Greetings,

I first want to say to the readers who love my posts, thank you. I try my hardest to continue the blogging during the studies of cyber. It's a bit hard because there is so much to learn. Nevertheless, the goal of gaining a cyber security role will be accomplished. Today I wanted to discuss the beginnings of gaining a certification called Network +. Yes, prior posts I've stated that one may not need to focus on certs for cyber. However, I feel that with the cert it holds weight in the world of I.T. Let's talk a bit about what I am doing to learn the studies of Networking.

CompTIA is a highly respected company who provides many certifications. One that they offer is Network + which proves you know the topics within networking. In my past work history, I've dealt with cables and wire, automation and more, but never knew the exact terminology for things. That's good, but then it's bad because when working with others you don't want to say the "thing" isn't working. What is the thing your describing would only be the correct response. Today I took the time to work on some studies provided by Professor Messer. He is incredible with the information that's needed, breaking everything down piece by piece. He provides much free content surrounding CompTIA certs and many would recommend him.

CompTIA Networking exam I am working towards is the N10-008 which expires on March 2025. This expiration date is provided because they update the exam every few years. The exam cost to take it and I am willing to pay every penny. Once you pay for a voucher, you then schedule a date at a testing center. There are 90 questions at 90 mins to complete and the score must be a 720 out of 900 to gain cert. My goal is by March to pass the exam so there's so much to do. I am currently deep diving into the OSI 7 layers, Network Topologies and also common ports. I also did a review of the Wireshark tool which is better to understand now. TCP and UDP was so foreign to me, but after taking studying just the first 3 videos of Messer, he went right into it to discuss Wireshark a little. As always, I will leave some resources, but please if in cybersec take a moment to study networking. Even if you don't want the cert, it helps out a great deal understanding how everything operates.

Peace and Light

Resources:

Professor Messer - N10-008 Training

CompTIA Network +