Friday. Let's cram it in!

Also released my Game Off 2024 game:

https://djknitex.itch.io/a-little-town-with-not-so-litle-secrets

That's it. Just studying and taking the test. Will report back next week.

My Study Guide:

Following the Dion Study Notes before Bed

Watching CySA+ Videos in the background at work

Taking practice exams

(After finishing CertMaster)