Several Maine Adult Education programs are seeking qualified instructor(s) for their upcomingl Virtual Face to Face TechHire CompTIA A+ Certification training programs- grant funded position through 6/30/21

The TechHire CompTIA A+ Academy is a no cost training for eligible Maine youth (ages 17-29) who are no longer in high school. The training consists of knowledge and skill development in digital literacy and IT support: including hardware and software troubleshooting, operating systems, and communication and procedure. Completion of the training results in the approved in the IC3 Digital Literacy credential and CompTIA A+ certification and prepares youth for employment as a computer user support/specialist help desk technician. The hired instructor will lead the approximately 120 hr IC3/CompTIA A+ portion of the training using a videoconferencing tool such as Zoom that meets weekly at a set times. The instructor will also teach the CompTIA A+ curriculum on a schedule that embeds the Core 1001 exam at the half way point of the course and prepares students for Core 1002 at the end. Instructors will be part of a group of instructors teaching these virtual face to face cohorts and receive support.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior teaching or training experience, especially virtual/digital learning format
• Ability to be highly organized, & detail oriented
• Excellent persuasive communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with students, staff and faculty
• High speed internet and a reliable computer with webcam/mic
• A+ Certified is preferred (but not required- the appropriate candidate will have the opportunity to earn their A+ certification at no cost while teaching the course.)

While these programs are hosted by Maine Adult Education programs the positions are remote and candidates from across New England are encouraged to apply.

If interested or if you have any questions please contact [email protected]

I have students who have applied for exam accommodations and have been waiting nearly a month to get a response and receive an accommodation. PearsonVue is telling them they are waiting on CompTIA and when they contact CompTIA, they say the students must work with PearsonVue.

Does anyone know who at CompTIA coordinates with PearsonVue about exam accommodations so I can get both PearonVue and CompTIA together to resolve these issues?

Anybody using the Learn on Demand labs as a supplement to the CertMaster Learn materials? Just curious how you tie the two together.

It's my understanding they don't link to each other and that's fine. Still, we would like to use the labs and since there is a pretty high possibility of us being remote again at some point this fall online labs make more sense than VMs in the classroom. So our rep recommended buying the access cards and now I am curious how students will access the labs, since they aren't linked.

Evening all.

I have to embark on the process of studying for my own Network+ again. What would be your best recommendations for training material and videos that I can use

I just want to publicly thank Mr. Stephen Schneiter, CIN Program Manager, for providing another
outstanding series, but also for providing an exam voucher to attempt the certification exam
that the training covered - CYSA+. This is yet another demonstration of the awesome support
provided by the CIN Program.

Hawkeye Community College, in Waterloo, Iowa, is seeking an instructor to teach Information Technology Specialist. This continuing education course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ exams and meets twice a week in our classroom starting September 14. Please click on the hyperlink to learn more about this course.Also, looking for an instructor to teach Security+ which is a hybrid course, mostly done by Zoom with 3 classroom labs built in for hands on instruction. If you are interested, please call Christi Mason at (319) 296-4301.

Hawkeye Community College, in Waterloo, Iowa, is seeking an instructor to teach Information Technology Specialist. This continuing education course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ exams and meets twice a week in our classroom starting September 14. Please click on the hyperlink to learn more about this course. If you are interested, please call Christi Mason at (319) 296-4301.

Like some of you, I attended all of the online Train the Trainer sessions for the CySA+ certification. Wondering if those who completed the training will be receiving an exam voucher?

Looks like CompTIA has entered into a partnership with the National Cyber League (NCL). See announcement. This is a great opportunity for students to participate in cybersecurity competition activities at an inexpensive cost. In my role as both a faculty member and an administrator with the California community colleges, I was able to provide high school and community college students with access to NCL competition activities through grant funding I administered. This program was a great success, providing a higher level of competition than students received in participating in the CyberPatriot competition that is focused on middle school and high school students.

Thanks CompTIA for providing this opportunity to students.

Steve

We are putting together some instructor lead online training courses for various CompTIA exams and are looking for instructors.

If you would be interested or know someone that is, please email [email protected] for more information.

We would be running courses on A+, Network+ and Security+ initially.

