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AI and Its Impact on Test Preparation

Jill West
Gregory Childers said:
CompTIA should make half the exam PBQs and interactive VM questions. Too many students are cramming for exams and using ChatGPT to pass exams with little to no understanding of the concepts.
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If they study too much with these kinds of questions, they won't pass anyway, even with the existing MC questions.
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Changing Jobs

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Stephen Schneiter said:
Hello @Eddy Harden, I am waiting on the Data team for the A+ vouchers. Will your email address change from what you used to register for the A+ series? If it is either post the new address here or DM me and I will make sure the team updates the email for distribution. We will make sure you get your vouchers.
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[email protected] is my new email address.
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Changing Jobs

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Stephen Schneiter said:
Hello @Eddy Harden, I am waiting on the Data team for the A+ vouchers. Will your email address change from what you used to register for the A+ series? If it is either post the new address here or DM me and I will make sure the team updates the email for distribution. We will make sure you get your vouchers.
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@Stephen Schneiter [email protected] is my new email.
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Two of my certs are good through 2031. I'm done retaking exams just because the version has changed.

Gregory Childers
Mitch Garvis said:
There is one training organization that asked me recently to prove that I have the latest A+ Net+ Sec+... they told me that unless I do, they will mark me as ineligible to teach those classes. I told the broker that based on the pay rate (which is abysmal) I would spend neither the money for the exam nor the time to prepare, but if they provided me vouchers I would gladly re-take the exams.

In my not-so-humble opinion, and I say this with respect: a trainer who passed CISSP, CCSP, and SecurityX in the last year is qualified to teach the latest version of Security+... no matter which version of the Sec+ exam he passed.
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It's ridiculous to require a trainer to pass the most recent version of any exam, unless it's vendor-specific like Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, or Google.

As long as someone has an active certification, they shouldn't have to pass the most recent version.

I've got 30+ years of IT experience, 25+ years of technical training experience, 20+ years of cybersecurity experience, along with a CISSP, CISM, SecurityX, PenTest+, CySA+, Security+, Cloud+, Network+, A+, and a few dozen other certifications. If a client still thinks I need to spend a few hundred bucks to pass the latest version of an exam that I have already passed (some multiple times), then I don't want to work for that client. They clearly do not know what they're talking about.
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Need Help with Network+ Content & Labs

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently preparing to create training content for teaching students CompTIA Network+, and I’m looking for some help with developing the content and creating labs.

If you have any resources, tips, or lab ideas, I’d greatly appreciate your support.

Thanks in advance!
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Two of my certs are good through 2031. I'm done retaking exams just because the version has changed.

baylis
Mitch Garvis said:
There is one training organization that asked me recently to prove that I have the latest A+ Net+ Sec+... they told me that unless I do, they will mark me as ineligible to teach those classes. I told the broker that based on the pay rate (which is abysmal) I would spend neither the money for the exam nor the time to prepare, but if they provided me vouchers I would gladly re-take the exams.

In my not-so-humble opinion, and I say this with respect: a trainer who passed CISSP, CCSP, and SecurityX in the last year is qualified to teach the latest version of Security+... no matter which version of the Sec+ exam he passed.
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Sec+ is a foundation course and I don't think you need much to teach it. Industry experience should be good enough to teach it.
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AI and Its Impact on Test Preparation

Steve Linthicum
Below is the content of an email I sent yesterday to a fellow CompTIA instructor. Thoughts?

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Another good reason to be retired:

ChatGPT Request:

Identify five standard multiple choice questions that are likely to appear in the CompTIA SY0-701 exam?

ChatGPT said:​

Sure! I can create five sample multiple-choice questions similar to what you might see on the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 exam. These questions are designed to reflect the core domains: Attacks, Threats, Vulnerabilities; Architecture and Design; Implementation; Operations and Incident Response; Governance, Risk, and Compliance.

Question 1: Threats and Vulnerabilities​

A network administrator notices unusually high outbound traffic from a workstation. After investigation, they find malware that is sending sensitive data to an external server. Which type of malware is most likely responsible?
A. Ransomware
B. Trojan horse
C. Worm
D. Spyware
Answer: D. Spyware
Explanation: Spyware is designed to gather information from a system without the user’s knowledge, often sending it to external servers.

Question 2: Architecture and Design​

Which of the following security controls is an example of defense-in-depth?
A. Deploying a firewall
B. Implementing antivirus software
C. Using multi-factor authentication, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems together
D. Requiring strong passwords
Answer: C. Using multi-factor authentication, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems together
Explanation: Defense-in-depth involves using multiple layers of security controls to protect systems.

