I prepared for the CompTIA Network+ by combining exam prep with a strong technical foundation I had just finished building. I completed the Jason Dion Udemy Network+ course and took every pretest h...

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Between the end of March and July 2022, I spent nearly all of my free time on TryHackMe. I woke up every day itching for knowledge and the next thing I could gain from the labs. I would learn all t...

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