A while ago, I found an old Wiley Cybersecurity book from the early 90s and decided to see what has changed from then until now.
I did up a short blog post on the similarities and differences here: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/cybersecurity-in-the-90s/
I'm posting it here as it may make for a fun extra resource when teaching a Cybersecurity course.

I had the opportunity to do a Lunch n' Learn with a local dentist's office. I raised cybersecurity awareness on various topics such as small business data protection best practices, social engineering, working from home, various flavors of malware, and social media.

Nationally more than 50% of jobs require skills training beyond a high school diploma, but not at the level of a bachelor’s degree. In terms of the local landscape, more than 90% of DC residents over the age 25 possess a high school diploma while about 50% possess a bachelor’s degree. These data make clear the need for DC to continue its work of increasing workforce development offerings that provide residents with occupational skills training that leads to nationally recognized credentials needed to enter or advance in the highly skilled workforce within the DMV region.

The Chart Academy, launching in the spring of 2022, will respond to the call to close the gap between the number of skilled jobs and the number of qualified professionals by providing access to education and professional career development in the areas of information technology, healthcare, early childhood education, and environmental services.

The Information Technology Instructor (Adjunct Faculty) opportunity will provide passionate, tech savvy educators with space and resources to mentor, create, and deliver innovative online and in-person instruction. The incumbent will be offered the opportunity to also engage in process improvement strategies for student success and share in the connection to developing partnerships with the community and individuals. A great opportunity to be part of a team embarking on next generation higher learning

Hi everyone, I'm researching ways to improve CompTIA's instructor resources offer, and I'd love to have your input.

I'm scheduling two focus groups to discuss the following:

• How instructors use our existing instructor resources.
• Which resources instructors wish we would include.
• What new resources we have currently in development.

Please take a look at the form (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a57f065fa77d4a09bea18cbcd951a360) and sign up for either of our 1-hour focus groups to share your experiences. Thank you!

Katherine Keyes
Sr Specialist, Product Development -- CompTIA Learning
Managing Infrastructure Training Products

(cross-posted in CIN Open Forums)

I am looking for the link for CIN TTT Series: Data+ DA0-001 Session 3.

I miss the class and can not find the link in my email.

Please help me out.

Thank you.

Hi Everyone. We would love to see some more engagement on our Question of the Week #7, and here it is:

The Instructor/Manager/Mentor does not see the progress of individual Students/Learners in the “Boost Dashboard”. What could be the cause of this and how can this be remedied so that you can see the analytics for your Students/Learners?

I'm looking for extra part-time teaching opportunities for a little extra income any suggestions on places to look?
I teach CompTIA cert classes at work usually twice a year for 6 weeks at a time so I'm looking for part-time opportunities.
Also, slide decks: Create my own or use CompTIA templates....assuming there are CompTIA templates available?

Thanks!

@stephen Kindly I taught CYSA+ many times,each time students face some hardness of doing labs specially for SNORT,IOC I hope that next verion of CYSA+ labs will be more related
t real life not just trial versions of security nion

Happy Weekend everyone! Question of the Week #6 was: Within CertMaster Learn can the Instructor also be assigned the role of Institution Admin/Supervisor? If so, how would this role be assigned to you?

Yes. The Instructor can be assigned the role of Institution Admin and/or Supervisor. These assignments are at the discretion of the Institution.

The Institution Admin would be able to assign the role of Institution Admin or Institution Supervisor to an Instructor.

Institution Admin
The person who makes the organizational purchase of a CertMaster Learn Organization Business License will automatically be setup as an Institution Admin for their Institution. The Institution Admin role allows the user to setup all other roles in the platform, including other Institution Admins, Institution Supervisors, Instructors, and Students. Once this role is assigned, you will have the highest level role within the Institution.

Institution Supervisor
The Institution Supervisor role gives the user access to the Boost Dashboard and they are able to view the reporting in the same way as the Instructor, with one added benefit. They get to see the Reporting for the entire Institution as a whole.

Instructor
Instructors have access to the Boost Dashboard (CertMaster Learn reporting hub). Instructors will only see the data for the groups and students they manage directly unless they are assigned the role of Institution Supervisor. The Instructor would typically be the one who is teaching the course but can also be a mentor or manager or anyone who requires the oversight provided within the Boost Dashboard.

Again, these roles are assigned at the discretion of the Institution.

Most of the courses I have seen combine the Core 1 and Core 2 material into a single course. Do you think there is any benefit for students to focus on Core 1 first and then Core 2 (after passing the Core 1 exam)?

Thanks in advance for your input,
Joe

We are looking to add at least 2 additional talented and engaging CASP+ instructors. We prefer that our instructors have practical hands-on experience. US based citizens only please, as we often teach on military bases. We are also looking for CISSP instructors as well.

We will need evening instructors - delivery format is Monday through Thursday evening Online Live from 6:00 to 9:30 pm EST.

