Not sure if I provided this information in the past, but in partnership with FEMA, Texas A&M University as produced a series of classes that focus on cybersecurity and are, in my opinion, a series of twelve (12) courses worth taking a look at for student use. The price (FREE) is well worth the value of the learning content. See the table I produced, detailing the courses, along with their descriptions by clicking on the link below or accessing the attached PDF file:

Good morning Team! I am currently working towards CASP+. What study material do you find beneficial?

Michael Shannon @ Live Lessons is a decent video series. He hits on the objectives in detail and brings us on a valuable web safari.

I personally enjoy the All-in-One series book. It breaks down the objectives nicely.

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have any good ideas on finding space to start a IT Fundamentals + Training class in Tampa, Florida?

Can you add a calendar to the site? It would be good to see all the upcoming events, like webinars, conferences, etc.

Peeps, I'm having a tough time finding a place where I can create some online labs for CompTIA certs. It seems I can get free VMs in the cloud for a 12-month trial period from all of the big names, but I need a place that will never charge my students any money. I very often am teaching people who made it into an income-based program, so I cannot reasonably ask them to spend more money than they have.

It would seem simple enough to get people to do the labs locally through Oracle VirtualBox or through Hyper-V (if available), but we also run into the issue of having classroom computers that simply are not robust enough (typically lacking RAM) to do the job right. We also have the ongoing problem of labs in the books that require Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, and such, which are not free, although we can ask students to download trial versions.

I'm finding myself very frustrated by the books that came from the LOChoice acquisition, as they ask us to do labs that we cannot do, and the online downloads do not even include the instructor setup files. I'm hoping someone here can help me help my students.

WE ARE BACK!!

It seems like it has been forever since we offered a TTT series, however the wait is over. Join us beginning Tuesday November 5th as we launch the Cloud Essentials+ TTT series. This is a short series with four sessions. We will be joined by our very own CIN member Stephen Padilla as he walks us through the objectives for the updated certification. Register today to reserve your seat!

What: Cloud Essentials+ TTT
Dates: November 5, 7, 12, 14
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm CST (First session Nov. 5th will begin at 6:30pm CST)
Where: ON24 (live and on-demand)
Register for the series


https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2117599/E5CB3B8279A9C3B26EA7E12BA5C2F89B/702540

I had a blog I wrote for CompTIA posted a few days ago on the importance of Project Management in Cyber Security and IT. Thought I'd share.

For those of you who didn't get the opportunity to attend a webinar presentation today by Mr. Stephen Schneiter and Mr. Kirk Smallwood, you missed quite a treat. These gentlemen provided some rock-solid information even for the most seasoned CompTIA Academy Partner and CompTIA Instructors. The title of the webinar was "CompTIA ICT Educator". If there is a recording made of this presentation, you'll definitely serve yourself, and your students, very well if you have a look. Great, great job Mr. S and Mr. K!

I think pentest needs update now for this gen!!!!!!!

Hi all,

Today, I received a mail from the UK Channel Community,
I was wondering: is there a community like this for The Netherlands?

On a side note, together with a Comptia Partner here in The Netherlands, I really want to boost Comptia trainings and getting more involved with Comptia,
so everything that helps to reach that goal helps

best regards,
Frederik Vos

Hello -
So I put this up on the webinar this morning - I would really love to see a specific forum out here that is aimed at Post Secondary institutions. Maybe there isn't enough traffic to warrant such a thing, but I'd love to have regular discussions with my fellow professors/instructors, content and curriculum developers, and the like when adapting CompTIA material for academic and college credit. It might help with getting our students better prepared for certification.

Y'see, this morning, on the webinar, we heard that many post-secondaries out there have programs for academic outcomes in IT and Cyber, but they don't have the hands-on skills. Much of this is resource or internal curriculum based. But there has to be a way to have our cake and eat it too, right? Making sure we can properly deliver content in a college setting while making sure students are being prepared for certification, managing expectations, so-on and so forth.

Is this something that can be a thing?

