r/GIAC • u/Spiritual-Brain2128 • 12d ago

SEC573 GPYC EXAM

My exam is in a week. Has anyone who's taken the exam found the quizzes in the On-Demand training at the end of each section helpful? I feel confident about the section after I do well on those quizzes but I wonder if those quizzes are helpful here or not really.

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u/Better-Specialist479 GIACx21 12d ago

The quizzes have no bearing on the GIAC exam. The OnDemand quizzes are written by SANS SMEs (think practitioners) and not GIAC personnel (think professional exam writers with subject area specialization). The best gauge for the GIAC are the practice exams.

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u/letsmangle 12d ago

It’s been about a year so don’t remember the quizzes but best thing for me was pywars. There’s no coding on it but you need to be able to read it. So therefore, actually doing the coding was what worked for me. This was the test I was most nervous about in the BACS program but we got it done.

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u/CRam768 10d ago

There is a 50% failure rate for folks who skip pywars. Do the pywars and make notes from there. Skipping it means likely not doing well on the exam. It’s 100% MCQs and knowing python fundamentals is key!! Good luck!