We will need daytime bootcamp instructors - delivery format is Monday through Thursday evenings Online live from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CST and EST. These are delivered Online Live, at our classrooms through Florida and Alabama, and at client locations.

Our instructor team will tell you that they are treated well and we would like the opportunity to share our culture with you. Thank you for your consideration!

Posting in the Job Board thread as well...

We are looking to add at least 3 additional talented and engaging Data+ instructors as we anticipate high demand for Data+ cohorts. Data+ is a pre-cursor to an intensive Data Analyst program that we deliver and we are essentially making it a pre-requisite for our students. We prefer that our instructors have some practical data analytics and/or data science background. US based citizens only please, as we often teach on military bases.

We will need 1 more evening instructor - delivery format is Monday through Thursday evening Online Live from 6:00 to 9:30 pm EST.

We will need 2 more daytime bootcamp instructors - delivery format is Monday through Thursday evenings Online live from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CST and EST. These are delivered Online Live, at our classrooms through Florida and Alabama, and at client locations.

Our instructor team will tell you that they are treated well and we would like the opportunity to share our culture with you. Thank you for your consideration!

Join the CompTIA Instructor Network as we welcome Cameron Dodd who will lead our Data+ DA0-001 TTT series. The series will consist of six sessions covering the Data+ exam domains. Cameron will teach the key cybersecurity concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools used by data analytics professionals.

We will also discuss instructional strategy for presenting the concepts to students and best practices for implementing a Data+ course.

As the importance for data analytics grows, more job roles are required to set context and better communicate vital business intelligence. Collecting, analyzing, and reporting on data can drive priorities and lead business decision-making. CompTIA Data+ validates certified professionals have the skills required to facilitate data-driven business decisions, including:

• Mining data
• Manipulating data
• Visualizing and reporting data
• Applying basic statistical methods
• Analyzing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards throughout the entire data life cycle

NEW in 2022! In order to qualify to receive an exam voucher as part of the CIN TTT series, you will need to be an active CIN member and a CompTIA training partner. More details will be provided during Session 1 of the series.

What: 6 session webinar series
When: Begins Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Where: ON24
Who: Cameron Dodd

Register Here

Hey all,

I didn't get a link to register for the PenTest-2 like I did the rest. Can anyone send me think or post it here for if anyone else is having trouble. I did the intro stuff but never got to start on Lesson 1 and so on. Thanks.

Kindly I would like to know at which day in April 2022 will A+ TTT will start.

An associate/student of mine just completed ITF+ along with his 8 year old daughter. She passed the test a couple of days before her 9th birthday (passed about 3 days ago). I know that CompTIA made a big deal a few years ago when a 12 year old was the youngest person to achieve A+ cert. Not looking for any hullabaloo but wondering if the good folks at CompTIA could check into the youngest ITF+ passer?

Thank you,

Recently the latest comptia Exams are testing on programming languages reading the output of a code or scripts in few programming languages. In official book or lab we don't have any info about it. For IT students it's easy for them to understand. But for non IT students even corporate people for example accounting or management people is quite hard for them to take up without knowing basic programming. We as trainer also having hard time explain to them when they ask why all this not in book but is tested in exam?

Is future comptia course going to be for IT students only?

My suggestion is add in a module to teach basic programming in our modules. Non IT Students will be able to answer the questions tested in exam.

The output from tools or OS is easy for students bcos they practice in lab and they have it in official book.

Programming languages?

Hello Everyone,

As a follow-up to my previous message, CompTIA currently has DOL-approved National Guideline Standards for registered apprenticeship programs.

- Tech Support Specialist
- Network Support Specialist
- Cybersecurity Support Technician
- Tech Project Coordinator

You can download the NGS guidelines from our website: https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech

CompTIA is working to partner with both "intermediaries" and to generate apprenticeship demand from employers. The tight labor market for IT talent is really driving interest in "apprenticeship" as an option! If you are not sure and just want to have a conversation, please let me know. Between our efforts on employer engagement and helping intermediaries launch their programs....we've made great progress.

Best,
Liz

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I have received the code for PenTest+ Instructor guide material.

Thank you Stephen Schneiter

"(ISC)² has created an entry-level cybersecurity certification – a first step through which we can attract and develop diverse talent to round out the cybersecurity teams of the future, including students, recent college graduates and career changers. This is a major shift for (ISC)² and for the industry, and we hope you share our excitement about the prospect of helping so many embark on a new career in cybersecurity.
See https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/entry-level-certification-pilot"

And just when you thought, "there's no such thing as a free lunch," read below:

Share a Free Entry-Level Cybersecurity
Certification Exam Voucher

Share the Link: www.isc2.org/Voucher-Offer

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Looking forward to Data+ TTT and taking the test.

Just came out of CFR-410(BETA) - CyberSec First Responder exam. No clues whether I will pass or fail, but I had a feel good experience.
100 questions & 2 hours,
2 hours well spent on a weekend.