I am independent Trainer.

How can I get a license to practice the network+ v9 labs?

My training partners let us use a shared account but sometimes it is in use.

As a Comptia trainer, would be helpful to have a lab license

Initially got a license durign the v9 TTT, but it expired.

David Papkin

What’s one thing you always include on your slides to keep learners engaged?

Back in early December, I managed to take down O365 email and Teams messaging for my entire organization for 3 days. Anyone who sent an email or Teams message with an attachment would immediately have it quarantined without recourse as "High confidence phish." I didn't realize it was me until a bunch of people from the Microsoft 365 security team sent me LinkedIn requests - and one of them let me know.

So what happened?

I was going down the machine learning rabbit hole while building out a new program for Data Analysis and AI that maps to all of the content on the DataX certification. As a software developer, that meant I was playing with Tensorflow, Keras, Scikit-learn, and so on - and since I have one of those Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs, I was playing with ONNX + QNN for the purposes of automating the creation of my 1-on-1 progress report I have to do each month for my boss. It had full access to my O365/Teams/SharePoint/OneDrive, but all models (mostly quantized) were run locally to ensure that no sensitive data was copied elsewhere.

A bit of automation to comb through my previous month's emails, Teams messages, and key files to fill in a form with my vernacular seemed harmless to me, but freaked out Microsoft Sentinel on the O365 side as it wasn't used to that type of searching/activity.

But it ended well - our IT team got a good chaos engineering exercise, I got my 1-on-1 progress report finished, and others in my organization are now more paranoid about AI in general.

I'm looking forward to generating my 1-on-1 report again next week

Happy New Year! I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve been hard at work preparing for the Cloud+ certification, and I’m thrilled to share that I successfully passed the exam this morning! It was quite a challenge—definitely not an easy test. My experience really came into play, and I just managed to scrape by with a passing score.

Now, I’m feeling elated and relieved, and most importantly, I’ve gained valuable experience. I have many exciting projects lined up across various Cloud Service Providers.

I am eagerly waiting for the CloudNetX results. Hoping for a pass too. Thank you CIN for the voucher.

Attack on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. was part of the recent Treasury Department breach.

They love agitating the U.S.!!!!

The links I had for the Partner Summit this summer no longer work. Any information on whether this event will still happen? I'm going to be very sad if it disappears!

Online Live training, daytime and evening. Onsite training on occasion per group requests. Must hold current exam version of the certifications. Please contact me if interested and kindly provide your resume. Thank you!


Liz Pernaselci
Director of Operations
Applied Technology Academy
[email protected]

See https://gtia.org/

Thoughts?

Non-volatile memory express (NVMe) -
A communications protocol developed specifically for all-flash storage,

NVMe enables faster performance and greater density compared to legacy protocols.
It’s geared for enterprise workloads that require top performance.


Is NVME covered in any CompTIA course? Is so, which one(s)?


Thanks CINners!

CompTIA bolsters penetration testing certification​

Very nice article published on networkworld.com. Very timely as well!!!

Upcoming SME Workshops

CompTIA has a number of upcoming workshops. Whether you've been a SME with us for some time or are thinking about joining as one of our SMEs, we encourage all of you who can to sign up and join us! It's the knowledge and creativity of IT professionals that help us develop and maintain the quality of our certification exams.

We are currently recruiting for the following workshops:

January 13 - 17, 2025: A+ Cut Score Workshop
January 27-31, 2025: +Cyber AI Job Task Analysis Workshop
February 17 - 21, 2025: Cloud+ Item Writing Workshop
March 3 - 7, 2025: Linux+ Cut Score Workshop
March 10- 14, 2025: +Autocode Job Task Analysis Workshop

Hello, CINners

Am thrilled to share with you that I have finally passed my compTIA tech + exam

Given a dataset, how do you determine which statistical method or concept to apply?
Which factors influence your choice of technique?

Predictive analytics seems to be everywhere-do you think it’s truly reliable for decision-making, or is it still in the experimental phase?

According to one source, ransomware attacks are the MOST common attack type, targeting
businesses - 21% of total cyberattacks are caused by ransomware.

Do you agree, or disagree??

When writing an article for CEUs, where is the article submitted to receive the necessary credit?


Thank you!

One of the requirements for attaining CEUs for mentoring is to submit a
signed document from the mentee, that the mentor dates and times are
valid.

Question: Where is this document obtained?



Thank you.

As data professionals, we often deal with massive datasets and complex models.
Occam's Razor: The simplest explanation is often the best.

In data analysis and decision-making this means:

• Simpler Models: A straightforward model that's easy to interpret often performs just as well as (or better than) an overly complex one.
• Data Cleaning: Removing unnecessary variables can uncover clearer insights and reduce noise.
• Decision-Making: Avoid over complicating processes by focusing on essential, actionable data.

Consider that you are analyzing network traffic for potential anomalies. A basic pattern recognition model may be more effective and efficient than a complex, resource-heavy AI system, especially when speed and clarity are crucial.

How do you apply Occam's Razor in your approach to data modeling, or analysis?

Zero Trust Fundamentals:
- effective against insider threats
- effective against lateral movement
- effective against cloud vulnerabilities

Zero Trust Key Components
- identity verification
- continuous monitoring
- network segmentation



How does a company go about assessing is current security posture?


What are some of the ways to go about securing endpoints?

I recently gave my A+ students a project in which they act as support technicians and must solve a list of common issues like a printer not connecting, faded print, a system running slow, or intermittent shutdown of PC.

Do you reinforce A+ with mini-projects? Which ones work best for you?

What challenges do you face when teaching CompTIA Courses, and how do you tackle them?

Hello CINners,

Are Large Language Models (LLMs) covered in any CompTIA
course(s)? If so, which one(s)?


Thanks CINners

Passkeys? Is this covered in any Cybersecurity-focused CompTIA course?
If so, which one(s)?


A passkey is a sort of digital identification, that's interlocked to any individual's account, on a given
app or website. That may sound a little like a password, but not quite - there's an important distinction.
Passkeys are bilateral authentication, that have two separate components: a private key, and a public key.
The private key is stored locally on the user's device (computer, phone, etc.). When logging in with a
passkey, the public and private key pair give a user access to his/her account.

Here's where is gets good: Passkeys are more secure than traditional passwords!!!

Passkeys are more secure because they are never stored on any server, and instead reside as an encrypted
key on the user's personal device. And, like passwords, they can be paired to biometrics, like facial recognition
or fingerprint authentication, to initiate the login process. Even if a hacker got were able to get an individual's
device, they’d need the biometrics associated with that individual, to access any accounts, which is significantly
harder than brute forcing a poor-quality traditional password - you know, like "Password1234".

A passkey is a locally stored, system-generated cryptographic key.

Passkeys are completely unique. Almost sounds like a hash!

Passkeys are infinitely more difficult for nefarious actors to exploit.

This is a biggie: Passkeys are phishing-resistant!!!!!!!
Again, what's the #1 attack vector? Ah, you remembered: PHISHING!!!!

Don't I have anything to say about passwords? Yes - passwords are susceptible to breaches and hacks :-(



The END!

Are VLANs covered in any of the Cybersecurity-based CompTIA courses?
If so, which one(s)?

Cybersecurity - in which CompTIA course is this term defined ?????