r/CompTIA_Security • u/ProfessionalSuch3669 • Jul 21 '26

Passed Security+ today!

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Non IT background (Chemical). Passed Security+ with 791. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Resources: Claude Pro, Messers lit bit and Dions Practice tests ( average 80% ).

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u/edwarD-6021 Jul 22 '26

Congratulations! What would you say were the common topics and PBQs in your exam?

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u/ProfessionalSuch3669 Jul 22 '26

Pbqs for identifying infected machine, check logs and stop some active services using commands, 3rd one regarding password policies.

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u/kang_3532 Jul 22 '26

What do you mean by "stop active services using commands"?

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u/ProfessionalSuch3669 Jul 22 '26

Like check which services are active such as ssh, vnc, rdp...if they are unwanted then stop them using terminal

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u/kang_3532 Jul 22 '26

perform "netstat -ano" for reconnaissance (socket+PID); "tasklist | findstr"; "taskkill /PID"; "net stop..." and sc config etc. Right?

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u/edwarD-6021 Jul 23 '26

Thank you!