• CIN will be sunsetting the official CIN app! The app will be turned off on Saturday, August 1st. Thank you to everyone who used the app to post updates. It just was not adopted as much as hoped. This is ONLY the mobile app. The CIN community is not being affected. :)

Successfully Earned the CompTIA SecAI+ Certification (CY0-001)!

I am excited to share that I have successfully earned the CompTIA SecAI+ Certification (CY0-001) with a score of 868, well above the passing score of 600.
This achievement is the result of 2-3 months of focused preparation, learning, and hands-on practice in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity.
Through this journey, I gained valuable knowledge in:
  • AI-powered threat detection and security operations
  • Securing AI and machine learning systems
  • Risk assessment and incident response
  • Security analytics and threat intelligence
  • Governance, compliance, and ethical AI practices
A heartfelt thank you to my colleagues, mentors, and everyone who supported and encouraged me throughout this learning journey.
I'm excited to apply these skills in real-world environments and continue growing at the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity.

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Successfully Earned CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004)!

I am excited to share that I have successfully earned the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) certification!

A sincere thank you to CompTIA and the CompTIA Instructor Network (CIN) for providing the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) series and the exam voucher, making this achievement possible.

Special thanks to @Nick Pierce , the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) instructor, for the excellent training, and to @Stephen Schneiter for the support throughout the journey.

Looking forward to applying these skills and continuing to grow in cybersecurity.
Congrats man...

CySA+

‼️‼️Just heard that CySA+exam vouchers will be distributed tomorrow, Thursday, 07/23! Be sure to check your inbox and spam filters! 🙌🙌
Hello @Stephen Schneiter I still have not received my voucher. Can you please look into this? I have sent you an email as well. Thank you.
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Office Pro v.9 - Advanced Content??

I've been diggin into the new Office Pro v.9 and see that some of the content that was previously in the normal unit like Microsoft Word, is now under "Word Advanced."
I'm wondering if others are teaching some or all of the advanced content? I want my students to know enough to pass the MS Office certification exam.
TIA!

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Instructor Support

I am a Director for a Govcon company. We are in need of 1099 instructors to teach a Linux + and Sec X course to our customer. This course is to be taught virtually. We will provide the curriculum. Respondents need to have a verifiable secret clearance. We are also, looking for instructors to teach in person on occasion for other COMPTia courses e.g. Pentest, A+CISSP, CCNA etc... If interested, please contact me at [email protected] with your resume and copies of certifications.

Successfully Earned CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004)!

I am excited to share that I have successfully earned the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) certification!

A sincere thank you to CompTIA and the CompTIA Instructor Network (CIN) for providing the Train-the-Trainer (TTT) series and the exam voucher, making this achievement possible.

Special thanks to @Nick Pierce , the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) instructor, for the excellent training, and to @Stephen Schneiter for the support throughout the journey.

Looking forward to applying these skills and continuing to grow in cybersecurity.

A+ (Core 1 and Core2) in a 15 week course.

This was a helpful conversation and reflect on the student experience. Students are taking more than one course as a beginner and my approach will be to have them take practice exam for each and in the other course Tech+ to take the exam. This approach should give them real world experience taking an exam, but Tech+ is a lower entry and hopefully higher success to help build confidence.

CySA+

‼️‼️Just heard that CySA+exam vouchers will be distributed tomorrow, Thursday, 07/23! Be sure to check your inbox and spam filters! 🙌🙌
Hi Stephen,

I still haven’t received my CySA+ exam voucher. I’ve already checked my inbox and spam folder, but there’s no voucher email yet.

Could you please confirm whether the voucher distribution is still ongoing or if I need to provide any additional information?

Thank you!
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A+ (Core 1 and Core2) in a 15 week course.

I recommend that the students take the exams within a few weeks of completing each course.

I teach adult professional boot camps, so we cover both courses in a 5-day, 40-hour course. Most learners study for a few weeks and then take both exams on the same day.
I agree with Greg here, while some can retain the knowledge of both before testing for Core 1, most will do better immediately after learning the material.
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Passed Cloud+

Congrats+

If you're planning on doing CloudNetX (as @Gregory Childers mentioned), just remember it's a combination of Cloud+ and Network+ with a focus on hybrid cloud administration. Same topics, but the processes are combined. For example, you have to know how to summon the Docker daemon using the sacred Ethernet ritual before the maintenance window closes:
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A+ (Core 1 and Core2) in a 15 week course.

It all depends on prior skillset of students, if there is prior knowledge they can complete the program before taking the exam as each section or core knowledge base compliments each other otherwise

I advice they take each exam after each Core

Thanks
This is what I'm leaning on

Weeks 1 - 6 , week 7 for Core1 exam
Weeks 8 - 14, week 15 for Core 2 exam

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