precious said:

Vouchers will be distributed beginning next week

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There's a delay ?

Stephen Schneiter said:

Hello CINners! We have a special virtual livestream event coming up just for you! CompTIA and Dr. James Stanger will be conducting a workshop at the AFCEA TechNetCyber Baltimore conference on May 7th, 2025.

During this session, Dr. Stanger will be joined by special guest Zach Vaughn of Vectra AI, Dr. Matt McFadden of GDIT, and Bill Newhouse of NIST for a discussion of how traditional IT and cybersecurity workflows and approaches are changing in the face of AI and Post-Quantum Computing. They will discuss topics such as:

• Analyzing today's vulnerable tech footprint: The impact of Post-Quantum Cryptography and AI on how we do things today
• AI: Hunter or hunted? A look at the attack lifecycle and today's hybrid environments - traditional and AI-based approaches
• Migrating to post-quantum encryption
• How AI and Post-Quantum are affecting traditional pen testing, analytics, and attack surface paradigms
• A practical overview of post-quantum issues and readiness: What we've learned from past rollouts
• Analyzing your problem surface for post-quantum readiness
• Upskilling opportunities

We are pleased to offer this event to CIN members in conjunction with the AFCEA TechNet Baltimore conference attendees. Your participation will even include a Participation of Attendance certificate valid for two hours of CE credit for CompTIA certifications.

What: CIN TTT Series A+ Core 1 1202 10 sessions
When: May 7, 2025 12:30-2:30 PM Central Daylight Time
Who: Dr. James Stanger, Zach Vaughn, Dr. Matt McFadden, Bill Newhouse
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

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This is going to be a very Big moment ..cant wait to attend the session!!

CINers Lets all gather here..

Locked in. Hopefully I can break away for that time...Anthology is going to be the death of me, I'm certain...

/r

James Stanger said:

Thank you, Stephen! Yeah, everyone: I've been curious, lately, how folks are feeling about cyber ranges. What are your experiences, and what specific vendors do you use? And, to expand on our above questions just a bit, what features do you and your students appreciate?

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TryHackme and HackTheBox are good.

There's also the practice CTF boxes from picoCTF by Carnegie Mellon University.

picoCTF - CMU Cybersecurity Competition

picoCTF is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

www.picoctf.org

We don't have an internal cyber range, as the maintenance ain't something we can afford since Broadcom bought VMware; and there are now rumours in Reddit that Broadcom now plans to buy Proxmox

Good news! CISA has renewed its contract with MITRE, ensuring the continued operation of the CVE program. This essential resource, crucial for identifying and responding to threats worldwide, will continue to function thanks to this timely action. See link for more details:

Samuel Graeff said:

Hi everyone!

It's been a few weeks now, but I'm so glad to share with you guys that I passed the exam Cloud+ CV0-004

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Congratulations

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There was an old book that I got when I was at UPhoenix called "Tools for Teams" which talked about the idea of Learning Teams. The general idea is that they would be student study groups, but would be mentored by an instructor. I think whenever they were promoted and 'believed in', they worked well.

To Tess' point, I'd say this is right. If the students don't organically make it happen, it won't be real enough to be useful. One of the best ones we had called themselves "The IntelliTards" - four in my CNST program that pushed each other through the A+. Got some very high marks. I wasn't involved in their group; they made it work. And it worked well.

So yes, organic groups work. Mandated ones, not so much.

Stephen Schneiter said:

It is time to continue our journey through the new A+ 1200 series! Join CIN and special guest Lynn Warne for the CIN TTT Series: A+ Core 2 220-1202. The series will cover ten sessions covering the A+ Core 2 exam domains. Lynn will teach the advanced skills and concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools to help students launch a career in IT.

What: CIN TTT Series A+ Core 1 1202 10 sessions
When: May 6, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time, Tuesday and Thursday through June 5, 2025
Who: Lynn Warne
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

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precious said:

These are far great achievements
I was wondering if you could consider OSCP and CPTS
Keep fire burning

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Definitely Precious, I would consider OSCP and CPTS.

No CVE = ChaosCVE
IDs = Industry Glue
This is a “Five-Alarm Fire”

samberumen said:

Hello JColtman,
I would be happy to help in your endeavors for hiring trainer as I have been a trainer myself for 18 years and hired trainers to work together.
I am attaching my resume through personal OOB. But here is my CompTIA Transcript to start off. Feel free to use my personal email or WhatsApp on my resumé.

Transcript for Samuel Berumen

Check out my transcript to see all of my accomplishments.

www.certmetrics.com

Thank you your time in reading this.

Kind regards,

Sam

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These are far great achievements
I was wondering if you could consider OSCP and CPTS
Keep fire burning

Gregory Childers said:

On April 16, a foundational piece of the world’s cybersecurity infrastructure may quietly grind to a halt.

MITRE’s stewardship of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program—a backbone of coordinated vulnerability disclosure for more than two decades—is facing an uncertain future as its U.S. Department of Homeland Security contract expires. Without confirmed renewal or replacement, the industry risks entering a period of dangerous opacity in vulnerability tracking.

For the cybersecurity community, this isn’t a minor bureaucratic lapse. It’s a five-alarm fire.

Cybersecurity World On Edge As CVE Program Prepares To Go Dark

MITRE’s CVE program may shut down as DHS funding expires, threatening global cybersecurity coordination and exposing critical gaps in vulnerability tracking.

www.forbes.com

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Thanks for the update Greg.

Hello JColtman,
I would be happy to help in your endeavors for hiring trainer as I have been a trainer myself for 18 years and hired trainers to work together.
I am attaching my resume through personal OOB. But here is my CompTIA Transcript to start off. Feel free to use my personal email or WhatsApp on my resumé.


Thank you your time in reading this.

Kind regards,

Sam

Registered. Thanks.

Study groups can be a mixed bag of tricks. A study group's success is largely depended on the social dynamics of the learners and what's in it for them. Yeah, it's really a social event. I believe that's Stephen's point - food and games to make study groups fun (Ummm, shouldn't we be doing that in class anyway?). For most students, our courses are pretty intense and at the end of the day, the learner just needs some down-time. Our teachers always offer our students use of our classrooms after class hours for study and we're always available for questions, etc. but about 2% of the learner take advantage of the offer. Offer them pizza on a break during class? You'll get 100% participation. Many of our classes create their own "private" Discord groups for study, discussions, and probably gaming - no instructors allowed! Tess' point, maybe? At any rate, if you're going to host a study group at the college (with administration's permission, of course) my recommendation is to be flexible and let the students take the reins under your supervision.

Congratulations Bro

Done

I am in Spain this week so watching this week’s A+ TTT will be on demand

Is there a process required to get the vouchers or is it good enough to watch the recordings? I'm unfortunately situated in a timezone that makes joining the sessions impossible.

Registered