Hello. One of my students asked if there is still a trial version of Win 7 out there to download to Virtual Box for practice. I know support has been discontinued by Microsoft and would not want to refer him to a website that may be bogus. Does anyone know if the trial ISO is still available from a reliable source? Since it is on the current A+ test he wants to practice. I told hm I thought he would be ok with just the Certmaster Labs since Win 7 is going away. What do you think?

American Cyber Careers, a New Jersey based training company is seeking an instructor for PenTest Plus. Monday and Thursdays from 7pm to 10pm for ten weeks starting the week of October 26. Please contact email [email protected] or call 862.500.2622.

My understanding is the new Security+ exam is due out next month. Having taken this certification exam for each of the 5 prior exam versions, I'm starting to "ramp up" my study efforts. I did a comparison of the exam objectives for the old and new exam, aligning them up with Professor Messer's video series and thought you all might find it useful. You can access it by clicking HERE.

Hello

I am teaching the A+ online class and a student had a question I am not positive about. Is there partial credit for the PBQ questions on the actual exam?
Thanks!

Diane

Scary...

October is Cybersecurity month and the CompTIA Instructor Network Challenge could land you a drone! Are you up for the challenge? Follow the link below to see the criteria see the criteria and get involved with fellow instructors.

You must complete the challenge by October 31st to be considered for the drawing.

Hey everyone, just wanted to share a bit of my experiences with teaching Linux+ so far.

The group I teach are a dozen young adults with varying IT experience. They range from 16-32, from experienced hacker to IT newbie. Two of them have a lot of Linux experience already, more than I do in some cases! A few others have had a passing interest in the OS, while the rest are fresh / new learners. Getting and keeping them all interested and motivated is an interesting balance

The class is an "Introduction to Linux", whose structure and objectives were meant to align with the Linux+ exam. One thing that daunted me was the sheer amount of information that is covered by the Linux+ exam objectives. We're taking students who have no prior work experience in IT and are working them towards a cert that usually tests for 1-3 years of work experience as a Linux admin! The way things are going, it looks like we'll need 15-odd classes to cover all the materials, ringing in at 5-6 hours each, plus self-study and homework for the students.

Offsetting that workload against the commercial classes made me doubt myself. How can commercial trainers ever expect to cram all this stuff in with a 40-hour week of classes?! Luckily one of my students reminded me of what I said a few lines back: "that's because their students already have experience". Good point

The school didn't spring for CompTIA's materials, so I'm making my own. Making my own course materials has been stressful to say the least. It's like I'm running a marathon, while constantly trying to stay ahead of the group who's on my heels The good part is that I'm learning a lot while prepping my classes! There's a few subjects on the exam that I've never touched on in my professional career.

Welcome new instructors! Whether you are a first time instructor or an instructor teaching CompTIA certs for the first time this community is here for you! This is a great place to ask any questions about content delivery, resources, certification or ... anything else. Need some advise or suggestions, this is the place to find some answers. Be sure to jump in and introduce yourself!

The next version of CompTIA Security+, SY0-601 will be released in November 2020. The Security+ certification validates the baseline skills you need to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career.

Join us Thursday October 22 at 2:00 p.m. CST, as we welcome Stephen Padilla as he walks us through the expected changes to the new version of the exam. We will discuss suggestions as to how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.

Be sure to register now! http://bit.ly/CINSP-SecurityPlus

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 20+ Free Resources for Your Cybersecurity Career

https://www.comptia.org/blog/cybersecurity-awareness-month

CompTIA recently announced a partnership with the National Cyber League (NCL). NCL enables students to prepare and test themselves against practical cybersecurity challenges that they will likely face in the workforce.

Examples include:

• Identifying hackers from forensic data
• Pentesting and auditing vulnerable websites
• Recovering from ransomware attacks, and much more!

Join us in this session as CIN welcomes Curtis Coleman and Stephen Miller, NCL Coaches, to introduce the program. They will tell us about NCL and competitions open to U.S. high school and college students. We will also talk about how you can get involved with your students in future virtual events.

When: Tuesday October 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. CST
Registration: https://bit.ly/CIN-NCL

What are the all equipment would be needed to stand up a local lab, with real hands on, to train my students for CompTIA Network+ certifications.

Looking for A+ Instructor

Hola!