Rick

So, the question that that I will post as my inaugural question to CIN is:

Does CySA+ and PenTest+ make sense for the student in the 0-2 year space? New, freshmeat candidates coming into the field, stacking up ITF+, A+, Net+, Sec+ - yes, it's pretty justifiable. But what about the next level - CySA and PT? So far, what I've heard is that incident management is becoming more of a mainstream competency, which isn't so much covered in Sec+, but is heavily covered in CySA.

Thoughts?

/r

Any idea if and when there will be a CySA+ CS0-002 Train the Trainer session? Plans are to start this course at the community college I teach at part-time and was hoping to start out with the new objectives.

Hello everyone, When my students take a certification exam, they are required to bring back their exam results that are printed out at the PearsonVue testing center so they can get credit for taking the certification exam. However, today one of my students were not given a print out and was told they had to go on-line to get their exam results. Then about an hour later a second student was at the same testing center, and they received a print out. Does anyone know if CompTIA is now moving to providing exam results on-line and no longer printing them out at the testing center?

Introducing our new Webinar series, CompTIA Instructor Network Masterclass. Webinars in this series will be geared to those who are teaching the specific certification providing industry insights and discussion on teaching practices to assist student preparation for the certification and the employment.

Join us next week for our first offering for Cybersecurity month as we look closer into Security+. I will be joined by a panel of speakers including:
During this session we will discuss the job roles for those pursuing Security+, what industry expects of IT Pros holding the certification and how to prepare students for these job roles. We will also discuss changes to job roles and industry trends for techs in the field. We will also discuss what we might be seeing as far as changes to the new Security+ exam version 601 to be released next fall.

Webcast Title: CompTIA Instructor Network Masterclass: Up Close with Security+
Webcast Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Register now

All good things must come to an end. Here is the announcement from CERT today.
Original release date: October 17, 2019

Summary
On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end extended support for their Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.[1] After this date, these products will no longer receive free technical support, or software and security updates.

Organizations that have regulatory obligations may find that they are unable to satisfy compliance requirements while running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Technical Details
All software products have a lifecycle. “End of support” refers to the date when the software vendor will no longer provide automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance. [2]

For more information on end of support for Microsoft products see the Microsoft End of Support FAQ.

Systems running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to work at their current capacity even after support ends on January 14, 2020. However, using unsupported software may increase the likelihood of malware and other security threats. Mission and business functions supported by systems running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 could experience negative consequences resulting from unpatched vulnerabilities and software bugs. These negative consequences could include the loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, system resources, and business assets.

It's October, meaning a lot of great content for Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Join Dr. Stanger next week as he looks at attack recognition. Being able to recognize when an attack is underway and responding to it. These are great sessions for your students to check out as well! Plenty of great information to share. Be sure to register here.

Hello,

We are looking for Comptia A+ & CTT+ certified who is resident or can work in Republic of Georgia.

As mentioned in another post, I wrote an article that was published earlier this month on Certification Magazine about the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC). That coupled with my completion of the specific requirements for volunteering resulted in my deployment this Friday to Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas. Considering joining so you can experience adventures like this.........

Does anyone know where I can buy CompTIA academic vouchers for my students, mostly for A+ exams. The CompTIA website only lets you buy a limited amount on their website. Thanks

Does anyone have the instructor eval for the CTT+ course..??

CompTIA is offering the CompTIA ITF+ ebook and certification exam voucher free of charge to teachers who want to learn more about IT and apply that knowledge to their teaching and careers. Teachers who teach any subject to children in grades 6-12 are eligible for this limited-time benefit. Check out details here, https://s.comptia.org/35spwVN

If this offer will not work for you please pass it along to an instructor who can benefit. Be sure to tell them about CIN also!! ?

Hello,

Synergy Bahamas Ltd. is looking for an instructor who can teach a 3 to 5 day Introductory Linux+ class in Nassau, Bahamas within the next 4 weeks.
If you are an experienced trainer and available within the timeline specified (and willing to travel to the Bahamas ), please contact me as soon as possible.

Devon Leslie
Director of Training
Synergy Bahamas Ltd.
Cell: 242 431-8343 Office: 242 323-0727
email: [email protected]

Webinar Alert: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Beta Launch Partner Webinar is tomorrow, October 9th at 11:00 AM CDT.
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2092649/D55B9E5F4BD4D83F34EC021DB821CF1F