Hello are there any onsite trainings available in the Charlotte, NC metro area. I have a former student from a school that is looking for additional training to retake. Please let me know if you have any info to assist.

Thanks,
Lundon

Finally it became a reality to meet these awesome people.

Day Three: And yes, I got up for the gym. But the fitness center is pretty empty this morning so I have this distinct feeling that the Tao party last night turned today into a rest day for them.

No matter, let's get after it..

Hello CIN'ers all - Day Two begins with he official open to the Partner Summit and the CTF that happens at 8am.

Which means this Fedora wearing loudmouth is on a time table. Abdominal day to work off that rich Vegas chow...

Hi all

I’ve a unique question I’m wondering if anyone knows any companies in the USA Hiring Irish citizens for Cybersecurity roles I have over 15 years experience with 150+ qualifications.

In particular I’m looking for something I can initially start remotely to begin when and then make a decision in a years time to go down the Visa route / citizenship route.

any guidance / advice would be great.
Kind regards
Matthew

Hello all of you fellow CIN'ers - coming to you from Las Vegas and the very first day of the conference. As I did last year, I will be posting throughout the day of what I encounter during the conference for those of you that were unable to make it.

I think there were some people who decided to go out running, but this old guy doesn't do that much anymore. So how about something uplifting instead...

CompTIA reveals roadmap for Xpert Series product family​

Jul 31, 2023



The CompTIA Xpert Series certifications are scheduled for release throughout 2024. The certifications are intended for IT professionals with multiple years of work experience who are interested in validating their expert-level knowledge of business-critical technologies.
“Each certification exam will validate deep expertise in job roles recognized as being at the expert level,” said Thomas Reilly, chief product officer, CompTIA. “Beyond validating technical skills, IT pros who earn a CompTIA Xpert Series certification will have demonstrated their ability to understand, implement and articulate advanced technology solutions in any business environment.”
The CompTIA Xpert Series will debut with three certifications.
CompTIA DataX, an advanced-level data science credential.

CompTIA CloudNetX, intended for advanced network and systems architects who design and manage complex, hybrid IT infrastructures.

CompTIA SecurityX, the next iteration of the current CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+), aimed at security architects, senior security engineers and others responsible for an organization’s cybersecurity readiness.
“The first set of Xpert Series certifications will establish a foundation for a broader expansion into expert-level credentials and learning,” Reilly said. “This may include additional CompTIA certifications, CompTIA training for credentials issued by other organizations or training on expert-level skills that may not be associated with a specific certification.”
Two IT professionals who are participating in the certification development process as subject matter experts believe the CompTIA Xpert Series will be welcomed by the IT community, especially among mid-level and advanced level professionals.
"The Xpert Series exams are a great addition to CompTIA's portfolio,” said Alex Cher, who has worked in IT and cybersecurity since 2006. “CompTIA has an advanced-level certification in cybersecurity, so it makes sense to create similar, advanced exams for infrastructure and other certification categories. The Xpert Series will perfectly fill that void."
“Ongoing career professional development by gaining new skills and experiences is vital to anyone working in IT,” said Riaz Khimji, who heads the IT Support Staff Services and Business Relationship Management Collegiate IT, at the University of Oxford. “Individuals can be even more successful in their current role and gain further knowledge in other areas of interest as they progress in their careers. Certifications such as those offered by CompTIA allow them to validate their newly acquired skills.”
CompTIA is also developing learning resources and training curricula aligned with the Xpert Series certifications. Learn more at https://www.comptia.org/certifications/xpert-series.

Just received the following email from CompTIA that's worth sharing:

CyberSeek, the joint initiative of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's NICE program, Lightcast and CompTIA, announced the latest new data and tools to support cybersecurity workforce development efforts. For summary details, see the press release or visit the site at www.cyberseek.org.

https://www.comptia.org/newsroom/pr...s-an-estimated-466-000-cyberseek-data-reveals

Bonus: CyberSeek now includes a direct link to CompTIA's Job Posting Optimizer tool to provide a more seamless experience for employers recruiting cyber talent.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more you can check my calendar and schedule a time by clicking here



Regards,



Chris Barkdull | Academic Consultant

Office: 801.796.5235 | Cell: 385.208.0970

CompTIA.org | TestOut.com

Hey, all!

I'm on my way to completing the CTT+ and am in the process of getting a good recording of a session. I taught a session that I'm really proud of, but I noticed that the chat does not show up within the recording. Is it a requirement for the TKO-203? If it is a requirement, does anyone know how to make sure it is picked up within the recording on Zoom?

Thanks for any assistance!

-Avery

Fellow Instructors,

In Security+ and again in CySA+ (and CASP+) students need to understand how the www works. I often use Virustotal dot com to briefly demo how to investigate suspect urls and files. I found another web based (free to use) tool that helps explain more. That's urlscan dot io. I should provide a hat tp to some of my SOC colleagues from LinkedIn who have been pointing at this for a few weeks.


A user submits a url and urlscan goes off and scans the site. I chose to scan comptia.org.


The scan returns info about the site and http transactions (with associated response codes). Note CompTIA dot org is being served (to me) via an IPv6 address in the USA. You can show all of the elements that make up a web page. You can show the site certificates and check their expiration. Another great capability is to show the DOM scripts served from the site to the client browser.



