Back in March, I passed the GMON (GIAC Continuous Monitoring) certification exam, and I wanted to share my experience. As a follower, you may remember that I passed the GCIA exam last year. With this certification exam, I scored a bit higher than my GCIA exam, but not quite like my GCIH exam results. Exam information The exam has the following format: SEC511 class The SEC511 was the second lengthiest SANS class I have ever taken - the first one was SEC503. If …
Certifications
Passed eJPTv2
Today, I received an email from INE that I passed my eJPTv2 beta exam. It means that I obtained the eJPT certification again, but this time it is for version 2. I discussed my beta exam experience here. I suggest you read it and come back to this. There might be some information that you would want to know before reading the rest of this post. Preparation I received an email from INE on August 8th that they selected me to participate in the eJPTv2 beta program. I started going …
eJPTv2 Beta Exam
Today, I submitted my eJPTv2 beta exam for review. Per INE, it will take about two to three months to review everyone's exam submission. During this time, they will also decide if they want to tweak the exam based on the feedback. Related: Passed eJPTv2 Exam format For obvious reasons, I cannot disclose any of the questions I saw on the exam. I can, however, discuss whatever is public knowledge. Without further ado, here is some information about the exam: Course …
Passed GCIA
I recently passed the GCIA (GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst) certification exam, and I wanted to share my experience. As a follower, you may remember that I scored almost perfect on my GCIH exam. With this exam, however, I scored nowhere near it, and I am okay with that. Exam information The exam has the following format: SEC503 class The SEC503 was the lengthiest SANS class I have ever taken. If you do the homework after class, that means you are spending 8 to 10 hours a …
Passed GCIH
I recently passed the GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) certification exam with a score of 99%. I did not expect such a high score because my practice tests scores were 89% and 92%. I did, however, aim to get at least 90% to be part of the GIAC Advisory Board. While it is an impressive score, I think getting a high score on any certification exam is all about your preparation. Folks familiar with GIAC exams know that it is an open book format. That includes your notes or any cheat …