Managing cloud security D320
D320 was honestly a bit harder for me. I ended up taking it twice before passing (this class was accelerated for me, so some things were new to me).
For me, the OA felt VERY different from the PA and much more scenario/wording-based (I think that just varies from person to person, though.) A lot of answers looked correct, so actually understanding the concepts mattered more than memorizing definitions.
The biggest things that helped me were:
- WannaBeA CCSP videos from the course material
- practice questions that explained WHY answers were right/wrong
- studying like I was preparing for the CCSP instead of just memorizing for the OA
Personally, I don’t think Dan’s guide by itself would’ve been enough for me because there were still topics I wasn’t fully confident in. I’d still skim through it though, then use videos/practice questions to reinforce the concepts better. That's just my opinion.
This Reddit post/practice questions helped me a LOT and felt very similar to the wording/style I saw on the OA:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/1eeej5l/guide_to_passing_d320_managing_cloud_security/
The areas I personally saw a lot of were:
- risk management
- governance/legal/compliance
- incident response
- multitenancy
- MFA
- encryption
- disaster recovery terms
- vendor lock-in
- SOC vs SIEM
- STRIDE/PASTA/DREAD
I finally passed last night after stressing. I hope this helps someone.