Warning: Make sure that you scan the site in advance and develop your own 'script' about which fields you are going to share with students. There is a ton of info here and you want to avoid having students asking about each and every field.

That said I was able to turn this into a short (less than 10 minutes) demo that graphically links different concepts important to the course.

Enjoy!

Brian

Hello everyone,

I finished all of the 1101 Train the Trainer pre-recorded sessions on July 8th of this year. I understand that it takes two weeks after completion to get a voucher and that everyone at CompTIA is busy. Can anyone tell me about how long it took you to receive one so I know what to expect. I have the completion certificates from each session. Do I need to provide them to someone?

Thank you,
Mike

KIndly any news about CYSA+ 03 exam voucher

Hi

CySA+ instructor needed for on-site in Colorado Springs CO 8/7-8/11

that is all the information that I have.

if interested please contact [email protected]

Hello,
I am offering a PC hardware/CompTIA A+ class in my high school and need help with how to identify the cost of the CertMaster products and what I need to purchase. I've downloaded the Academic Price List pdf, but I don't know if these prices apply to me, as an academic partner. I'm a bit confused, and submitting a help ticket didn't help.

I'm looking at the CompTIA Integrated CertMaster Learn + Labs for A+ Core 1 and Core 2 (220-1101 and 220-1102). I have 7 students in the class.

Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.
Tiffany Price

What are your thoughts on Using Testout for 1101 and 1102 as the main resource? How would you rate there practice tests to the real exams?

Hi

Here is the information that I have:

Aug 14th - 25th - 8-hour sessions in GA

Contact: [email protected]

You can also add me on LinkedIn and I can forward your profile to the Manager.

Hod Berman

We are a Private Vocational School and Authorized Training Partners of CompTIA.org located in Edison, NJ. We need a Part time Faculty to train on CompTIA certifications to adult students on Cybersecurity programs - Remote and In Classroom at our facility.

Please share your profile with hands on teaching experience and industry experience.

Hey, hey, hey you all! I, too, am sharing that I passed my A+ last week!!! On to studying for the Network+ next.

Question...I wanted to confirm something that I was told about the CompTIA exams. I was told that if you jump to the Network+ exam and pass it, you would basically have the A+ incorporated, or something like that? I'm looking for the best way to advise my students that have completed prep for both A+ and Network+. Of course, I will also speak with them to see what preference they each have, but I wanted to get some expert opinions. Should they jump right to Network+ and not worry about going back to take A+ also? I've heard Network+ is easier since it's more focused.

Thoughts??

I went through some videos Comptia Certmaster CYSA+003 ,they are really intersting and useful and linked to the practical senareos in real life ,in some vidoes an employee from MITRE company expaned how to use the tools and creating reports in cybersecurity that was amazing and rich in knowldge .
Thanks Comptia for adding such a technic in learning !

Good afternoon Cinners,

I'd appreciate some feedback pertaining to the teaching format of Security+. I'm training a course starting July 24th (Monday)

I'll be taaching 3.5 - 4hrs per day, 3 days per week. The goal is to complete 1 lesson per day. I do realize that each lesson has more than one topic, but I feel this may be doable.

The duration of the class will be 2 months. I can modify the training to whereas they do one or two topics in a lesson as homework, or I can go 4 days per week.

Do you think that 1 lesson in a 4 hour period is doable or should I use one of the other options I mentioned?

Lastly, will there be a new training version soon for the SY0 - 701?

With Appreciation,

-Robert Sewell

Just received hardcopy of my Server+, Cloud+ and Pentest+ today here in Fiji Islands. TTT webinar, official resources and CIN really helped ... Also like to thank Stephen for organising these webinars and providing us with resources n vouchers.?

Cheers all ?

I'm thankful that things worked out where I'd be able to attend the Summit this year. Last year, I met a lot of great people, putting faces to names of folks that I've chatted with here, some I've missed that I wanted to meet.

So who is actually going this year?

I won't be that tough to find - just look for the silly guy with a black fedora - that will probably be me. But I want to meet as many of you as I can when I get there, so please, come find me, if I don't find you first.

/r

Here is the question of the day. It's dealing with different types of backups. First, let's start with what we know.
- A Full backup backs up the files, then resets the archive bits to off so that it knows they've been backed up.
- An Incremental backup backs up the files with the archive bit set to on (meaning the file has been changed), then resets the bit to off for each file that has had changes.
- A Differential backup backs up all the files where the archive bit it set to on, but doesn't reset it to off, meaning it will back up everything where the bit is set to on, including files it has already backed up in any previous differential backups since the last full backup (since differentials do not reset the bit to off).
- Any file changes sets the bits to on. So either an incremental or differential will back up the changed files.
So here's the scenario:
- I do a full backup, change files, then do an incremental (which will backup the files, then change the bits back to off)
- I change no files over the next 24 hours, then I do a differential backup.

So here are the questions:
- How will the differential recognize the difference between the full and incremental backups because the bits are set to off for both cases?
- Will it copy since the last full backup or the last incremental?

I just finished this lab tonight (7/18/23) with less than 10 mins on the clock. I loved how CertLabs popped up a notification that says, "Would you like to add 15 additional minutes to the lab?" That's a nice touch! That's really good for the student who has test taking anxiety and feels like the clock is always against them.