I've made a conscious decision to fully retire (except for volunteer work), effective June 1st. That decision is in part based upon not moving forward in maintaining my technical skills, specifically as they relate to cloud computing and coding. Living on the technological bleeding edge is simply getting too challenging. I'm wondering if I'm alone with regard this? Back in the old days, I fondly remember CompTIA certifications, by definition, lasted a lifetime. Today, with regular exam updates scheduled with a three (3) year cycle, those who follow a rule that you do not teach to a certification unless you've passed the most recent certification exam is a challenge, and one I'm no longer interested in following. With retirement "mailbox money" exceeding expenses, I'm looking forward to travel (just returned from Australia and New Zealand), with plans to head to Europe in May and South America in the fall. So I won't be hanging around here a lot.

Steve

Hi We are a Private Vocational School located in Edison, New Jersey. We have an faculty job opportunity for Cybersecurity Training Program, Remote/ Hybrid(Part Time) for CompTIA Security+ , A+, CySP,CySA. Require Hands on Experience and Teaching skills

I initially thought that earning CASP+ will renew Linux+, but it is not the case... sadly.
See link for reference.

If anyone from CompTIA Certification is reading this, I hope you'd reconsider.
Much of what needs to be learned in CASP+ covers Linux too!

You know what renews Linux+? It is Cloud+.
Not even CySA+ nor PenTest+ would renew Linux+.
*mindblown*

Well folks, I'm literally shaking and my head is pounding, but I was in a state of disbelief when I saw "Pass" on my score report.

For me, like many of you, I started off with @Lee McWhorter's Train the Trainer series. But I had to put study on hold after that because I was finishing up Cloud+. So I got the book opened in April and started in, but then, I had to do my preps for Project+ 005 beta and for the TTT series. I ran through the Project+ CertMaster materials for 005 thoroughly, before taking the beta, with the long wait to October before knowing if I had passed that or not. Just shy of the Project+ TTT, I ran through the 004 materials so as to see the differences. If you want to watch my TTT series for Project, @NATUNA's got it linked up here.

With Project+ all done, I had just a few months left to turn my attention back to the CASP. I wanted to also take the time to evaluate the CertMaster materials. So I got evals of them all, and started in, doing CM Learn, Labs, and then Practice.

So, honestly, CertMaster lays out the foundational stuff you need to know. I think there may be a couple of concepts that I didn't see in the CM materials. But for the greatest majority of it the concepts are in there, but really at a Blooms Taxonomy * 1/2 level. You are going to need to take things to the Application level. @Jill West's post did a good job at summing up some of the things from the exam, but for us instructors that are using CertMaster Learn/Labs in the classroom, just studying it alone, without practical application will not get you there, unless you're super intelligent and can put the concepts together fluidly. For the 80% of us (ref: Pareto's law), CertMaster Learn/Labs will not at all replace a solid instructor. But put a solid instructor in there, who can walk through the applicative stuff, like WHY running commands and their associated switches will give you the information you're seeking, versus just knowing what commands like vmstat, for example, do. I didn't see too much more content gain using CM Learn vs. using the CompTIA book. I think, at the end of the day, it comes down to approach and gives you that 'self-guided course' feel.

(* If you don't know Blooms Taxonomy, review it right quick, so you can get the context of what I'm trying to say here)

Rest assured, fellow instructors, CertMaster is not an AI that will put you out of a job. CertMaster will, if you use it right, focus your study and orient you in the right direction. The way I see it, if you use the Scouts BSA EDGE Method religiously in the classroom, with CM Learn/Labs along side, assuming your student is attentive and motivated, all your classes will be great.

Which brings me to CertMaster Practice - I really don't think, are generally certification grade. They are heavy Knowledge and Understanding based with a couple reaching into Application. CASP admittedly is for the candidate who has been doing security work for a few years and even soft-prereq's CySA+, Linux+, and PenTest+ before going in. So, yes, drill the questions from CM Practice to get the fundamental concepts down, but again, a candidate is really going to need to practice doing stuff. Reading code snippets, running vulnerability scans with Nessus or Greenbone, doing some pen testing, fiddling with Aircrack-ng, actually doing a key stretch - stuff like this. I would love to see more realistic PBQs and VM Sim questions in CertMaster Practice. This is where I think things like Cyber Skyline or HackTheBox are really good at augmenting knowledge - by really doing stuff.

