aaronwdejong.net: a blog about my journey in IT and in life.
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Update on Certifications
Update on Certifications I have rescheduled the CCST: Cybersecurity exam to June 11th and will take this one at home. I’ve also scheduled a Certified in Cybersecurity exam test at Community College of Aurora and will be taking this on July 9th, 2024. Having studied for both at the same time I will be prepared…
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Adding Cisco Back into my Life
Cisco Certifications I have been working on my basic level of understanding about IT in general. I am now onto a new chapter of my IT journey. This journey has helped, as I am more skilled in Cybersecurity and in Computer Networking, where I have a better overall skill set. In order to progress to…
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Reading and Certification Update
Reading Update I have read the books that I have mentioned, which were the MD-102 and MS-102 books. Additionally for an update, I am on the 23rd book which I have selected and the book is Learn Wireshark, Second Edition. This book has about a third of the way left and I am reading it…
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Cisco Certifications and Specialization
Cisco Certifications I have scheduled the CCST: Cybersecurity for June 18th, 2024. This would be the second Cisco certification that I would have if I pass it. I am also looking at more Cisco certifications including the new CCST: IT Support certification that comes out in June 2024. Doing the CCNA v1.1, which comes out…
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Studying for Certification Exams
Studying and the MD-102 exam I have been working a little bit on the MD-102 exam training materials. This is to see if I want to work on the next Microsoft certification after the MS-900. There will be some materials on CBT Nuggets, Udemy and LinkedIn Learning along with Microsoft Learn for the MD-102 exam.…
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Working on Certifications
Certifications Nearing the end of my CompTIA Network+ training material and hoping that this will help me with the CCNA. I am almost done with the CCST: Cybersecurity training. The training for both certifications will help me get a better score on the CCNA when I take it in August or September in 2024. For…
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Books and Certifications
Books I am changing up some of the books that I am reading. On the 19th book now, which is the CCST: Cybersecurity book. The other changes that I am doing are getting rid of the CCNA Practice Exam book and adding the CCNA book coming out on 6-12-24. This book is the CCNA 200-301…
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Changes to the CCNA
CCNA Changes The CCNA 200-301 exam is being updated and will include Generational AI, Cloud Networking and Machine Learning when it comes out August 2024. I am studying for the CCNA still but have changed my main focus to more of a network security certification. This is until I can get the new training materials.…
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Working on the CCNA
CCNA Study Plan I have put together around 82 hours of study time to pack into re-certifying for the CCNA. I am having a budget of around 2 hours per day in training. I will need to be able to work on my study plan for this until 6-4-24 which is my scheduled CCNA exam…
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Current Progress on Certs and Reading
Certification Progress I have been doing less posts and things for my studying and want to work on developing some startup Metaverse or NFT business ideas. I still am working on getting the CCNA which is my main goal this year. Making time for the CCNA is no longer an issue with the reduced studying.…
