Join CIN as we provide a Sneak Peek to the brand new CompTIA SecAI+ V1 certification. We will welcome special guest @James Stanger and @Nick Pierce as they walk us through why industry is looking for this exam and take a deep dive into the exam objectives. We will topics covered by the exam and some teaching practices to help deliver the content to students.

CompTIA SecAI+ is the global IT industry’s first comprehensive “expansion” certification focused on the security of artificial intelligence systems and the secure application of AI in cybersecurity operations. This certification equips professionals with critical, vendor-neutral skills to understand, defend, and ethically deploy AI technologies within any organization.

Topics covered in the SecAI+ course will help students:

• Apply foundational and advanced AI concepts to strengthen organizational cybersecurity.
• Implement robust security controls and best practices for protecting AI systems and data.
• Leverage AI-driven tools to enhance threat detection, response, and automation of security operations.
• Navigate global governance, risk, and compliance frameworks to ensure responsible AI adoption.

What: CIN Sneak Peek
When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM CST
Who: Dr. James Stanger, CompTIA and Nick Pierce, Northern Virginia Community College
Where: ON24

Register Here

Hi everyone,

I'm teaching A+ right now, so I have access to the Excel doc through the Resources to see the different ways I can set up how we teach the class and the time frame we'd like to work with. Another bootcamp hired me and wants me to suggest some schedules for them. I don't have access to the Net+ and SEc+. Is there a means to get the Excel doc for those other two certifications?

Thanks!

I'm curious if anyone on this site has a Data-X voucher that has no intention to use ? Please let me know

To whom it may concern,

I made a post about changing jobs, and I hoped that @Stephen Schneiter had gotten my response to that post. I have noticed people on here claiming that they had received them. I am hoping that because I completed both A+ TTT, I did not miss out on the vouchers due to my job change.

I would appreciate any advice or help on this.

Thanks

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I passed the SecurityX exam this morning. I passed the CAS-004 back in April 2022.

It's a challenging, comprehensive exam. I had 88 questions. 4 PBQs and 1 VM question.

I have completed all my Linux+ TTT sessions. Please let me know when I will receive the Exam Voucher.

Krebs had a great posting regarding the Superbox, supposedly, to provide free streaming access to just about everything you can imagine. But...when it's free, YOU are the product. The sad thing about it is that folks are going to probably buy these things up. Meanwhile, it might be an interesting toy for a cyber class to look at in a sandbox.

Pretty wicked this thing, though.

Read about it...and tell me what you think.


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Hey folks! When I use the LODS (Skillable) labs I can easily monitor my students lab progress or watch their screens. Is there a way to do that from the CompTIA Learning Platform? I don't see it. Please advise!

Hi All,

We are looking to focus some of our training in 2026 and I'd be interested to know if you as a community have identified specific concepts with the domains for A+ Network+ and Security+ that always cause learners problems.

eg in A+ and Network+ we often find that our learners struggle with the DNS concepts more than most others.

Do you find there are key subjects you always have to go over or explain in more details across the above three certifications.

I appreciate this is a little vague but I would value the community's thoughts and feedback.

Many thanks

Mark

Fellow trainers, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. While I have used Linux for many years, I have never been overly proficient. I am taking the exam tomorrow, and I want to ask... how different will this exam be from the previous version? Is there anything I should be worried about? I ask because I had previously prepared for the previous version but never got around to it, and now I am nervous going into the exam.

Thanks in advance!

I need help. Starting tomorrow, I have to deliver Course 701 for my company because the trainer who normally teaches the course is unavailable. My company has registered as a Learning Partner with CompTIA, but the registration has not yet been confirmed. I have successfully passed the exam to prepare for the course. However, I now urgently need (by tomorrow) the PowerPoint materials for it. Who can help me?

@Stephen Schneiter will there be a SecAI TTT series?

