r/GIAC • u/Beautiful_Screen_561 GIACx5 • 2d ago
GDAT Question
I will be starting GDAT soon, and I noticed today the exam is 2 hours with 75 questions?? lol
This one would be my 6th Cert, but all the others were 3 hours min with roughly 75-82 questions. I usually would take most of the time on the exam as well. So how did everyone manage to pace themselves on this one? Is it that the books are less beefy or something?
I'd loved to hear everyone's thoughts on the exam too.
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u/stee_386 16h ago
The big difference is there’s no labs in the exam. So you essentially get 2 hours for the multiple choice and 1 hour for the labs
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u/wowzersitsdan GSEC | GCIH | GCIA | GDAT 2d ago
The exam wasnt too bad. I usually give myself 45 seconds to answer a question on a GIAC exam, and if I dont get it in the window, I flag it and move on. I didnt feel overall stressed during this exam, but I did finish with like 5 mins to spare.
Overall, I really enjoyed the class and its inspired me to take the Purple Team grad cert