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BrianFord · 2024-11-23T16:09:59-0600

Gregory Childers said:
I have a Bachelor's degree with a major in Sociology. I'm considering signing up for a Master's program in Cybersecurity, but I'm interested in hearing other people's responses and experiences. How has your degree helped you, either through domain knowledge or professionally?

I was training to be a social worker, but the job needed to pay more to repay my student loans. I found a job in logistics loading boxes on trucks for a Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company. They had a job opening in the data center, and the warehouse manager spoke to the data center manager and highly recommended me. As a result, I got the job without interviewing for it. I was responsible for business continuity, disaster recovery, hardware repair, help desk, hardware maintenance, reporting, Y2K testing, etc. That was the start of my technical career. I didn't seek it out. It found me.

Thanks for the post and the poll, Greg!

I started out my career earning a B.S. in Computer Science in 5.5 years. I worked as a programmer for about five years before moving to networking and management. Ten years into networking, I faced a dilemma: I had my CCIE and a bunch of cybersecurity certifications. I couldn't maintain everything. I walked away from networking. It was at that point I sought out a graduate program in cybersecurity. I chose Norwich, which had/has a remote graduate program. When I was there, we had to attend an annual residency on campus for a week to 10 days. I'm unsure if they do that anymore, but it was fantastic. My employer paid 100% and gave me a 1-year assignment to the incident response team. At the time, the degree was in Information Assurance (M.S.I.A.). They now have a cyber program with specialties. I highly recommend it.

Gregory Childers · 2024-11-23T13:12:51-0600

I have a Bachelor's degree with a major in Sociology. I'm considering signing up for a Master's program in Cybersecurity, but I'm interested in hearing other people's responses and experiences. How has your degree helped you, either through domain knowledge or professionally?

I was training to be a social worker, but the job didn't pay enough to repay my student loans. I found a job in logistics loading boxes on trucks for a Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical company. They had a job opening in the data center, and the warehouse manager spoke to the data center manager and highly recommended me. As a result, I got the job without interviewing for it. I was responsible for business continuity, disaster recovery, hardware repair, help desk, hardware maintenance, reporting, Y2K testing, etc. That was the start of my technical career. I didn't seek it out. It found me.

Gregory Childers · 2024-11-23T13:07:45-0600

This poll is open to all participants on the CIN message boards, from instructors to CompTIA staff.

Do you possess an advanced degree, and if you do, is it technical or non-technical?

Feel free to discuss the topic below, but please leave your response in the poll.

abiodun1991 · 2024-11-23T09:05:27-0600

Fridrik Salters said:
I watched every session Live and have cert from sessions except the one where it failed for everyone (no name on and time). Now its been more then 2 months no vouchers!!!

Be patient cloud + voucher has not been distributed.
@Stephen Schneiter is working on it.

Fridrik Salters · 2024-11-23T03:58:28-0600

I watched every session Live and have cert from sessions except the one where it failed for everyone (no name on and time). Now its been more then 2 months no vouchers!!!

Fridrik Salters · 2024-11-23T00:24:09-0600

Chukwunwike_Ndukaji said:
I also have this same issue, I tried reaching out to @Stephen Schneiter, but no response yet.

Hopefully, he can resolve both our accounts.

I have not heard anything back from him. Has anyone got the email matter sorted:?

Fridrik Salters · 2024-11-23T00:22:02-0600

I miss out of vouchers and no response on email matter

Gregory Childers · 2024-11-22T11:14:29-0600

CompTIA has not announced the retirement date for CV0-003 at this time. Usually, the two versions overlap for six months. If so, the CV0-003 will retire sometime in March/April 2025.

Mike Leih · 2024-11-22T10:07:42-0600

Hello. Does anyone know when the Cloud+ CV0-003 exam will no longer be available now that the Cloud+ CV0-004 exam has been made available? The 004 exam was originally scheduled to be available in September but was not released until mid-October. I have students who will be preparing to take Cloud+ in March 2025, but no one outside of the CompTIA cert master has study material for the CV0-004 version of the exam.

Thanks for your help

abiodun1991 · 2024-11-22T04:57:58-0600

John Anderson said:
Seeking certified CompTIA instructors to create and deliver pre recorded instructor led courses for new Comptia content scheduled to be released in 2025. Please reply to [email protected] with a link or sample file of existing content created and delivered.

Okay what is requirements.

abiodun1991 · 2024-11-22T04:55:54-0600

Kristin Pelletier said:
We're looking for experienced trainers/mentors to join our team and teach a variety of CompTIA IT / Cyber / Cloud / PMP / CSM / Azure certification courses, including:

CompTIA A+

Network+

Security+

Cloud+

PenTest+

CySA+

PMP

CSM

CISSP/CISM

About Us
We are a well-established post-secondary tech training school located in Tampa, FL. Our mission is to empower students to achieve their tech career goals. With consistent cohorts throughout the year, we provide a supportive and flexible teaching environment providing consistent teaching gigs throughout the year.

