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Recent content by Gregory Childers

  1. Gregory Childers

    Apply to be one of CompTIA’s Network of Experts

    https://www.comptia.org/en-us/experts/network-of-experts/ Are you looking for a way to use your knowledge, expertise, and experience to make an impact? Give back - Join other thought leaders to help build and strengthen the IT workforce. Shape the future - Pave the way for the future of the IT...
  2. Gregory Childers

    Network Security Trainer - full-time position - East coast US / EMEA region only

    Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
  3. Gregory Childers

    Effectiveness of Simulated Software Labs vs. Live Lab Environment.

    Working in professional adult education, I struggled to do any labs with the students because of time restrictions. I had five eight-hour days to go through the lecture and class discussion, and rarely had time for additional lab work, unless it was outside of class hours. As a workaround, I...
  4. Gregory Childers

    Network Security Trainer - full-time position - East coast US / EMEA region only

    Corelight is hiring for a full-time Network Security Trainer position. The job is mostly remote, but we are currently searching for candidates on the East Coast of the United States or in the EMEA region exclusively. Key Responsibilities: Guide customers through learning Corelight's tools...
  5. Gregory Childers

    Security+ Unusual Request from Contractor

    As a contractor, I would NEVER agree to buy courseware and labs for a client. I would direct them to CompTIA to purchase it directly. I've been scammed too many times. If they want courseware, they can get it.
  6. Gregory Childers

    Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacker Content Overlap

    EC-Council has fallen out of favor in the industry. Multiple charges of plagiarism Low quality content Publicly sexist remarks by the founders Company better at marketing than providing value Completely overpriced certs If someone wants to be a PenTester, I'd take PenTest+ first and then the...
  7. Gregory Childers

    Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacker Content Overlap

    There is some overlap with any cybersecurity training. The CISSP has overlap with Security+, although the former is considered Expert level while the latter is considered foundational. Both cover encryption. Both cover social engineering. Both cover application security. Both cover identity...
  8. Gregory Childers

    Security X and CloudNetX voucher

    It's interesting how many people NEVER post in CIN unless they're complaining about not receiving a voucher.....
  9. Gregory Childers

    Closed thread

    The Job Board is located here https://cin.comptia.org/forums/job-board.31/
  10. Gregory Childers

    Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

    Now that the website has (somewhat) updated, it appears that DataX does give partial CEUs for Data+. DataSys+ gives partial CEUs for A+ https://www.comptia.org/en-us/resources/ce/learn/renewing-multiple-certifications/
  11. Gregory Childers

    Security X and CloudNetX voucher

    Everyone If you watched every single TTT video to its completion, your name is on the list. Stephen has the list. He's waiting on the vouchers. Posting here will do nothing to speed up the process. After he distributes the vouchers, if you still haven't received yours, you can contact...
  12. Gregory Childers

    CompTIA in Apprenticeships

    Surprisingly, yes. I've assisted on onboarding programs for multiple companies where I was required to teach certification courses for interns in order to help them prepare for passing the exams.
  13. Gregory Childers

    New E-Commerce Store Tutorials

    The new naming conventions for the certifications were unnecessary and confusing. There are still a few dead links on the site. And some of the information is still woefully outdated. Navigation is not intuitive. This is a rough start for the new website.
  14. Gregory Childers

    CompTIA in Apprenticeships

    It sounds like an onboarding program to me.
  15. Gregory Childers

    New CompTIA web site launch

    I'm not certain. I never used TestOut.