The offer has now expired. Someone has taken the voucher.

Abu Afza said:

Thanks for your offer. Can I take it? I want to take the exam.

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I sent you a direct message. Check your messages for the voucher code.

Thanks for your offer. Can I take it? I want to take the exam.

Registered!

Ayomide Oluwaga said:

Following this — same situation on our side for the AutoOps+ batch here in Lagos. Has anyone had luck going through the Partner Support route instead of waiting on the automatic distribution? I'll update here if ours land.

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No Response when we reached when our instructors that attended CYSA+ live TTT didn't get a voucher. Thank you and kindly update incase you get yours

Following this — same situation on our side for the AutoOps+ batch here in Lagos. Has anyone had luck going through the Partner Support route instead of waiting on the automatic distribution? I'll update here if ours land.

Felipe Nicacio said:

If you need an instructor for courses in Portuguese, we can make a deal.

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sure, will do Felipe

$100 bonus for each exam your students pass within 90 days of completing your course. A+ students taking both Core 1 and Core 2 earn you $200 per student.

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I think this is an amazing incentive!

While I generally like to try out new Linux distributions every so often, the actual likelihood of my installing Omarchy is so minuscule that its mere existence would be the subject of conjecture amongst theoretical physicists for decades...

admarnelson said:

What: CIN TTT Series: Security+ V8
When: November 03 - November 19, 2026 (Six sessions), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Who: Brian Ford
Where: ON24

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I don't see a sign up link. Has it been made available yet?

Same here, didnt recieve the CySA+ voucher but I did recived the one for AutoOps.

I did the AI Fundamentals and mine was part of the class. I completed the entire class and have yet to receive the credential as proof.

I had to delete my Reddit account for my own peace of mind.

Rick Butler said:

Never argue with getting free stuff! I know when I did reviews for Redmond Magazine, I always loved getting free copies of books. In fact, I have several still on my shelf (including my old Sybex Server+ 001 book and two others for Red Hat Linux - meanwhile, I went down the Debian road...).

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I typically donate my older tech books to the local library so they can sell them during their book sales. Most of the books on my shelf are less than four years old, although every now and then I find one that sticks around longer.

Gregory Childers said:

I'll agree that there are lots of shady training companies. Just like there are shady institutions of higher learning. I see ads on social media from colleges and universities that have "Zero to Hero" programs guaranteeing that people will not only get certified, but also get hired right away for high paying careers.

As we all know, it doesn't work that way. I'm straightforward and honest with all my students. It takes hard work and commitment. There are no easy roads.

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Exactly. We had a college here in the Springs (who shall remain nameless here), who, back in the day, was touting fast-track paths to MCSE and the $65,000 starting salaries, etc etc. Even when I got my MCSE+I, I didn't see $65k for quite a long while.

Working in a for-profit higher ed institution, I, personally, have been very sensitive about not making promises that I know couldn't be kept, as well as delivering on what I could realistically do. I got our admissions team mad at me on a couple of occasions because I told a student prospect, "this is something you will have to work at" and "it's NOT going to be easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy", only to watch that prospect walk out the door, afraid of a real challenge.

I remember one interaction where an admin rep was peeved because I "lost one of their prospects". My simple retort was, "well, I'm not going to lie to them, just to get them in the seat, only to watch them drop the program two terms later."

We come to this topic regularly here on CIN and I think it continues to serve as a great reminder to all of us that there is a lot of sweat labor that comes from this work. And unlike all those out on the CompTIA subreddit that are looking for the quick and easy way, we keep holding the line.

Because if it was 'easy', everyone would do it, right?

Gregory Childers said:

I love getting promo copies. I just picked up a PMP exam prep book. I don't know if I'll use it for class, but it might make a good supplement for the students.

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Never argue with getting free stuff! I know when I did reviews for Redmond Magazine, I always loved getting free copies of books. In fact, I have several still on my shelf (including my old Sybex Server+ 001 book and two others for Red Hat Linux - meanwhile, I went down the Debian road...).

Rick Butler said:

I'm not a fan of boot camps because I feel they serve the organizations that put them on, not the students who come in with the hope of learning enough to be certified (properly).

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I'll agree that there are lots of shady training companies. Just like there are shady institutions of higher learning. I see ads on social media from colleges and universities that have "Zero to Hero" programs guaranteeing that people will not only get certified, but also get hired right away for high paying careers.

As we all know, it doesn't work that way. I'm straightforward and honest with all my students. It takes hard work and commitment. There are no easy roads.

Rick Butler said:

Usually, a publisher will offer a promotional copy - this has been a go-to for me when I just needed a text to study. For me, however, that has been less and less.

But then, while I call it a blessing to get free copies of texts, expecting it or even demanding it, to me is no good, particularly for an entire class. Publishers and authors should be compensated for their products and work - and my support (and dollars) helps with that. I know it's very competitive out there.

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I love getting promo copies. I just picked up a PMP exam prep book. I don't know if I'll use it for class, but it might make a good supplement for the students.

I give "challenging students" one chance. They may seem like they have an attitude because something else is going on in their lives. I had a guy once cuss me out in an instructor-led class and then walk out. Turns out, he was going through a bitter divorce and everything set him off. But if there's nothing that can be done, I dismiss them and that is the end of it. I won't let one person ruin it for the rest of the class.

Has anyone received access to the V8 material yet?

Thank you. Registered and ready!