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Every one of these is a cert I sat myself, written from the notes I actually used. What is on the exam, how the questions are worded, and how I planned the study time. Free, always.

GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership1 guide

GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and LeadershipProfessional

GIAC GSTRT — Strategic Planning, Policy and Leadership

The cert that made me a better engineer, not just a better manager. What GSTRT tests, how to build the index that passes it, and why the "soft" cert is the hard one.

6 min read

AWS Certified Security – Specialty1 guide

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)1 guide

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)Associate

CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 — the complete study guide

CySA+ is Security+ with the training wheels off: real log analysis, real vulnerability prioritisation, real incident response. Here is what it tests and how to prepare.

9 min read

CompTIA Security+ SY0-7011 guide

GIAC Certified Incident Handler1 guide

GIAC Certified Incident HandlerProfessional

GIAC GCIH — the complete study guide

GCIH is open book, and that is exactly why people fail it. How to build the index that passes the exam, plus every attack technique and incident handling phase it tests.

9 min read

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner1 guide