A while back, someone asked about extensions or facilities for test-takers with visual limitations. I would now instead like to ask about students with attention deficit disorders. Do you reckon CompTIA could work in arragements for students like these? I have a few folks in my class (incl. folks with severe anxiety), who could certainly use the reassurance of an extension.

Cheers,


Tess

Hi,

We are looking for a Security+ trainer to deliver virtual training sessions in November (once new content has been launched). European Time Zone.

Please email your details to [email protected]

Many Thanks

Blake

Some folks are already back with students, others are just now getting back. CompTIA put together a "Back to School Kit" with resources to promote certification and IT to your students. Looks like some good information! I really like the "Battle Cards" that talk about the value of individual certifications. Of course I also like that they promote CIN!! Check it out!

The next release for CompTIA Server+ will be available in May of 2021. Join us Tuesday September 29th at 10:00 a.m. CST as we welcome @Rick Butler who takes a sneak Peek into changes with the new exam and the current version. 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.

Be sure to register now! https://bit.ly/CINSP-ServerPlus

Registration is now open for National Cyber League Fall Season!

October 2: Deadline to register

Instructors, through a partnership between CompTIA and NCL, students of cybersecurity and IT have access to a limited number of discounted registrations ($20 fee) for the NCL Fall Season of games! Note: Only students who have not played NCL previously are eligible.

The NCL games are entirely virtual and include a full suite of resources:

• Access to an online gym (September 14-December 8), to practice skills in 9 different categories. The NCL Gym is open September 14-December 8
• Pre-Season Game (October 12-19), through which students are placed in one of four brackets: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Pewter.
• Individual Game (October 23-25)
• Team Game (November 6-8). After participating in the Individual Game, students have the option to join or create a team with others from their school, and compete against other schools. NCL Leaderboards show where individuals and school teams rank relative to the other 5,000 or so players each season.
• Scouting Report, enhancing resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Once the season is over, players receive a Scouting Report detailing their national rank, score, flag capture, flag attempts and accuracy in the competition.
• Webinars, blogs and resources through NCL’s Player Ambassador community
• The nine categories of skills are Open Source Intelligence, Cryptography, Password Cracking, Log Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Forensics, Scanning, Web Application Exploitation, and Enumeration & Exploitation.

Coaches are encouraged to join the NCL Coaches community and gain free resources and knowledge from the NCL Player and Coach Ambassadors. For more information, contact [email protected].

I got the honor of teaching class for the Red Team Offensive Village at DEFCON Safemode this year. I thought I'd share. It is on building a cyber range in GNS3 and hopefully some will find useful. Plus this post pushes me ahead of @Stephen P again on the leader board muhaha.

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Lee

A good friend of mine from the DEFCON Red Team Village and Grayhat, has put together an amazing list of all the security conferences that have gone virtual due to Covid. For those interested in or learning Cyber Security, the ability to attend such virtual events has been one silver lining of the current situation. I encourage all our students to attend and get involved. Check it out.


Lee

NetCom Learning is looking for an instructor to deliver their CompTIA Pentest + training in the week of Sep 28th. They contact me about it, but I am unavailable so offered to share it here. If interested contact:

Swedha Rajan Training Director NetCom Learning Direct: (646) 741 4380 Email: [email protected]

CompTIA's Custom Training group is looking to hire contract trainers to train virtually! Trainers must be currently certified in any of the following: A+, Net+, Sec+. Classes are typically taught during the daytime workweek hours.

The Information Technology Trainer (Contract) will work as a member of CompTIA’s Custom Training group(CCT) reporting directly to Training Operations Manager, to provide front-line technical training to CCT’s students and clients. CompTIA Custom Training brings best-in-class instructor-led training on site and virtually to corporations, government entities and nonprofit organizations. With certification training tailored to our clients, our end-to-end training solution gets results. Whether our clients are looking to upskill their current workforce or build a new one, CompTIA Custom Training can help.

Please reach out to Joelle Szyszka at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more!

I'm mainly looking at teaching at an undergraduate level, with real hands on, in order to provide students the instruction they need to pass any/all of the certifications listed.

I've considered the following: https://www.certificationtrainingsolutions.com/product/ccna-security-standard-labkit/ even though it's listed as CCNA, think it could be used for Network+ and Security+.

Does anyone know of another company that sells similar products, maybe geared more towards CompTIA?

Any and all suggestions appreciated.

Gary