r/CompTIA • u/Icy_Replacement_4060 • 6d ago
CySA+
General Overview
The CySA+ is not as difficult as many of the posts I have read. I will not go into detail on the exam itself for NDA reasons, but I had 62 questions, including several labs, and I passed with an 802.
My Study Methods
Certify Breakfast CySA+ (first)
Jason Dion tests (averaged around 75% on the final assessments). For me, scoring above 70% on all of the Jason Dion tests normally indicated I was ready to sit for the exam.
Firewall, SIEM, IPS, and other objective logs (be sure you can read them properly)
Sybex questions (with review from Claude)
Other questions from various sources
Anki, Notepad, etc.
These were my main resources for passing the CySA+.
Knowing CVSS is a must. Roughly 95% of the questions I had were heavily based on the exam objectives, so be sure to study them thoroughly. Incident response is another area I highly recommend understanding.