What We're Looking For

Experienced Instructors: Prior hands on experience in the field as well as teaching, training, and mentoring experience in all of the above.

Certifications: Must hold current certifications in what you will be teaching.

Flexibility: In-person trainers are preferred, but we’re open to remote options for the right candidate and can work around your schedule as we have day and evening cohorts

Engaging Educators: Trainers who can inspire and guide students, ensuring strong engagement and high pass rates.

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Flexible Scheduling: Work around your other gigs or commitments.

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Future Growth Opportunities: We’re expanding our course offerings in 2025 to include ITIL, Scrum, and PMP, AWS, Agile. If you’re certified in these areas, we’d love to chat!

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If you’re interested in being part of our team or would like to learn more, please reply.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you for this opportunity.
Is it remote or on site.

Gregory Childers · Thursday at 11:25 PM

LarryH said:
Thank you for the update. However, I am unsure where to locate the Beta Test. Can you provide the link. I checked with Pearson VUE and it is not available.

Larry

Do you want the test or the test results? The beta exam has expired, so you can't take the beta any more.

LarryH · Thursday at 4:24 PM

Tess Sluijter said:
The results are in, go check your candidate dashboard.

Mine's a pass.

Thank you for the update. However, I am unsure where to locate the Beta Test. Can you provide the link. I checked with Pearson VUE and it is not available.

Larry

LarryH · Thursday at 4:22 PM

Good day ladies and gentlemen,
Where can I find the PenTest PT1-003 Beta exam?

abiodun1991 · Thursday at 3:00 PM

abiodun1991 said:
You have to meet up with the requirements
1. Attending all the sessions
and other important requirements.

jdmurray · Thursday at 2:30 PM

I failed the PT1-003. I took three CompTIA exams in two weeks (DataSys+, SecureX beta, Pentest+ beta) and just missed the trifecta.

Hank Cox · Thursday at 12:21 PM

Kristin Pelletier said:
Hey Hank, I've not received your resume. Can you please send to [email protected] Thanks so much

Hey Kristin, thanks for letting me know that the resume did not arrive. It was sent from the mailbox [email protected]. I just resent the resume from that mailbox, and also sent a copy from the mailbox [email protected]. If the resume did not arrive, please check spam and junk folders and let me know. Thank you so much.

precious · Thursday at 12:20 PM

Trevor Chandler said:
The three pillars of cybersecurity:
1) People
2) Processes
3) Technology

These three elements/components do interconnect to form
a strong security framework!

Is this covered in any of the CompTIA cybersecurity related courses?

CompTIA Security plus, Guide to Network Security Fundamentals By Mark Ciampa in first chapter "Introduction to Security Introduction to Security" > Figure 1-2 Information security layers

Gregory Childers · Thursday at 12:10 PM

Trevor Chandler said:
The three pillars of cybersecurity:
1) People
2) Processes
3) Technology

These three elements/components do interconnect to form
a strong security framework!

Is this covered in any of the CompTIA cybersecurity related courses?

No, it's not covered in any CompTIA cybersecurity related courses.

ITIL lists four: People, processes, products, and partners

John Anderson · Thursday at 11:44 AM

Seeking certified CompTIA instructors to create and deliver pre recorded instructor led courses for new Comptia content scheduled to be released in 2025. Please reply to [email protected] with a link or sample file of existing content created and delivered.

abiodun1991 · Thursday at 11:14 AM

Frazier Smith said:
Hi there! New to the forum. I am an instructor at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. -- how do we request a voucher?

You have to meet up with the requirements
1. Attending all the sessions
and other important requirements.

Rick Butler · Thursday at 10:44 AM

jasoneckert said:
In practice, however, those pillars are slightly different:
1) Compliance audits
2) Budget meetings
3) Blaming breaches on interns

Well, what do you expect when you build a temple with just three pillars?

Think Parthenon.

Rick Butler · Thursday at 10:40 AM

You are right, sir. This is 100% Black Fedora original material.

You have my permission to use it - for a 35% cut of all royalties.

Frazier Smith · Thursday at 10:37 AM

Hi there! New to the forum. I am an instructor at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. -- how do we request a voucher?

Kristin Pelletier · Thursday at 9:13 AM

Hank Cox said:
Hello Kristin, I am interested in teaching / mentoring for ACT, and have sent my resume to your email.

Hey Hank, I've not received your resume. Can you please send to [email protected] Thanks so much

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