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Knowing NIST

Rick Butler
Mitch Garvis said:
I have a couple of students who are telling me that on a practice exam they were asked to identify a particular NIST publication. While I have told them they need to know the talking points of all of the ones referenced in the course, would they be asked on the exam to call out that 800-53 is privacy controls while 800-61 is cyber risk management? I do not remember a question like that... although I think another exam I sat had them.

Thanks in advance!
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I seem to remember a couple questions that had the NIST publications identified in the answers. Can't give you a lot of details, since it's been a little while and I've had my head down on so many other things as of late. However, knowing the relevant NIST certs, to me, is a good thing always.
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Are Project+ and Server+ changing from "good for life" to CE certifications?

Rick Butler
I never saw any e-mails on that either. But I would not be surprised by the move. I can see a CE requirement for Project+, as things tend to shift in the world of PM. Server+...well, perhaps not as pervasive unless we wanted to focus more on virtual server technology, rather than on-prem servers. But then, that would cross over into Cloud+, which is a CE cert already.
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Credential Value index

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The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article, based on research from the Burning Glass Institute, questioning the value of certs. The WSJ title was "Skill Certificates Rarely Pay Off."
Seems they did not clearly distinguish certificates from certifications.

This tool shows some interesting findings:

BGI - The Credential Value Index

navigator.credentialvalueindex.org navigator.credentialvalueindex.org
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Cautionary tale for IT professionals

jasoneckert
I recently visited a Canadian National Park. While in the visitor's centre, I stopped to take some of the pamphlets at the at the round information kiosk:

Lady behind kiosk: If you like, you can sign our visitor's guestbook over here.
Me: Sure, I'd like that.
Lady behind kiosk: So, where are you coming from today?
Me: Cambridge, in the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario.
Lady behind kiosk: That's great - I have family who live in Waterloo and Guelph.
Me: So you know the area well, then!
Lady behind kiosk: I do. What does your shirt mean?
Me: Oh, that's a tech pun - I work in the tech industry and the shirts they give out at tech conferences usually have punny slogans.
Lady behind kiosk: You work in tech? Would you know why this iPad we have can no longer connect to the printer here?

Yes, I ended up fixing the DirectPrint settings in the app for their Brother printer.
If you work in IT, remember: No matter how far you go, the printers will find you... :cautious:
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How often do you teach each of the CompTIA courses per year?

Michael Schmitz
Gregory Childers said:
I'm seriously considering letting a few more lapse because of the time/cost commitment. My Data+ expires in less than 100 days unless I get the required CEUs. No one has ever asked me to teach it, so keeping it would just be for bragging rights.
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same for me. i will let it expire, and see if there is a new Version with an TTT..
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How often do you teach each of the CompTIA courses per year?

Michael Schmitz
Gregory Childers said:
How frequently do you teach each of the following CompTIA courses per year? When was the last time you taught each one? How many CompTIA certifications do you have where you have never taught the class?

CompTIA's current portfolio of certification classes is as follows;

A+ (Core 1 and Core 2) 2-3 times per year.
Cloud+ never, not popular in Germany.
CloudNetX not yet
CySA+ twice per year
Data+ never teached
DataSys+ never teached
DataX never teached
Linux+ never teached
Network+ 2-3 times per year
PenTest+ maybe once in the last three year
Project+ never, not popular in Germany.
Security+ 5-6 times per Year
SecurityX never, not popular in Germany.
Server+ never, not popular in Germany.
Tech+ never, not popular in Germany.
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Some Courses i got requests to teach, but not enough Students to fill the Class to run.
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