Interpretation Logs and management for CySA+, Network+, Penetration+

Hi mates
I would like to suggest that CompTIA, as a neutral certificate provider, introduce more in-depth and detailed information on how to interpret event logs from different sources and manage them, for example: network devices, OS, Apps, among others.
Events Logs have their lifecycle. CompTIA, I suggest you put more details on the subject in the study guides and consequently in the exams.
This would provide a more solid foundation for network analysts and engineers.

There is a lot of misinterpretation of log messages by Analysts and Network Engineers and this misinterpretation can result in delay in accurate collection of information or poor incident response

I had never seen a book or guide that went into depth about interpreting and detailing message logs.
example: How does a log message present itself when it is a brute force in windows authentication, in FTP, SSH protocols? or even on a Cisco Router, Switch?
another example: privilege escalation on linux account. how look like? mensage log



Guys what your view point about?

Sources Material for write SIEM, IPS, IDS and others devices Rules

Hi buddy / mates

In recent times cybersecurity companies are recruiting people with domain and skills in writing rules for SIEMs, IDS, IPS and others. The writing of these rules, on the one hand, helps to avoid false positives, good reading of log messages to better understand events on the network and, on the other hand, to comply with corporate internal policies.
To further emphasize, I believe it is a new skill for Cyber Security Analyst (BlueTeam).

I believe that compTIA could focus on this in their certifications such as: A+, Net+, Sec+, CySA+, Data+

Are there any sources of information, training or guides that would help an analyst to have the skill to write rules on security devices?

Webinar Alert: A+ Partner Launch webinar happening April 21st

Registration is now open for the CompTIA A+ Partner Launch webinar happening April 21st. During this webinar, we will review the exam objectives, discover the skills needed to support hybrid environments, and learn about our various learning solutions, including the new Core 1 workbench labs. Save your seat: https://s.comptia.org/3xlUX4l

Question of the Week #11 - Answer

Happy Friday everyone! Great answers/responses shared by our CIN members this week, thank you to those who participated!

Our question this week is focused on the benefits of the "Lessons" Tab in CertMaster Learn. Have a great weekend!?

Question:
In CertMaster Learn, how can the Student/Learner use the "Lessons" tab to their benefit?

Answer:


The Lesson’s Tab has loads of benefits including the ability to view and rank confidence levels and allowing Students to make customizations within their course.


View and Rank Confidence levels:

The Table of Contents provides users to see an overview of how they ranked their confidence levels so far in the course. The Table of Contents can be filtered by specific Confidence Levels, lessons, or student customization.

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The Lesson’s Tab has another section named “Confidence Levels” that shows the students their Lessons categorized specifically by their confidence levels.

There are 3 Confidence levels: High, Medium, and Low Confidence. Categories are chosen by the Student as they progress through the course. Students must rank their confidence levels before continuing through the lesson.

These Confidence Levels allow the Student to see where they ranked their confidence levels throughout their learning and to see areas that may require more studying.


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Student Customization:

Students can also customize their course lessons by use of Notes, Bookmarks, and Highlights. Notes are personalized by the student and will be specific to the current lesson page the note was made. Bookmarks will save a specific lesson page for later use. Highlights are important sections of text that can be found at a later time.

All these customizations can be found using the Notes, Bookmarks, and Highlights categories at the top of the page.

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These are just some of the benefits that CertMaster Learn has to offer. What other benefits have you found using the platform?

Question of the Week #11

Happy Monday everyone! It's that time of week again... QUESTION OF THE WEEK! We look forward to your answers and/or feedback and thanks as always for humoring us ?

Question:
In CertMaster Learn, how can the Student/Learner use the "Lessons" tab to their benefit?


HINT: There are multiple right answers and quite a bit you can do here so don't be shy, thanks again and have a great week!

TIME SENSITIVE Certified CompTIA Security+ Instructor Needed

One of our partners asked if I could post this to the community as they are having a hard time finding a certified Security+ instructor.

College of Southern Maryland is in need of a certified Security+ instructor who can deliver a live, online class in the evenings (Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM) using Zoom and the CompTIA Official Content for Security+. Class is scheduled to start next Monday (4/11/21). They can also consider rescheduling the start date to a week later to allow for more prep time.

Anyone interested please contact:
Paula Coluzzi
Program Manager
Business and Information Technology
Continuing Education and Workforce Development
College of Southern Maryland
301-934-7557
[email protected]
https://www.csmd.edu/programs-courses/non-credit/workforce-training/index.html

Passed!

After having it on my radar for several years, I finally passed the CASP+ this weekend. Along with it, I also got the CSAE and CSIE stackable certifications.

I thought the exam was challenging but fair. I had one PBQ and one hand-on VM exercise. Due to the fact that the exam was pass/fail, I have no idea if I passed it easily or if I barely made it. But I guess what they say is true. The guy who graduates last in medical school is still called Doctor.

