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Everyone asks me: what’s the best study material for Security+? Here’s my answer, and it’s not what you expect.

Go to the CompTIA website. Download the Security+ exam objectives. Create your own slide deck that matches their exam objectives.

For each objective, write what you know. If you don’t know anything about a particular topic, leave the space blank — but make sure it gets filled in. This forces you to engage with the material actively instead of passively watching videos. When you build your own slides, you’re not just studying — you’re teaching. And teaching is the deepest form of learning.

Once you have your slide deck, use Professor Messer’s free videos to fill in the gaps on the topics where you drew a blank. His content maps directly to the CompTIA objectives.

Then: practice questions. Over and over and over. Find a test bank — we have practice exams for Security+ and Network+ on Cover6 Academy — and just take questions. Learn how to take the test, not just learn the material. Here’s why: you get credit for questions you get right. The more you can answer quickly and confidently, the higher your score. Don’t waste 10 minutes on a question you don’t know — skip it, answer the ones you do know, and come back.

I even put a study plan on Twitter (@TyWilson21) — search “Security Plus plan.” Copy that, couple it with Professor Messer, and you’ve got a solid roadmap.

Treat your Security+ slides as if you are about to teach a course. That mindset will make you create the best material you’ve ever made. And then you’re going to learn it.

What you’ll take away:

• Create your own slides mapped to CompTIA objectives — this is active learning, not passive consumption
• Use Professor Messer to fill gaps, then focus on practice questions repeatedly
• Learn test-taking strategy — answer questions you know quickly, skip unknowns, come back
• Teaching mindset: build your slides as if you’ll deliver the course — that level of rigor creates deep learning

Something to think about:

What’s one study method that has worked well for you in the past? How could you adapt the slide deck method to fit your learning style?

– Tyrone

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