thanks... and no, I did not pass exam. and yes, INDEX was stressed for GCIH. I've got a spreadsheet with index about 90% complete already based on the books from my class.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:05 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > I think, and I could be wrong, but I think that if you pass a GIAC exam > and stay current, you are entitled to updated books. In your case with > GCIH, you'd have to pay for the cert attempt and use the books you've got. > I don't have the GCIH yet, but for GIAC the index is everything. > EVERYTHING. (Did I mention that the index is everything?) > > > > On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yeah, I took SANS SEC504 a couple years ago, prep for GCIH, but never got >> around to testing. Wonder if my materials are still valid for the exam. >> >> maybe I should start with this one you did, and leverage back to GCIH? >> FWIW, the SEC504 class was fun, if not a bit brain melting at times (I'm >> weaker on the Linux side) and our team won the challenge coin on the >> capture the flag even the last day. >> I don't think any single one of us could have completed the entire >> challenge, took the combined knowledge and skills of all four of us. >> >> Thanks, and congrats >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That should be GCIH, not GHIH. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > I took a SANS course (SEC401), but frankly could have taught most of >>> > the course myself. >>> > >>> > I've been doing this a very long time, and have read everything >>> > security-related I could get my hands on for years. >>> > >>> > The course and testing did highlight a few areas where I my knowledge >>> is weak. >>> > >>> > I expect that the next cert I go for will be significantly harder for >>> > me, as whatever it might be (no sure which - GCED/GCWIN/GHIH) will >>> > require much more in-depth knowledge in a specific domain. >>> > >>> > Kurt >>> > >>> > On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> Nice :D >>> >> What was your preparation for the exam? In person classroom, web >>> based, >>> >> book based, etc. ? >>> >> >>> >> Erik >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 9:24 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> It's a good start >>> >>> https://www.giac.org/certified-professional/kurt-buff/162966 >>> >>> >>> >>> Passed with 85%, in 1h 12m. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >> >
