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precious · 2025-10-28T21:37:11-0500

Congrats+ @VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA

precious · 2025-10-28T21:29:07-0500

Registered!

Mitch Garvis · 2025-10-28T18:36:58-0500

I've applied... I hope to be selected!

Mitch Garvis · 2025-10-28T18:30:27-0500

I would think the A+ and MS-900 would be realistic... as long as (as you mentioned) they all have prior IT experience.

Mitch Garvis · 2025-10-28T18:29:09-0500

While I received the confirmation that I passed the SecX exam within minutes of completion, I have students who had to wait several days before they received their results.

Congratulations to you for passing it... It was NOT an easy exam!

Mitch Garvis · 2025-10-28T18:25:12-0500

I do have them... but that's not how you get them. If I were to send them to you then I would be in violation of all sorts of statutes. If you do not have access to them then you have to get them through the proper channels.

Gregory Childers · 2025-10-28T16:11:00-0500

I agree that Tech+ is a realistic cert. A+ is two exams and has far too many exam objectives to be covered in that timeframe.

Gregory Childers · 2025-10-28T16:09:39-0500

Rick Butler said:
I played with the form some - I guess having 10+ years experience is also a disqualifier.

Well, that's because old folks can't figure out new technology......duh!

Danai Nathan Chinyenye · 2025-10-28T16:03:49-0500

Raydo Matthee said:
I've received A+ Core 2 exam voucher and passed the exam. Waiting for A+ Core 1 exam voucher. View attachment 2451

Congratulations

Rick Butler · 2025-10-28T14:29:25-0500

I played with the form some - I guess having 10+ years experience is also a disqualifier.

Rick Butler · 2025-10-28T14:27:48-0500

I would say CompTIA Tech+, which you've mentioned already.

I would also look at Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900) or AWS Cloud Practitioner if you're looking at cloud stuff.

/r

Rick Butler · 2025-10-28T14:25:31-0500

Locked and loaded. /r

Stephen Schneiter · 2025-10-28T13:30:32-0500

Join CIN as we provide a Sneak Peek to the brand new CompTIA SecAI+ V1 certification. We will welcome special guest @James Stanger and @Nick Pierce as they walk us through why industry is looking for this exam and take a deep dive into the exam objectives. We will topics covered by the exam and some teaching practices to help deliver the content to students.

CompTIA SecAI+ is the global IT industry’s first comprehensive “expansion” certification focused on the security of artificial intelligence systems and the secure application of AI in cybersecurity operations. This certification equips professionals with critical, vendor-neutral skills to understand, defend, and ethically deploy AI technologies within any organization.

Topics covered in the SecAI+ course will help students:

Apply foundational and advanced AI concepts to strengthen organizational cybersecurity.
Implement robust security controls and best practices for protecting AI systems and data.
Leverage AI-driven tools to enhance threat detection, response, and automation of security operations.
Navigate global governance, risk, and compliance frameworks to ensure responsible AI adoption.

What: CIN Sneak Peek
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM CST
Who: Dr. James Stanger, CompTIA and Nick Pierce, Northern Virginia Community College
Where: ON24

Register Here

T.S. Culbreath · 2025-10-28T13:29:56-0500

Hello Community,

I’m looking for substantial certifications that high school students can realistically earn in 6 weeks (about 8 hours of in-class training per week).

Due to funding, my paid apprenticeship program has been shortened from two years to six weeks. During this time, students will also complete a 40-hour work week in IT departments or community volunteer roles.

I want participants to leave with meaningful credentials, not just filler certificates. I’m currently considering Tech+, since many students already have some IT background, but I’d love to hear suggestions for other short-term, impactful certifications.

Thank you for any recommendations!

Pbrabson · 2025-10-28T13:26:29-0500

Hiring freeze until sometime in 2026. I emailed for an approximate date but

Gregory Childers · 2025-10-28T11:59:33-0500

Glenn Hobbs said:
It looks educators don't qualify, I selected "other" on the first question and was told I was not fit.

I selected Cybersecurity Admin, and I was told no.

Glenn Hobbs · 2025-10-28T11:31:51-0500

It looks educators don't qualify, I selected "other" on the first question and was told I was not fit.