I still need the Linux+, Data+, and CTT+ to complete the entire set.

Now that we mention beta: FC0-U71?

By the looks of it, ITF+ v6 is getting close to its retirement.

Will v7 be an incremental update compared to Net+ 7->8? Or will there be a beta like in 2018?

-> https://www.comptia.org/advocacy/ne...mptia-it-fundamentals-beta-exam-now-available

Can you tell taking beta exams is a hobby of mine? :D

Instructor Certification and resources

Background- I have been selected to become one of ten instructors for the US Army JROTC Cyber Instructor program. The 4 year curriculum will cover concepts such as A+ for year 1, Network+ for year 2, etc. I was curious if there was relevant training and certification that will "certify" me to teach COMPTIA certification subjects. Thanks in advance.


PS. I have written exam questions for ISC2 and COMPTIA and hold a few certifications- CISSP,CISA,CASP+, GSEC, Security+, CYSA+.

Question of the Week #10 - Answer

It's that time of week everyone, here's your answer for this week's question, and have a great weekend!

Question:
In CertMaster Learn, how does the Learning Plan benefit the Student User's course progress?

Answer:
The Learning Plan presents the course material in a sequential format throughout the course, and lessons are not only presented in order but also the corresponding activities such as Labs (if applicable), Practice Questions, etc.

Students can also enter the course on any given day and choose the “Study Task” button which will take them right back to the point they left on the previous login.

Also, Students will be able to use the “Learning Plan Progress” bar as well as the “Today’s Knowledge Goal” section to help understand how many concepts or topics they will need to study for that give day. The Learning Plan Progress and Today’s Knowledge Goal sections will automatically update each day, and will adjust accordingly if no progress has been made over a given period of time.

At any time, the students can also check their “Strengths and Weaknesses” from the left side margin while in the learning tool. This will capture any areas where confidence levels were marked (this is a required activity during ALL lessons, see visual on attachment), and will also showcase areas where more attention may be needed. Lastly, this will also give the students a barometer of when they are “Exam-ready” by showcasing their overall progress from Beginner to Expert level of knowledge. This will continue to build as ALL activities within the course are completed. Best practice is that we recommend they reach at least the notch between proficient and advanced before taking their certification exam.

Please see the attachment here as well for visual representation of each concept.

Any additional questions or comments please feel free to share!

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Seeking additional Data+ Instructors

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!

U.S. Based Summer Contract Opportunity for A+ Students

CompTIA A+ Certified Technician

Techadox is seeking CompTia A+ certified technicians for a three month contract starting in June.

This is a great opportunity to work with a major corporation, have a close point of contact for site assistance, and to earn up to $1,600 a week .

The Job
  • 19+ site visits a week to Starbucks and Walmart locations
  • Various technology installations and repair
  • Paid training with a NCR Customer Engineer
  • All work done in same metro area
  • See attached spreadsheet for locations
The Requirements
  • CompTIA A+ certification
  • Proof of Covid Vaccination
  • Reliable Vehicle
Interested parties can contact Vibert Alli at [email protected]

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CASP 004 - Reports of complaints about Questions disappearing for review.

Hello everybody,

I have had some students sat the CASP 004 exam yesterday and today, and reported that a simulation and a few questions "disappeared" from the review page and impossible to retrieve before submitting the exam. This is not on-Vue at home, but on-premise exams carried out in our exam centre in Ireland.
Should we report this to Pearsonvue, or are these the new experimental simulations that Mr Lane described at the launch?
The behaviour of the review page raised some complaints from students who failed the exam and blamed this new feature for it.

Please help

This is only happening in CASP 004 apparently.
We had other students take the CASP 003 exam in the same exam centre and there was no problem whatsoever.

Instructor ebooks, PowerPoint slides and lab

Greeting to all, I would like to suggest In Our CIN portal could have the instructor books, PowerPoint slides and lab access.
We have alot new partners and instructor join in and looking for the above resources. But can't find it.

In our portal we have the video recording and PowerPoint by the trainer whom teach the subject. But don't have the instructor book or the lab. We trainers must first use it before we can teach.

Other vendors equipped all this in their portal. So trainer can use the resources for teaching their students.

Hope Comptia can consider this request. Now A+ is going start. Yes we attend the TTT course. Then we going teach this course. It would be great if we given access the lab in our CIN portal.
No need to give individually but have it in portal itself.

It would be a great help to all the trainer.

New Network+ Exam N10-008

Team, I just sat and passed/renewed my Network+ exam. Excellent exam! It definitely hit on most-to-all networking objectives. I thought the simulation questions were realistic and painted a real-world environment picture.

Know the 'what' and 'why' of each testing objective. Keep at it! Keep studying!

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