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

Hi Everyone,

How do we get in touch with other instructors in a specific location/country here in CIN? Is there away for us to view other members according to their location?

I think this is very helpful in connecting with other CIN members in the area (ex. Philippines, in my case).

It will also be easier for us to refer friends living in other countries to fellow CompTIA instructors in that area.

Is this possible here in CIN portal?

Thanks!

- Ivan

Any advice or best practices for issuing grades based on CompTIA Learn information? It provides average for the Practice Questions and PBQs, which helps. But what if a student doesn't complete them all? And how does it relate to Curriculum that I put configured, which eliminates a few activities? Lastly, is there a Forum on here, or elsewhere, specifically for CompTIA Learn questions? Thank you!

Hi Guys,
I am busy prepping to deliver the CySA track next week, I am trying to find a WoW, STFD, factor, and I was wondering if some of you could assist?

The project is to record Certificate courses, Associate, and Master's degrees based on CompTIA for the global market.

Courses on the pipeline:
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Project+
• CompTIA CySA+
• CompTIA PenTest+
• CompTIA CASP+

The activities related to the development and delivery of the course(s) are:

Other activities in the development of the course(s) are:

Requirements to teach. Have a master's degree and hold at least one CompTIA certification in good standing.