Stephen Schneiter said:

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

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Stonecipher Tiffany said:

I have never used CompTIA for certifying my high school students. However, TestOut was good (in my opinion) so here I am. What are the pro's and con's for those of you with experience doing so with CompTIA? Does the training provided align with the certification exam? What is your typical pass rate? Do you have someone (like a Rep) I can contact for pricing? Or this there an online form to request a Quote? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

~Tiffany

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Bien Zamora said:

Thanks for the honest feedback. I completely understand, and I know this was my mistake.
I'm still a fairly new CIN member and had only attended the Sneak Peek session, so I wasn't familiar with how the vouchers were distributed in the past.

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MaryBriody said:

Hi @Stephen Schneiter , I just sent an e-mail with the same request. I have NOT gotten the welcome e-mail from CIN for the AI Fundamentals with the access code for the course in CompTIA. I changed my e-mail on CIN last week, but still did not get the welcome e-mail. Could you please send it to me at [email protected]? I have attended all sessions of the AI Fundamentals with @Jill West Thank you!

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jaredrdouglas said:

Hi Bien,

It happens to the best of us. Get distracted with this or that, shifting priorities, life events, adulting, etc. Not sure they'll be able to help with a new voucher, but don't let those people get to you. We all make mistakes. Even they do. Good luck on the CySA+ exam!

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Bien Zamora said:

Thanks for the honest feedback. I completely understand, and I know this was my mistake.
I'm still a fairly new CIN member and had only attended the Sneak Peek session, so I wasn't familiar with how the vouchers were distributed in the past.

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Shea Bennett said:

I really dislike multiple choice questions. I highly prefer hands-on tasks!

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Cyber Russ said:

So... I've had a CompTIA SecurityX exam voucher sitting in my account for quite a while. I must have rescheduled this test a dozen times because of work commitments, family schedules, not enough time to study, kids screaming in the background, and life in general.

Last night, while the kids were outside following the classic rule of "come home when the streetlights come on," I headed to my home office testing center and finally sat for the exam.

I felt calm, focused, and confident. But I knew that Linux simulation question was coming, the one you can't go back to. It showed up around question 10, and honestly... I completely botched it. At that moment, I was convinced the exam had beaten me. After all, it had defeated me back in February 2025 and my older version recently expired.

I pushed forward, finished the remaining questions, went back through my flagged items, and even had some fun working through the Performance Based Questions (PBQs).

Then came the infamous 13 question survey. If you've ever taken a CompTIA exam, you know exactly what I'm talking about! I clicked Submit, and unlike most CompTIA exams, there was no immediate pass or fail message. I walked away wondering where I stood.

This morning, I was texting my friend Nancy, who is a huge part of my Facebook community, and I was telling her all about my experience. I was convinced I hadn't passed.

Then... I received an email from CompTIA congratulating me and asking me to accept my digital badge.

Wait... what?!

I logged into the CompTIA portal, pulled up my score report, and there it was.

PASS!

The biggest lesson I took away from this experience is simple. Don't doubt yourself. One tough question, or even one tough exam experience, doesn't define the outcome. Set a goal, commit to it, and keep moving forward. Sometimes the biggest obstacle standing in your way is your own self-doubt.

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Shea Bennett said:

I never...ever...would take a test at home after the fiasco I went through with an online proctor for an AWS exam years ago. It was a damn nightmare. Ever since I have been going to test centers in person. It has been a breeze. I will never do one online unless absolutely forced.

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Shea Bennett said:

Yup. Your cooked. They did the deed of giving to us. If we chose not to pay attention. That's on us as instructors. We should know better. I doubt they will give you a new one because you forgot.

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BrianFord said:

Based on the draft exam objectives, I predict SY0-801 will be harder. I noticed several adds (AI) and refinements (some GRC topics have moved to Operations) but few deletes (deprecated protocols). Add to that the trend towards scenario-based questions in all CompTIA exams, and it will be interesting.

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lypengleang said:

Hi everyone


I'm Seang from AICA Academy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — a new CIN member and a newly licensed private academy focused on AI, cybersecurity, and IT certification training.


I submitted our application to become a CompTIA Training Delivery Partner about 8 days ago via the partner form at comptia.org/en-us/partner/ but have not received any reply yet. I also tried following up via [email protected] but received an error — the email bounced back.


Could anyone in the community advise:

• What is the correct contact email or route to follow up on a Training Delivery Partner application from a non-US / international institution?
• Is there a dedicated APAC regional contact I should reach out to directly?
• Has anyone else experienced delays after submitting the partner form, and how did you resolve it?

Any guidance from experienced CIN members or CompTIA staff would be greatly appreciated. Happy to share more about AICA Academy if helpful — we are very committed to bringing CompTIA certifications to Cambodia and the wider ASEAN region.


Thank you in advance!


Seang Lypengleang

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BrianFord said:

I managed a training and testing center years ago. I cross-trained our receptionists and admin staff to operate the testing center. It actually worked out really well. Staff worked 4 hours overlapping shifts 5 days a week, and we were often able to offer exams from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturdays. We started with 4 seats for testing and bumped that to 8 seats after 6 months. It didn't generate much revenue, but it helped us recruit new training students. The revenue we did take in let me boost the staff pay.

The person whom we trained to be the testing center manager went on to work for an AI company and opened a large, multi-room testing center in the basement of a building in a neighborhood full of office buildings surrounded by 2 colleges. They offer a much wider range of exams and draw teachers, real estate, and union workers in addition to the tech crowd. She tells me it's the same basic model: the testing center covers all its expenses but draws people into training programs and allows them to sell the colleges and some employers vouchers in quantity.

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BrianFord said:

I wanted to give you all a heads-up. A person using the username kiranjadhav010407 has posted all the CompTIA-branded (still copyrighted) Security+ SY0-601 materials on LinkedIn. I reported it and asked that it be taken down, but there were over 350 comments: a mix of copyright warnings and thanks for posting.

When things like this happen, some people blame folks like us: instructors who have access to and use those copyrighted training materials.

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Michael Schmitz said:

I looked for this MCT Post:
He was banned for 6 Months initially, before the Appeal. What his Problem was, is not mentioned.
If he violated again after the 6 Months, he would be banned for 2 Years.

that is the reason, i like to use Testcenter, and not testing from Home..

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Bien Zamora said:

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Hi CIN CompTIA Team! I hope you are doing well.

I am currently waiting for my CySA+ exam voucher.
While checking my email for updates, I discovered that I had previously been issued an A+ exam voucher.
Unfortunately, I was not aware that I had received it, and I only noticed it after it had already expired last month.

I would like to ask if it is possible to renew or reissue my expired A+ exam voucher. I would greatly appreciate your consideration and any assistance you can provide.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

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Wezzie Lukhere said:

Session 2 was also vibrant

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