Ibrahim Mohamed · 2025-10-28T10:19:43-0500

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA said:
Hello Ciners

I took the exam last night Onvue from home

My Experience

As usual with most CompTIA exams started with some time wasting performance based questions( drag and drop- click) then moved on with multichoice to pick one or 2 options

I had a Linux virtual machine lab( the machine loads and you are given some questions to answer- username/password given and given a task to perform)

above was between at about 30 question mark -- total exam question was 84 questions

Was a thorough exam though - prep material was basically the CertPerform material and test question available there -

Prepared in about 7-8 days back to back study -

The result isnt shown at the end of the exam ( you will be told this at the beginning) - its also a Pass/Fail exam - no score

At the end of the exam - once you check up your exam history from PearsonVue you can see if you passed/failed..

normally as usual your credly badge comes in about 12hrs or so after exam is concluded

All the best.

Congrats.
Thanks for the valuable notes.

Tony Mationg · 2025-10-28T09:30:05-0500

Oh my! Looking at the objectives, I think it is tailored fit to devs.

MBA · 2025-10-28T06:07:34-0500

Congrats!

Jeff Strain · Monday at 6:44 PM

Gregory Childers said:
I passed the CAS-004 CASP+ in April 2022 and the CAS-005 SecurityX in July 2025. I didn't study for either one, and during the exam, I skipped the virtual machine question both times. I already had six different versions of the Sec+, three different versions of the CySA+, and PenTest+. If you've got Sec+/CySA+/PenTest+, the SecurityX exam isn't' that difficult.

I've also been teaching various cybersecurity courses since 2005, so it's something I go over regularly. I've also got the CISM and CISSP. Plus, I've worked for SIEM company and I currently work for an NDR company. Other than the hands-on exams from OffSec, I'd have a pretty good chance of passing any cybersecurity exam at this point in my career.

My next exam is DataX, assuming I can find some time to study for it. I'm a cyber guy, not a data guy, even though I have Data+ and DataSys+. Those were relatively easy, but DataX is a whole different animal.

DataX was a stretch for me as well. It was an interesting test. I choose to spend time studying for that. I did it in reverse order. I took time with DataX, and then with SecurityX a few weeks later, as time wasn't really needed. https://www.credly.com/badges/50b912c7-4b38-419a-8995-ec4dafa41117/public_url

Gregory Childers · Monday at 5:41 PM

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA said:
Yes if you have been mentoring for some years- there is a whole lot of content overlap - what made me commit 7 days to it was cos of the no score- pass or fail -

You have an amazing cert arsenal by way!!! Bravo

Those certs happened because I've been doing this for a very long time. Now I'm focused on branching out to areas outside my comfort zone.

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA · Monday at 5:20 PM

Gregory Childers said:
I passed the CAS-004 CASP+ in April 2022 and the CAS-005 SecurityX in July 2025. I didn't study for either one, and during the exam, I skipped the virtual machine question both times. I already had six different versions of the Sec+, three different versions of the CySA+, and PenTest+. If you've got Sec+/CySA+/PenTest+, the SecurityX exam isn't' that difficult.

I've also been teaching various cybersecurity courses since 2005, so it's something I go over regularly. I've also got the CISM and CISSP. Plus, I've worked for SIEM company and I currently work for an NDR company. Other than the hands-on exams from OffSec, I'd have a pretty good chance of passing any cybersecurity exam at this point in my career.

My next exam is DataX, assuming I can find some time to study for it. I'm a cyber guy, not a data guy, even though I have Data+ and DataSys+. Those were relatively easy, but DataX is a whole different animal.

Yes if you have been mentoring for some years- there is a whole lot of content overlap - what made me commit 7 days to it was cos of the no score- pass or fail -

You have an amazing cert arsenal by way!!! Bravo

Gregory Childers · Monday at 5:06 PM

CompTIA is looking for qualified individuals to help develop a brand new infrastructure-related certification by participating in a beta exam. Input from IT infrastructure professionals working in the field is crucial to our ability to develop relevant and up-to-date exam content , validating the knowledge and skills required to harness automation as a competitive advantage—optimizing efficiency, security, and innovation across cloud and hybrid infrastructures.

If you qualify, take, and pass the CompTIA AutoOps+ beta exam (EXAM CODE AT1-001), you will earn the new CompTIA AutoOps+ certification at no cost.

Please note: exam results will not be available until the new CompTIA AutoOps+ exam (EXAM CODE AT0-001) launches in Summer 2026.

The target audience for the new certification includes the following individuals:

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