As we know, students, and even some of us, don't go into certifications like we've been doing it for 20 years. Usually, we're stretching upward to get the bigger cert, which is why we all have to study and work at it. So the expectation here is that we want the materials that we use to provide that coverage. This is also what makes braindumps so alluring, because they just tell a candidate what's on the test, rather than actually learning and/or testing out of knowledge acquired in the field.

Well, I'm gonna wind this post up and say congrats to all of you that wound up the year finishing a cert, whether it be CASP+ or something else. Onto 2023 for me and I hope you too!

Rick

mates,
I'm getting this message can someone tell me whats wrong?

@Stephen Schneiter or CompTIA Admins

if anyone is reading this bring in Certmaster renewal for Casp+ in 2023 make it easier to renew for the practitioners best present CompTIA Could give to the CASP+ holders or at least update the renewal to accept Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect sc-100 Exam as this covered everything in CASP+

We already have this for A+ Network+ and Security+ time to bring it in for CASP+


enough said
Regards

I am so excited! What a great way to end the year.

Thank you, @Stephen Schneiter, @Jill Thielmann, and @comptia, for the TTT CASP+ voucher and study materials. Thank you, @Lee McWhorter, and all the others that shared their CASP+ escapades.

Due to other pressing matters this past year, I only was able to prepare for CASP+ for 1.5 months prior to sitting the exam while working 60-hour weeks at 2 jobs.

My pass score result was posted in PearsonVue in less than 25 minutes.

This is how I prepared:

1. Study and teach CompTIA Security+, Network+, CySA+ <!-- (PenTest+ in 2023) -->
2. Re-acquaint myself with my previous Linux and Web technology knowledge
3. Attend CASP+ TTT
4. CompTIA Learn and Labs
4. ITPro.tv CASP+ course (completed 60%)
5. KaplanLearn practice exam (completed 30%)
6. prayed some

As I always say, CIN has changed my life. This place is a gem.

Happy New Year, Everyone!

I look forward to knocking out Data+, PenTest+, and ITF+, plus the upcoming TTTs and the enhanced Data track. What a year 2022 was here at CIN. 2023 will be just as epic.

Hod

Let's say someone takes a beta exam in January. They then take the soon-to-be retired version of the same exam in March before they even get the result of the beta in May. What are the possible scenarios? Does anyone know for sure?

(It's not entirely hypothetical. Someone on reddit said they're about to do just that w/ CySA+.)

My guesses...
Fail beta in Jan but pass retiring version in Mar? Certified as of Mar.
Pass beta in Jan but fail retiring version in Mar? Certified as of Jan.
Pass beta in Jan and pass retiring version in Mar? Certified as of Jan (and maybe renewed as of Mar date?)

Did something recently change? I had some of my students today tell me that they were advised that they could not return to questions once they had skipped them and would not be able to go back and review flagged questions. First heard here, just trying to get to the ground truth.

Hello Everybody,

Has anyone received the Linux XK0-005 TTT voucher yet?

Hi there, g'day!

I'm currently prepping to take the CTT+ exams and am looking forward to the experience very much. I was surprised to see that CTT+ is excluded from the test-at-home online testing that will go live in about a week's time -> http://comptia.org/testing/online-testing-interest-form

Online testing is not available in China, Cuba, Iran, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Slovenia, Sudan, and Syria. Other exclusions include CTT+ and any site licenses.

Click to expand...

I'm very curious as to why the theoretical part of the CTT+ examination would be excluded. It does not strike me as dissimilar to the other tests.

I have played the first two sessions for the Linux + Deep Dive training. Do we have to
watch all of them to get credit for it? I don't see any clickable icon to get the "Certificate
of Completion" in the session even at the end of it.

Also, I guess there is no video of who ever is speaking but just audio?
Happy New Year everyone.

Thank you,
Mike

Hi,

I completed the SEC+ course on demand, when will I receive the TTT voucher?

Thanks
Doug Hemphill
[email protected]

Hi Guys,

I recorded a portion of my actual class session today to submit it and hopefully pass the TK0-202 (classroom performance-based exam). You can watch it here: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AvC-mif_Iw336gwMlPnBfXmdeBzO?e=DYSI8k

I know many of you here are already CTT+ and I just wanted to get some feedback about my video. I want to know if this will suffice or if I need to record another one.