For information on times, dates & rates please use the above email address.

Thank you

Where can I find the CompTIA provided Presentation Planners? I need to adjust my A+ timing from 16 weeks to 8 weeks now. I don't just want to cut everything in half. Thank you!

This morning I had an opportunity to speak with Good Morning Texas about the importance of cybersecurity with a focus on account security. Great time, lots o' fun!

Tips on avoiding hackers while working from home

Interested in sharing some computer history with your students? Ever wonder what Amazon looked like originally, or Microsoft Windows 3.0? Here is a history lesson website with screen shots, information, interviews and video about, the web, operating systems and games. It is truly a blast from the past!!

When is CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 coming?

I'd like to be able to create a 'local' lab environment containing all the required VMs for A+, Network+, Security and CySA+. Given that I have the setup guides for each course, is there a particular order for the the installation process?

Some time ago, I was teaching a class on Security+ and we were having the Final Exam. We had two classes, day and night. The morning came and I slapped a piece of paper to the whiteboard that read:

Hey - so I posted the answer key on the server. But for security concerns, it will only be up there and available for the next hour. Please make sure you get it before the exam start.

I went back to my desk and sat down. Nothing further said. Just clickie-clickie on my computer as students' curiosities got the best of them. They came up and read the e-mail formatted note. They asked me about it. I said nothing. Then, I think they got the idea that they had to go looking on our local file server for it. So, in a scene that you could set to Yakety Sax, the students started scrambling around, looking on the server for a file that might be the answer key. They started searching through the student folders, opening various files and searching.

They couldn't find the file, but they did find one directory they couldn't access. The Day crew could not access the Night folder and vice versa.

Then one got the idea, "hey, what's the night student password". Day students logged on as night (passwords weren't particularly secure). So they got into the opposite class's folder, where they found a folder with a PDF and picture of the book cover. Upon trying to open the PDF and realizing it was locked down with a password, they scrambled trying to find it. It was then they looked at the pic:

"Dude, what was the name of that website that Rick used to hide stuff in images?"

So the students scrambled to find their notes on my discussion regarding steganography, which website I used in class (luckily, one of them wrote it down), and found the password to the PDF encoded in the book cover image. The classes had 60 minutes to recover the file, which turned out to be the exam key for the Final. Day got it in 58 minutes, night didn't get it.

But it was one of the better finals I've ever given - probably because they had something to gain by playing.

TL;dr - Used stego to hide a password to an encrypted PDF containing a final's answer key for an open book exam.

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So, we've all been hearing about the upcoming, new Sec+.

Me, I'm pretty excited about the new challenge, especially since I may end up teaching the class. Ssssoooo... are we sure there's no secret closed-beta people could try and get a seat on? I had a blast with the PenTest+, CySA+ and Linux+ beta exams; those were fun!

@Stephen Schneiter has indicated that there's no beta, since the new version "is just an update". But hey, if The Professor says that 601 has 250 new topics compared to 501, that still sounds like a lot of changes that need testing.

I am studying for this exam and hope to test in the next 60 days. What materials helped you all prepare? Are there any exam prep questions I can use to test my knowledge?

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Always willing to accept free content as I prepare for the new CS0-002 exam:
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As technology becomes more crucial to business operation, companies want to be sure they understand their IT budgets. CompTIA’s report on The Business Relevance of IT in the SMB Market found that the top three reasons for IT budget surprises are ongoing maintenance, required upgrades, and staff time required for operation. As technical candidates build skills using CompTIA A+ or CompTIA Network+, they should pay attention to how different topics tie together so that they can describe the total cost of building and maintaining systems.

Hello everyone,

I have a student with a visually impaired disability who is trying to get help from PearsonVue for some accommodations. He requested accommodations through PearsonVue two weeks before his exam date, but never head back from them. During his exam using OnVUE, he had difficulty reading content on his screen, but was not able to use the magnifying glass feature to help see the images. He was also instructed to keep his face away from the screen by the online proctor so because his entire face was not visible when he moved very close to see the images.

Does anyone know what accommodations are available for visually impaired test takers? Or does anyone have any suggested strategies to better see the images on the screen during the exam using the OnVUE software?

Thanks.