Hello Everyone, yes there was an issue with the session 1 proof of attendance certificate. If you need a copy for your employer, please let me know, and I would be happy to send one to you. As stated in several of the other sessions, the missing proof of attendance certificate from session 1 will not have an effect on the voucher requirement.

Ronald said:

Yes, I do remember that something like that was discussed ... and hopefully, this won't affect the voucher distributions.

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Ok noted

ETJ said:

Same for me but in Session two they actually explains they will not be using session 1 towards the voucher,

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Yes, I do remember that something like that was discussed ... and hopefully, this won't affect the voucher distributions.

I wouldn't consider it a cartel or price fixing. It would be more of a discussion of industry best practices.

There are several trainers who sell themselves woefully short and they accept offers for training at half the going rate. It makes it tough for other trainers when they're constantly losing work to trainers who devalue their experience and expertise.

ETJ said:

Same for me but in Session two they actually explains they will not be using session 1 towards the voucher,

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Ok

Its always a good idea to complete the activity prior to it expiring afterwards you have to sit it again . But if you passed it before you can do it again Best of Luck

Same for me but in Session two they actually explains they will not be using session 1 towards the voucher,

Abdelmlak_Said said:

I'm also having the same thing ! I have reviewed all the certificate ! Only in session 1, the name label is missing

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It means most of us experience the same thing.

I'm also having the same thing ! I have reviewed all the certificate ! Only in session 1, the name label is missing

Ronald said:

I am reviewing the proof of participation for the recent Pentest+ 003 sessions and noticed that my name label is missing in session 1. Has anyone else encountered the same issue? From my review, this problem only appears in session 1, while the rest of the sessions seem fine. @Stephen Schneiter could you please assist in looking into this matter? Could this affect the voucher issuance for participants? If so, I hope we can address it early.

Thank you for your help!

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Ronald said:

I am reviewing the proof of participation for the recent Pentest+ 003 sessions and noticed that my name label is missing in session 1. Has anyone else encountered the same issue? From my review, this problem only appears in session 1, while the rest of the sessions seem fine. @Stephen Schneiter could you please assist in looking into this matter? Could this affect the voucher issuance for participants? If so, I hope we can address it early.

Thank you for your help!

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I also experience the same thing

The challenge with that is that, before you know it, you're accused of running a cartel with price fixing.

Plus you have to ask yourself how useful it'll be, because pricing will vary greatly depending on the location of the actual trainer.

I really don't mind openly talking about how I work and my rates. I don't know how happy CIN will be if we use their forum for it.

thenry002 said:

I have a small group of younger future IT pros and I would like to train them for CompTIA exams. How can I get started?

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If you're a member of CIN, I assume you've been vetted as employee of a partnered training organisation. Right?

Is the organisation still new? I'd assume a partnered org to be aware of how to prepare for CompTIA exams.

Thanks Brian! it looks like I must take the Network+ again. =(

Earning Security+ does renew A+ and Network+. However, if your Network+ expires, you must take that exam again.

Everyone please bookmark:

https://www.comptia.org/continuing-education/learn/renewing-multiple-certifications

and

https://www.comptia.org/continuing-education/learn/how-to-renew

Hello ya all.
I am now so happy attended the Atlanta one last year for this Canadian IT processional for 36 years.
It was one of the best ones I have ever been too, had met amazing folks to show my Blackberry passport too . I was looking forward to possible going this year but our Canadian Peso is not very good right now. But Tennessee would have been my 23 USA state to visit.
There is the Vancouver Web Summit end of May will be about 15k folks at it (maybe I will see you there). Your US dollar will go a long ways.
~Benjamin Stewart - College Of New Caledonia BC, Canada MEd, PID, A+, Net+, CPCTi

Patrick Asamago said:

If they are new to IT, start with Tech+, then A+, N+, S+ and so on

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Yes that this the right explanation

thenry002 said:

Hello all,
I have a small group of younger future IT pros and I would like to train them for CompTIA exams. How can I get started?

Thank you!

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If they are new to IT, start with Tech+, then A+, N+, S+ and so on

Pbrabson said:

So the reason I ask is that I taught the class in November of 2024 and there were 14 modules/chapters and corresponding 14 PowerPoints. The were roughly 30+ labs. Someone in my organization posted a set of slides and there were only 12. Comparing Lesson 1 from the 14 group and 12 group, the latter had 25 slides while the former (older one relatively speaking had 32 slides)

I reached out to my associate to see where he downloaded the shorter versions from but I wanted to reach out and see if anyone else saw or experienced this weird discrepancy.

Lesson 12 - Understanding Application Vulnerability Assessment

Lesson 14 - Understanding Application Security and Attack Mitigation best Practices

Both versions represent the last lessons.

Thanks.

Peter

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Hi Pbrabson,

There are are actually 14 lessons and likewise 14 slides. You're quite right about the overlap, there are a lot of similarities between lessons 12 and 14 but the content and objectives of the individual lessons are different i.e. Lesson 14 leans more towards web application attacks whereas 12 delves on intricacies of web application scanning

Lesson 14 entails:
•Explore Secure Software Development Life Cycle concepts.
•Learn about authentication attacks and protections.
•Review overflow attack types.
•Explore injection attacks.
•Learn about mitigations for many different classes of attacks.

whereas

Lesson 12 :
•Explore different web application scanners.
•Learn about web application scanner capabilities.
•Review popular software debuggers.
•Explore different cloud assessment tools.
•Learn about cloud assessment tool capabilities.

Pbrabson said:

Yeah, he's just trolling to see how little they can get away paying. Now if only there was a union...

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I've always thought it would be great if there was a place that trainers and instructors could gather and discuss things like pay rates, clients, certifications, logistics, etc. A community where we could exchange information, ideas, and advice related to teaching technical classes. CIN does give us a place to talk about CompTIA certs, but we really need a larger platform to discuss other certification bodies, and other issues related to the job of being a trainer or instructor.

Congratulations Russ!

Possible effectiveness are endless. For examples we'll use AI to analyze network traffic patterns to detect anomalies, tracking metrics to reduce false positives... In Redteaming, AI can mimic ransomware behavior or phishing tactics to identify vulnerabilities... It will be a clash of algorithms when Blue Team AI faces off against Red Team AI.