I'm hoping that you can help me out on this. Please feel free to let me know your thoughts.

Thank you in advance.

- Ivan Jude.

I passed CASP+ 004

Hello to my fellow CIN Members,

I am looking into purchasing an electronic tablet to enable me to draw for students and/or mark up slides when appropriate using a battery free electronic pen (I surely don't want a battery type of electronic stylus since they only can hold a charge for a finite time frame, etc.). The one I'm looking at purchasing is this one: https://tinyurl.com/56jyhk6f but if any of you can recommend others, I'm all ears.

The one I'm considering purchasing via the above Amazon link is obviously a bit too large for portable use, but that's okay for me, I am willing to buy two, i.e., a larger unit like the above for use when teaching CompTIA courses via Zoom or a smaller portable sized used for use when traveling. I would ideally like to keep my price range for any such devices to be under $600 each.

Any recommendations to the above question would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Bob

Hi Guys

As a Microsoft MVP MCT MCE AND MCSE holder I find it mad to believe CompTIA Make it so difficult ti be a CompTIA Trainer , is there any discounts for CTT+ is it a path worth pursuing ?

Best Regards
Matthew

I've just passed the CASP+ certification exam!
Thanks much to CompTIA for the exam voucher, through @Stephen Schneiter.

I've used the following to prepare for the exam:

• e-book (instructor guide) from CompTIA with the exam prep from CompTIA Learn.
  • recommended! I didn't get to try the Labs tho. Is there any?
• e-learning course by Jason Dion, from LinkedIn Learning
  • the course is good, tho it gets boring at times. the study notes need revision
• e-book (cert guide) and practice exam from Pearson IT
  • e-book and practice exam are good. a few minor details were off which i've already sent as feedback to Pearson for revision.
• CyberVista's exam prep, via Learning People Global
  • exam prep is good

I had 2 PBQs - only 1 of which is a simulation.

Next stop, Pentest+ or Project+.... which one?

Passed the CASP+ today. I fully expected to fail after not having sufficient time to study. I probably got all the easy questions.

If you're studying to finish this up before the voucher expires, definitely focus on Linux stuff, and know those acronyms inside and out. It was also helpful for me to know how this exam is a bit different from other CompTIA exams I've taken. There's a question where you work in a virtualized environment (looks like it counted for two questions, based on question numbering around it). When you get to that question, you only get one attempt at it, so there's no going back to it later to try again. And they give you a list of tasks before entering the environment that you're not allowed to perform on the VM. Within the virtual environment, they listed a few commands that they said could be helpful, along with a few switches. But they said the list is not exhaustive, and you might need other commands. I also had learned the exam result is Pass/Fail only, no scaled score, and you don't get the result on screen when you finish the exam. It was, however, printed on my report as I was checking out at the testing center.

And that's a wrap for my cert exams this year. If I counted right, I took and passed 10 cert exams in 2022. Seven were new-to-me certs from CompTIA, AWS, and Microsoft. The others were repeats to renew certs. I'm definitely grateful to @Stephen Schneiter and his crew for the TTT programs and the related vouchers!! Beyond the training and vouchers, it also provides a sense of accountability and that extra "push" I need to make me go through with taking these exams more often than I would have otherwise. And the discussions here are invaluable as well!

Nice way to end the year. Will be able to get some sleep over New Years even tho taking the CySA+-003 beta Jan 3 to see how different it is. Does this mean I have to stop saying I'm a n00b now or can I wait until I pass Linux & PenTest+?

Hi Guys!

Any problem with CompTIA?
Previously these vouchers were distributed 2 or 3 weeks after the CIN TTT series. Lately things have changed a lot. Is there anything we don't know?
Please I would like to have an explanation on the subject

I wanted to close this year on a big note

Hello Everyone,

I previously attended CASP TTT webinars and got myself a voucher to get certified. However, yesterday i was trying to book for CASP exam to be written friday 30th December, 2022 and the voucher is due to expire on 31st December, 2022. My problem is that when i try to book the exam, i can not see any PearsonVUe testing centre in my Country (MALAWI) apart from Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya as nearest testing centres (Am able to see testing centres if i try to book lower exams ). OnVUE proctored exam testing, i can't meet internet connection speeds requirement and my worry is that i have known this barely 3 days before my CASP voucher expires. Please any advice either here or in private.