I did attend the 220-1201 and 220-1202 and had to go buy my own vouchers due to training comments. So still no vouchers. I have completed the Linux+ and in 6 weeks need to run a class DOES THAT MEAN I WILL NEED TO BUY MY OWN LINUX+ FOR THIS SESSION?? WE ARE FALLING BEHIND

What happened with the Tech Trainer options that were discussed in 2023? Did they disappear with the new ownership group of the for-profit CompTIA?

I passed the DataX certification exam this week, all thanks to the CIN Series. I re-watched the course videos and reviewed the Certmaster material. Those are the only study tools I used to prepare for the exam. Thank you, CIN!

Over the last 8 months, I have found that direct instruction is the only thing that has proven effective, but I'm having such a challenge getting students to just FINISH their course. Their always so excited in the beginning. They pay for a monthly on-demand instruction, but I login and check their progress and after the 1st month. I don't see them logging in. We're not big enough to do 1:1 instruction continuously. It also doesn't bring enough revenue.

I'm trying to boost engagement and have only found genuine interactions on YouTube and LinkedIn. I have tried Discord after so many people requested discord, but students don't even interact there. So many people use TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, but after 2 weeks on those platforms. I deleted the account and deleted the apps from my phone. It was insane the amount of dings and pings happened all day and night and trying to keep up with social media attention spans is not something I want to spend my time doing.

I want people to FINISH there courses and then move on to greater things, but retention and focus has been a real headache and what get's me is people sign up and pay month to month faithfully, but they never login and LEARN. It's driving me nuts.

Yes, it is time to talk about the next version of Network+! The new version will launch in mid-may 2024! Join CIN and special guest @Hod Berman as he takes a Sneak Peek into the changes in the new exam objectives. 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.

Networking is networking! Or is it! Come join us to hear how things are changing!

What: two-hour webinar investigating updated Network+ exam
When: Tuesday, March 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where: ON24
Who: Hod Berman
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I'm wondering if these "CompTIA Compcert courses" that are not tied to actual CompTIA certifications are going to result in opportunities for instructor work, teaching classes that at best result in a "certificate of attendance"? In my decades of teaching as well as selling new courses to employers, students, and curriculum committees, that path has been made much more successful because of the recognition of CompTIA as a "Certification Issuer".

Thoughts?

Steve

passed DataX Exam today ---> another cert bagged up ... feeling accomplished.

Seeking a PT Instructor to teach CompTIA A+ TWTh 9-1pm EST. Remote-Online delivery. 8 Weeks 1202 only. 1201 already completed students ready to take exam in a few days. Email resume to [email protected]

I hope you’re all doing well. Are there any new requirements or programs from CompTIA for becoming a trainer, especially since CompTIA Trainer+ is no longer available?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Tagging @Rick Butler and @Stephen Schneiter for insights. Thanks in advance for any information.

Is anyone else being gatekept on CIN, by an overly protective Cloudflare?!

Every single pageload I do, that Cloudflare page pops up to "check the security of your connection.".

Every other "like" I want to click, runs into an "oops we ran into some problems".

It's rendered CIN next-to unusable for me.

EDIT: Ha! Posting this thread, again: "Oops, we ran into some problems."

"Three CompTIA certifications (A+, Cloud+, Security+) are in the top 10 list of hottest certifications in the 2026 Salary Guide From Robert Half. "Candidates with in-demand certifications like those listed below can often command higher starting salaries, notably in sectors experiencing active hiring and strong demand for specialized skills," according to Robert Half. "

https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/salary-guide/technology

A hat tip to CompTIA's Brian Matzelle who posted this on LinkedIn.

I understand the reason for moving to the Single Sign On for Labsim, but doing that has caused a lot of issues for my students. Prior to this month, I was able to send my students temporary passwords if they forgot their passwords. With the new system now in place I no longer have the ability to do that. Because most of my students only have school email accounts(K12), the password reset procedure is creating a lot of unhappy students and parents. I already reached out to our corporate IT to see if they could whitelist CompTIA, but it seems to be a long and daunting process. I have also tried getting my students to move over to a personal email, but that still has its oen issues. Are there any suggestions as how to proceed with the issue? Are there any other instructors having the same issue?