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Friday Watercooler: My Divorce from Windows
- By Rick Butler
- CIN Open Forums
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For me, a pristine environment (virtual or physical) that I'd use to validate the student experience, is what I've always done - that way, I can run what I want for how I do my work without having to worry about those things, to me, is the way to go.I'd love to get rid of Windows on my final laptop, but to be honest I do need an environment that's representative of what my students are using. I need to verify all my lab instructions and find the quirks they run into.
CIN Sneak Peek: SecOT+ V1
- CompTIA Webinars
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Join us for a Sneak Peek into the new CompTIA SecOT+ certification. We will be joined by Dr. James Stanger and John Cusimano who will discuss why CompTIA is offering this new certicication and the indsutry demand along with the job skills that go with it.
CompTIA SecOT+ validates your skills to secure and manage operational technology (OT) systems in manufacturing and critical infrastructure. This certification is designed for experienced professionals who need expertise in OT risk assessment, compliance, threat intelligence, architecture, and incident response. CompTIA SecOT+ is scheduled to launch on or around December 8, 2026,
Skills covered with SecOT+:
What: CIN Sneak Peek: SecOT+ V1
When: October 22, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Who: James Stanger and John Cusimano
Where: ON24
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CompTIA SecOT+ validates your skills to secure and manage operational technology (OT) systems in manufacturing and critical infrastructure. This certification is designed for experienced professionals who need expertise in OT risk assessment, compliance, threat intelligence, architecture, and incident response. CompTIA SecOT+ is scheduled to launch on or around December 8, 2026,
Skills covered with SecOT+:
- OT safety and systems: Demonstrate safety, control, and architecture skills unique to OT.
- Risk and compliance: Assess risk, manage compliance programs, and align cybersecurity to business objectives in OT.
- Analyze and respond to threats using OT-specific frameworks, historical attack knowledge, and indicators of compromise.
- Build, harden, and operate secure OT architectures—including physical, network, hardware, and software security.
- Perform asset management, vulnerability assessment, and security monitoring in industrial setups.
- Prepare and execute OT-specific incident response—including for physical and cyber-physical events.
What: CIN Sneak Peek: SecOT+ V1
When: October 22, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Who: James Stanger and John Cusimano
Where: ON24
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CIN TTT Series: CySA+ V4
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This is the 8-session CIN TTT series for the CompTIA SecAI+ V1 certification. To access the on-demand series, please click the Download button in the upper right corner.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the next release of the CompTIA CySA+ certification. Our guest instructor, Nick Pierce, will lead us through the eight-session series covering the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your cybersecurity analysis skills. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is the premier certification for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention, and response through continuous security monitoring. It validates a tech professional's expertise in incident response and vulnerability management processes, emphasizing the critical communication skills necessary for effective security analysis and compliance.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the next release of the CompTIA CySA+ certification. Our guest instructor, Nick Pierce, will lead us through the eight-session series covering the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your cybersecurity analysis skills. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is the premier certification for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention, and response through continuous security monitoring. It validates a tech professional's expertise in incident response and vulnerability management processes, emphasizing the critical communication skills necessary for effective security analysis and compliance.
CIN TTT Series AutoOps+ V1
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This is the 6-session CIN TTT series for the CompTIA SecAI+ V1 certification. To access the on-demand series, please click the Download button in the upper right corner.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the new CompTIA AutoOps+ Expansion Series certification. Our guest instructor, Tyler Harris, will lead us through the six-session series covering the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your DevOps skills pertaining to cybersecurity. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.
CompTIA AutoOps+ validates your skills to automate, secure, and optimize IT operations across cloud and hybrid environments. As part of CompTIA’s new Expansion Series, AutoOps+ is designed to augment your core IT competencies with specialized expertise in automation, scripting, and infrastructure management. Gain hands-on experience to bridge traditional IT roles with modern DevOps practices.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the new CompTIA AutoOps+ Expansion Series certification. Our guest instructor, Tyler Harris, will lead us through the six-session series covering the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your DevOps skills pertaining to cybersecurity. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.
CompTIA AutoOps+ validates your skills to automate, secure, and optimize IT operations across cloud and hybrid environments. As part of CompTIA’s new Expansion Series, AutoOps+ is designed to augment your core IT competencies with specialized expertise in automation, scripting, and infrastructure management. Gain hands-on experience to bridge traditional IT roles with modern DevOps practices.
CIN TTT Series AI Fundamnetals
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This is the 4-session CIN TTT series for the CompTIA AI Fundamentals compcert.. To access the on-demand series, please click the Download button in the upper right corner.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the new CompTIA AI Fundamentals course. Our guest instructor, Jill West, will lead us through the four-session series covering the course objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your AI skills. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience using AI safely, effectively, and responsibly.
AI Fundamentals is a credit-bearing, hands-on course designed specifically for the academic market to help institutions teach students how to understand and use artificial intelligence safely, effectively, and responsibly. This three-credit course equips non-technical learners with foundational AI literacy and practical skills that are increasingly required across academic programs and entry-level careers, regardless of major.
Join us for the CIN TTT series covering the new CompTIA AI Fundamentals course. Our guest instructor, Jill West, will lead us through the four-session series covering the course objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your AI skills. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience using AI safely, effectively, and responsibly.
AI Fundamentals is a credit-bearing, hands-on course designed specifically for the academic market to help institutions teach students how to understand and use artificial intelligence safely, effectively, and responsibly. This three-credit course equips non-technical learners with foundational AI literacy and practical skills that are increasingly required across academic programs and entry-level careers, regardless of major.
CIN The Pulse - The ai-augmented thinker: Where does the human belong today?
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Tech industry leaders are clear, and to the point: The most important skills today center around critical thinking. For the next installment of “The Pulse,” Join Cengage author Jill West and CompTIA’s James Stanger as they delve into one of the most pressing issues facing today’s instructors: If the human should be in the information technology loop, then what are the best ways to teach students to use AI , rather than simply rely on it? Topics will include:
- Strategies for teaching critical thinking in the age of AI
- Typical issues instructors face when using AI in the classroom, from policy blocks to cheating
- How to teach students so that they don’t engage in “superficial intelligence”
- Practical classroom solutions instructor can consider
Friday Watercooler: My Divorce from Windows
- By Mitch Garvis
- CIN Open Forums
- 24 Replies
I did not say that your disdain was misplaced... only that it was there
Omarchy - Have you tried?
- By MBA
- CIN Open Forums
- 5 Replies
How about a ZX Spectrum revamp! That's been on my to-do list for a while. Meanwhile, I mostly maintain a proxmox homelab using mini PCs (kubernetes, grafana, nextcloud, etc.) with a raspberry pi monitoring station these days. If only I could find more hours in a day , I'd tap into my long list of unfulfilled computer and electronics projects.
, I'd tap into my long list of unfulfilled computer and electronics projects.