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Recent content by Gregory Childers

  1. Gregory Childers

    Took the DataSys+ beta

    I just finished the DataSys+ beta exam. They added a new domain 6.0 Data Integration (13% of the exam), You will need networking, security, BCDR, SQL, data privacy, API, Python, Bash/PowerShell, and cloud knowledge to complete the exam. I had 116 questions, with 4 PBQs. I thought some of the...
  2. Gregory Childers

    Is this forum still alive?

    I tell them they have two choices: Focus and work hard, or AI will take your job
  3. Gregory Childers

    CIN TTT Series: CySA+ V4

    I passed the first, second, and third versions of the exam, and my cert is good through 2031, so I think I'll sit this one out.
  4. Gregory Childers

    Is this forum still alive?

    If they can't focus, they may not be cut out for this line of work.
  5. Gregory Childers

    Security+ CEU's

    My A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX expire in 2031.
  6. Gregory Childers

    Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

    Golf courses, both domestically and globally, use more water than data centers. Agriculture uses 5300 times more water than data centers. It's not about water. It's about hype.
  7. Gregory Childers

    It is a different contractor world

    I attended two different cybersecurity conferences in the last week and a half. BSides Tampa at the USF campus in Tampa and poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Fest at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. I made a ton of contacts at both. Networking is absolutely critical, especially for contractors.
  8. Gregory Childers

    CIN 2026 Webinars Feedback Wanted

    I just attended two different cybersecurity conferences in Tampa Bay and both had multiple discussions about the growth and use of AI in industry. If you're not already using it, you're already being left behind.
  9. Gregory Childers

    Are certification kits no longer complimentary?

    I've got most of my certs in a manila folder in a file cabinet. I have six on the wall of my home office, along with my college diploma.
  10. Gregory Childers

    Are certification kits no longer complimentary?

    CompTIA is a for-profit entity now. Printing certs and cards as part of the kit costs money. You can download the PDF and print your own, if you want a hard copy. The cards served no purpose other than bragging rights. An email congratulations is considered the standard in the industry.
  11. Gregory Childers

    Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

    AI , the cloud, and datacenters are not going away, regardless of their opinions. They can either embrace the technology or be left behind in the workplace.
  12. Gregory Childers

    CompTIA AgentOps+ certification development (paid opportunity. on-site)

    It depends. I've seen some exams go from Job Task Analysis to Item Writing Sessions to beta to live over the course of a year. I've also seen exams in development that were canceled and never made it to beta.
  13. Gregory Childers

    Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them?

    The problem is that there is so very little structured training on AI because it's still new and evolving. There are AI security trainings (SecAI+) and AI governance training (AAIR, AAISM). You can take training on prompt engineering and Agentic AI. But none of the training or certifications...
  14. Gregory Childers

    Security+ CEU's

    1. The CEU fee is $150 to renew for three years. I have no idea why CompTIA decided to sell it in $50 1-year increments. 2. The CertMaster program only applies if it covers the objectives for the NEXT VERSION of the cert. You CANNOT use CertMaster if it is the same version as your current...
  15. Gregory Childers

    It is a different contractor world

    Have you reached out to any training brokers like TTA (the Training Associates), Alliance Micro, the Judge Group, or any others? I've been a contract instructor, off and on, since 2007. You need to network as much as you can, with training brokers, training centers, etc. Also, diversify your...
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