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I downloaded a malware binary for Linux lately and unpacked it. Tried to run it as root, but it didn't work. Googled for 2 hours and found out that instead of /usr/local/bin, the malware unpacked to /usr/bin, for which it doesn't have any write permissions. I found a patched .configure and .make...

This is a horribly overcomplicated diagram - I love it. I'm going to steal it (alongside Jarrel's great explanation) to freak out my class :D

I wouldn't say Network+ is easier than A+. Most students find it more difficult because they are new to networking and network technologies in general (i.e., few students would have heard of a VLAN prior to a Network+ class, but most students would have heard of many of the Windows and...

The problem here is in your logic - you would never combine both incremental and differential backups in a backup set. You use one or the other. If you want faster backups, do a Full backup Sundays, with incremental backups Monday-Saturday. If you want faster restores, do a Full backup Sundays...

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I think Datasys+ could definitely fill a nice certification gap in database courses now that Microsoft has retired their SQL certifications.

Congrats! While I did mine a while back, there's nothing wrong with leaving it to the last minute. Voucher expiry is an excellent and effective motivator :)

I'm somewhat disappointed that the A+_coding wasn't called A++ ?

I'll chime in here with my two cents. I agree that there are many people who want to cut corners and just get certified - mastering a subject matter area is irrelevant to them. However, I've seen this since the 1990s when braindumps and "paper MCSEs" were rampant. At the same time, I think...

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Employability is not directly correlated to certification. There are people who are highly certified that can't land a job because of other deficiencies, and people who do not have any certifications that can easily land a job. Remember that the primary value of certification is that it...

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A+, Network+, and Security+ are also the the most popular CompTIA certifications (by numbers). Consequently, they are also the most commonly recognized and requested by employers. And the primary purpose of industry certification is to increase employment prospects (i.e., certification usually...

I can verify that my students (and students in other campuses of my college) who continue to take remote exams with Pearson very frequently have the same negative experience with rude and overreaching online proctors. Consequently, we've formally noted to our student body that "we recommend...

Capstone projects are more common in developer-focused programs (e.g., comp sci) as they allow students to work on a complete app that combines the tools and frameworks covered in multiple prerequisite courses, but over a long period of time. And employers want to see grads that have worked on...

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The attack vector was a malicious PDF attachment that was targeted to LTT via spear phishing. It stole the session cookies from the browser and sent them to the attacker's server, so the email with the PDF attachment was clearly opened from within the browser (Linus mentioned it was the LTT...