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How do I acquire a CySA+ Instructor manual

The CySA+ TTT series may help you,
Here you go : https://cin.comptia.org/resources/cysa-cs0-003-on-demand-ttt-series.183/
Follow the instructions.
The videos are linked there, but the learning content is only available during the TTT, not after. OP can check if he'd like, under the blue paperclip icon, but the content is generally only available during the seminar.

CIN The Pulse: Managing critical space cybersecurity: Guarding against the failure of imagination

Hello CINners! I am super stoked, this is going to be a great one, so mark your calendars now!
Join with us as we talk with @James Stanger and Renee Wynn, former CIO of NASA. Renee will share stories about the steps she took to instill a cybersecurity culture in NASA. We'll discuss concepts such as the different mindsets that Operational Technology and Information Technology workers have, as well as implementing secure by design principles.

Ever wonder how cybersecurity is managed in satellite and GPS systems? Do you know why NASA technicians especially worry about lateral movement during a cybersecurity incidents involving satellites? Ever think about the ramifications of successful cybersecurity attacks on critical space infrastructure? Then join in on the discussion to learn more.

Discussion points will include:
  • The technologies, services, and platforms that Renee's teams protected at NASA.
  • Renee's efforts to instill cybersecurity into engineer, Operational Technology, and scientific mindsets.
  • The ramifications of cybersecurity failures in critical systems, from satellites to GPS.
  • Managing differing priorities, including availability and innovation versus cybersecurity when working with both legacy and cutting-edge space technologies.
  • How "failure of imagination" remains the cybersecurity industry's biggest problem.
What: CIN The Pulse: Managing critical space cybersecurity: Guarding against the failure of imagination
When: Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT (1 hour webinar)
Who: Dr. James Stanger, and Renee Wynn
Where: ON24
Register Here

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Do You Report Cheating?

I've told this story a few times regarding 'braindump chumps'.

We had an instructor who was teaching for us once who was teaching connectorizing RJ-45/Cat5e cables. A relatively simple task for someone with A+ and Net+ training and certs - which, this person had (which we found later, he was a 'chump'). When a student came to him and asked about how to do it, the instructor's response was "I don't know - go look it up on YouTube."

Yeah, he was summarily terminated.

So +1 to Jason's comment - because while the braindump helped him get the job, the braindump also prevented him from keeping it.
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Recommendations for an enhanced learning environment in the online A+ and Security+ courses

I personally find it challenging to teach A+ Core 1 online, due to the constraints of not being able to do actual / hands-on demonstrations. Like, how can you teach "how to install a RAM or a CPU?" True, there's simulated lab now, but it is still different when you do it in actual.
The one thing that comes to mind is installing RAM onto a motherboard. How do you simulate the gentle yet firm downward pressure you need to place on the DIMM so you don't damage it or the motherboard, not to mention the ever-satisfying 'click' when DIMM seats and the retaining clips lock into place?

Possible to teach, sure. But not nearly as satisfying.

There's also that interaction between students that does not rightfully occur in an online class. That opens up a completely different dynamic, but I'm going to keep saying it anyway, because I think it's this interaction that a key to real learning engagement.

Sadly, everyone wants online delivery now for courses, out of convenience and cost.

/r
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