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  1. BrianFord

    Train the trainer.

    The process behind TTT events is that they follow the course introduction or update webinar and try to be completed before the release. If you are looking at courses under development on this site, https://www.comptia.org/training/resources/exam-objectives/exam-objectives-under-development...
  2. BrianFord

    Printed courseware is gone, but what about the PDFs?

    As someone who taught/may still teach in Community colleges and universities, I'll just mention that textbooks here in the US are now regularly going for $200-300. Those are required readings and are updated maybe every five years. The community college that I'm associated with uses widely...
  3. BrianFord

    Am I overthinking the new Pentest+ 003?

    Sean, I don't believe you're overthinking this. I'm writing this as I participate in the Pentest-3 TTT. I took away from the first TTT session that being able to write scripts and scripting is required. Nick Peirce, who's presenting the TT, said as much but, more importantly, demonstrated it...
  4. BrianFord

    How would you filter TikTok?

    Instructors, One of my students asked me yesterday via chat to explain how TikTok could be filtered out of US Internet traffic. As we all know, TikTok is an application that runs on devices and different operating systems. That application communicates with some server or servers to retrieve...
  5. BrianFord

    AI Essentials

    What would the agenda look like if there was an AI Essentials course? Ideas?
  6. BrianFord

    how to redeem Comptia online lab as a comptia instructor ?

    The TTT for the latest version of Network+ was in August of 2024. Please note that CIN TTT access to that learning content and exam vouchers is no longer valid. If you would like to receive access to the learning content used in this series, please contact your CompTIA Customer Success...
  7. BrianFord

    how to redeem Comptia online lab as a comptia instructor ?

    The TTT for the latest version of Network+ was in August of 2024. Please note that CIN TTT access to that learning content and exam vouchers is no longer valid. If you would like to receive access to the learning content used in this series, please contact your CompTIA Customer Success...
  8. BrianFord

    Can't update my About info so I'll put this here....

    My assessment is that Medium is seeking to be an electronic content publisher in the same way that many book publishers are. They are looking for original content that doesn't appear elsewhere. As I understand it, if many people read my Medium content, they will compensate me based on the...
  9. BrianFord

    Can't update my About info so I'll put this here....

    Hello, fellow CINers, TL;DR Sign up for my newsletter at https://fordsnotes.substack.com A long time ago, I created a website and posted content that I developed while preparing and delivering classes. When I remembered, I would tell my students about that site. Sometimes, it helped, as the...
  10. BrianFord

    Compromised SSH keys - Linux

    When the SSH login fails you'll see a message in the log file.
  11. BrianFord

    Troubleshooting?

    Those were my comments after reviewing the draft. Except for the intuition.
  12. BrianFord

    Troubleshooting?

    YES! Thank you Greg. I brought this up when I reviewed the Cloud+ materials before publication. All I can say is that there were different writers.
  13. BrianFord

    Linux PAM

    I believe yes.
  14. BrianFord

    Slide Decks More Effective

    A couple of ideas. I noticed some slide presentations from various sources have page numbers turned on and displayed in the lower right corner. If the presentation has many slides, some students will see that and get bored or ask how many more slides there are. If I have the PPT file, I turn...
  15. BrianFord

    CompTIA Tech +

    I'm happy to report that I passed the CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 exam today!
  16. BrianFord

    GTIA?

    And the for-profit entity will be called...?
  17. BrianFord

    Challenges in Teaching CompTIA Courses

    A couple of challenges I face are assessing how well students grasp content and student engagement in virtual classes. I constantly seek feedback from my students. In a traditional live classroom, I can observe students' faces and body language, which helps me gauge their understanding...
  18. BrianFord

    What prevents our students from completing their goals

    Many things can prevent our students from completing their goals, including: • Fear: Fear of failure can paralyze them, while fear of success can lead to self-sabotage. • Lack of clarity: They might not know what they want to achieve or why they're doing it. • Procrastination: Putting...
  19. BrianFord

    Recommended time to teach Network+

    This was tried in the past and went to litigation in the courts when one company had some certifications stacked (required prerequisites) and others challenged (have prerequisites but candidates can bypass some of those). If you look at the ISC2 CISSP program they dropped the candidate must hold...