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I've made a conscious decision to fully retire (except for volunteer work), effective June 1st. That decision is in part based upon not moving forward in maintaining my technical skills, specifically as they relate to cloud computing and coding. Living on the technological bleeding edge is...

I thought you might find the table I created interesting as it details the 22 courses in the C-ID course alignment project for the Information Technology - Information Systems (ITIS) discipline. C-ID Descriptors for Information Technology – Information Systems (ITIS) Discipline Course ID...

I have a weird tendency to silently move my lips, mouthing what could be perceived as words while taking exams. This drives the onVue proctors nuts. Oh well....

As one of a number of free resources, I recommend using ITPro.TV and their free video series that contains around 18 hours of content.

The days of trying to figure out what's wrong with the hardware are likely aligned with ancient history. Last month I struggled a bit, making a quick check and concluding that with my Dell laptop it was likely a hardware wireless adapter issue. With eyes not being what they use to be, rather...

Still no website update.

With 116 community colleges here in California, we have strived to find some sort of consistency and as faculty settled upon a standard approach where the class is generally taught as a 4-credit hour course, either in an 8-week or 16-week format. The course descriptor can be viewed by clicking...

The approach I've used over the years is to apply for grants. Yes it is work, but it is rewarding. Far more rewarding than writing books for our focus of teaching that have a very short shelf life due to advances in technology and ANSI accreditation.

It goes without saying that the starting resource that's "free" is what you can find on Professor Messer's website. Tons of videos that are mapped to the exam objectives for the Core 1 and Core 2 exams.

An update I just received is below: Hi Steve: It’s good to hear from you. I just came back from the Labor Day weekend and found your phone message. The Certification Magazine website is behind schedule, as you’ve noted. (We’re still on pace with the print/digital publication.) That happens to...

I left a message with Kenneth Clark (800-877-4889) with TestOut, asking what was going on at Certification Magazine. I'll let you know if I hear anything.

Maybe Lee's nickname should be CyberTex......

Does anyone know if Certification Magazine has shut down? Their last article is dated June 24th and my emails to [email protected] have gone unanswered.

I think the following may shed light on this issue. In May 2021, Sierra College (a CAE) where I spent 18 years as a full-time faculty member, was hit by a Ransomware Attack. As noted on the attached temporary website that I downloaded yesterday: Last updated 4 pm 8/21/2022 On Saturday, August...

"Some cybercriminals attack universities ... for the bragging rights about a successful hack on high-profile institutions." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07/22/ransomware-attacks-against-higher-ed-increase

In the article I raise the possibility that academic institutions obtaining the NSA/DHS designation as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) may be drawing the unwanted attention of ransomware gangs, seeking to demonstrate their skills against alleged hardened targets. Thoughts...

Let me illustrate by way of an actual example. For this purpose, I will use Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), one of the 116 colleges in the California Community College system. I will also set the faculty member as the top pay (20 years of teaching experience at LTCC). For a full-time...

Rick, the disparity that you talk about also exists inside a single institution. I taught for 18 years at a community college as a tenured "professor." In that role, I focused on teaching career and technical education courses, and along with my CTE colleagues, viewed as not measuring up to...

Dana pointed to a challenging situation for those of us in the traditional education environment. Here in my State, a majority of IT classes in the California community colleges are taught by adjunct faculty. The union ratified salary schedules treat adjuncts as second-class educators when...

A challenge training entities (including colleges and universities) face is the low pay compared to earnings for cybersecurity professionals in the workforce. Note in this recent Certification Magazine salary survey all of the six-figure annual income amounts.