Study guides

Certification study guides

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 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.

AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) — the complete study guide

The hardest AWS security exam, domain by domain: detection and response, logging, infrastructure, IAM, data protection and governance — plus the service comparisons it tests relentlessly.

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.

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 — the complete study guide

Everything Security+ actually tests, domain by domain, with a six-week study plan and the question patterns that catch people out.

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.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — the complete study guide

The fastest useful AWS certification. Every domain, the services that actually appear, the pricing and support models people lose marks on, and a three-week plan.

Certification study guides — Digital Sentinel