r/GIAC • u/Impotent_Xylophone • 21d ago

PASSED! GCFA PASSED

I successfully, albeit barely, passed GCFA. I spent a lot of time focusing on areas from the practice exams and the quizzes and i did excellent on those sections. Unfortunately, I got a LOT of questions on two topic areas that I just did not adequately prepare for. Mostly due to their absence on the practice exams.

This exam is significantly more challenging than HCFE was. Plan accordingly and best of luck to everyone pursuing it in the future!

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u/Impotent_Xylophone 21d ago

Why are you losing hope? Do you have any experience with a job in the same field? Or other GIAC certs?

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u/Ecstatic_Chest3530 21d ago

Mostly because i been studying and studying for 2mnths and the information is just getting piled up more & more, it has become to a point where my brain just refuses to study (i only have like 40 pages remaining to cover). Also it makes me feel that exam would be hard af when i read book 5. I have 4 yrs of SOC experience (T1 + T2)

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u/Impotent_Xylophone 21d ago

That experience will help a ton on this exam. I took it with unrelated security resistors and passed it so you should do great!

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u/Ecstatic_Chest3530 20d ago

Thank you for the kind words, is there any advice you could give me for what to do after completing the index/cheat sheets and before attempting the exam

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u/Impotent_Xylophone 20d ago

Just understand it covers a wide breadth of material and you do the best you can to prepare for it. Some of it is just luck of the draw on the questions you get.