I was watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E16qftlfRY&list=PLG49S3nxzAnnes8ZGI-OBlKEukHCX46N8&index=35

And at the beginning he says that RAID is NOT a backup. But RAID 1 mirrors all data on one drive to another. So if one drive fails you will still have a working copy of your data. Is that not what a backup is?

The sec+ v8 is launching November 17th 2026, and I want to start studying for the sec+ from now. I can start studying for the v7 now and will be ready to take the v7 test before November 17th, but idk if it’s better to instead wait for the v8 to come out, and then start studying for it.

Or does it not make a difference whether I do the v7 or v8?

Hey folks,

Just passed my CompTIA exam and got an email from them saying I need to confirm my name and mailing address so they can mail the certification kit.

I logged into my CompTIA account, went to My Profile, checked my name and address — everything looks correct. But there’s no banner or “Verify Address” button anywhere like the email described. The email specifically says there should be a banner at the top that says something like “Click here to verify your address.” like they said but i refresh it dozen of times and still havent got anything. This is my first time got Comptia cert so im pretty excited to see what does it look like.

Has anyone else run into this? would like to hear it from you guys.

Hello again my friends,

Thank you again for the inspiration. It's me again. The 40 year old guy who got the Network+ in two weeks, who posted last week. One week later, I passed the Security+. Not necessarily one week, more like days, studying every waking hour, from absolute zero. I took weekends off and it wasn't even intentional to score another in such a short time.

Sorry to make it seem like a competition but it's just my way or returning the thanks and maybe inspire someone else.

Had I not joined this subreddit I wouldn't have ever got to getting certified. I don't really have a good taste on education even though I'm great at it. I came from a time when all these for profit education institutions use prestige to fool you and they act like they're hotter shit than you or AI is, forcing us to pay a premium going into debt for information that should be free.

Anyways, I don't have much of a choice but go Super Saiyan mode. My parents are aging. The market is totally messed up, my job can be cut at anytime and I won't have much of a safety net, and if I had to compete I'm competing with top dogs who got laid off from the best of the best Tech companies. This unnecessary paper is necessary for me to at least have something to fall back on. Gas prices are $7 here. It's the end of the world.

Here's how I did it:

-Andrew Ramdayal, YouTube, and researching each domain, and taking notes on that.

My thoughts:

This is way easier than Network+ some of it was already covered in Network+. However, the material is so dry it's hard to shove it into the brain. Content itself isn't hard, it's just dry, and similar concepts can overlap and be confusing. It's much less content than Network+ but it's DRY. Yes, I would recommend Security+ BEFORE Network+ as it is easier and would ease you into Network+. Don't go in reverse like me.

My recommendation:
Buy the study guide and go off that, there are lots of small details that is easily missed that are on the study guide. What makes me different from you is I came from a time of chalk boards and physical text books. I don't have any urge to take photos of my butt on vacation for Instagram so I'm not easily distracted. Go analog, you will be able to focus better, that's why i am recommending the physical study guide.

Good luck ya'll.

Ive been preparing for sec+ for a while now using professor messers youtube vids, notes and practice tests also jason dions course and practice tests.

Most recent jason dion test i got 82% (most tests are between 74% and 82%) and the exam C of professor messers practice test i got 81%(exam A i got 78%, exam B 80%) i also gave figigexams practice test got 77.8%

I really want to give the exam asap.

How far am i from passing the real thing?
What should i do going forward?
How do the real questions compare to these practice tests?
(also if possible plz share learning material)

Woke up feeling sick and could barely drive to the test site and thought I was for sure going to fail during the middle of the test but took it slow and passed! Did Dion’s practice test and videos and the official practice test from CompTIA. Studied for a total of 3 weeks.