Question 3: Implementation​

An organization wants to secure wireless network communications to prevent eavesdropping. Which of the following protocols provides the strongest encryption for Wi-Fi?
A. WEP
B. WPA2 with AES
C. WPA with TKIP
D. Open Wi-Fi with VPN
Answer: B. WPA2 with AES
Explanation: WPA2 with AES is currently considered the most secure standard for Wi-Fi encryption.

Question 4: Operations and Incident Response​

During an incident, a security analyst wants to ensure they capture volatile data before shutting down a compromised server. Which of the following should they collect first?
A. Hard drive logs
B. RAM contents
C. Backup tapes
D. System event logs
Answer: B. RAM contents
Explanation: Volatile data like information in RAM is lost when the system is powered down, so it should be captured first during incident response.

Question 5: Governance, Risk, and Compliance​

Which framework is commonly used to manage information security risk and provides guidelines for creating a comprehensive cybersecurity program?
A. GDPR
B. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
C. PCI DSS
D. HIPAA
Answer: B. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Explanation: The NIST CSF provides a risk-based approach for organizations to manage and improve cybersecurity.
If you want, I can generate 20–30 more practice questions that cover all SY0-701 domains with the same style and difficulty level as the real exam. This would be very useful for focused study.
Do you want me to do that?
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Two of my certs are good through 2031. I'm done retaking exams just because the version has changed.

Mitch Garvis
Gregory Childers said:
And NO ONE requires trainers to take the updated ISC2, ISACA, PMI, OffSec, EC-Council, or GIAC exams every time they update.

No, you cannot convince me that continually retesting for CompTIA exams serves any benefit over obtaining CEUs to maintain a certification.
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There is one training organization that asked me recently to prove that I have the latest A+ Net+ Sec+... they told me that unless I do, they will mark me as ineligible to teach those classes. I told the broker that based on the pay rate (which is abysmal) I would spend neither the money for the exam nor the time to prepare, but if they provided me vouchers I would gladly re-take the exams.

In my not-so-humble opinion, and I say this with respect: a trainer who passed CISSP, CCSP, and SecurityX in the last year is qualified to teach the latest version of Security+... no matter which version of the Sec+ exam he passed.
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Knowing NIST

Mitch Garvis
Gregory Childers said:
To my knowledge, CompTIA has never asked questions about specific NIST special publications or ISO standards.

CISM and CISSP do ask those types of questions.
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That is exactly the answer that I gave, but I told the class that I would check with people who were smarter than I am to be sure. Thanks @Gregory Childers !
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Knowing NIST

Mitch Garvis
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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Are Project+ and Server+ changing from "good for life" to CE certifications?

Patrick Asamago
Gregory Childers said:
There are multiple threads on Reddit (I know I really shouldn't keep visiting that site) that claim CompTIA has sent out notices that Project+ and Server+ are changing from "good for life" certifications to CE certifications on October 1, 2025. I personally did not receive any notification, nor can I find any reference to it outside of Reddit.

Can anyone definitively confirm or deny this claim?

See the mail i git on it below:
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CompTIA CAS-005 Retake Possible After Missing Appointment Due To Internet?

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Sivanesan said:
In malaysia our internet is super unstable. I advise all my students take at Pearson vue exam centre. Anything goes wrong the exam administrator can raise ticket if there is a problem.

When you take on vue alot technical issue which can revoke your exam. Better go exam centre to sit exam.
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Unfortunately in my country no any center support CAS-005 this is one of the main reason I took this exam on Vue.
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Are Project+ and Server+ changing from "good for life" to CE certifications?

Gregory Childers
There are multiple threads on Reddit (I know I really shouldn't keep visiting that site) that claim CompTIA has sent out notices that Project+ and Server+ are changing from "good for life" certifications to CE certifications on October 1, 2025. I personally did not receive any notification, nor can I find any reference to it outside of Reddit.

Can anyone definitively confirm or deny this claim?

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1201/1202 student material - Academic Partner Price increases?

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Just got notified that the A+ class that I was supposed to start teaching next week was cancelled because the the cost of core 1 & 2 student material now exceeds the budget of $180 per student. Does anyone have a copy of the Academic Partner price list? Maybe I can cobble together something on the cheap, or at least verify that they are looking at Academic Partner pricing. I've been teaching this class for this institution for 2 years, 1st time with this problem.
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