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  1. Steve Linthicum

    CertMaster Learn Solutions - We are here to help you!

    Concluding teaching a semester-long Security+ course next week, I'm pleased with the result of both the CompTIA Student Guide and the CompTIA labs. For the spring semester, I'm utilizing the CySA+ resources provided by CompTIA and I've been working in advance, making sure that their content...
  2. Steve Linthicum

    Calbright College Seeking Part-Time/Remote/Contract A+ Instructor

    Calbright is unique to the California Community College system composed of 116 colleges, in that its focus is on career and technical education, something other colleges include as part of their mission but are also focused on student transfers to 4-year colleges and universities.
  3. Steve Linthicum

    New Instructor Advice

    Nikki, I've elevated you to the "teacher" role. Let me know if there is anything else you need. I'm working on a similar effort that is aligned with the ITF+ certification. Currently placing their labs into the grant created content (public domain) that a group of us (me, two full-time community...
  4. Steve Linthicum

    New Instructor Advice

    I am teaching a college course this fall that is a dual enrollment course, with most students currently in high school. The class is designed to utilize CompTIA Security+ learning content (specifically their student guide and their labs). With the help of a couple of CIN members, we've developed...
  5. Steve Linthicum

    Looking to Give Back a Little?

    Guys, I took the lead on it, and finish it up tomorrow (see my blog posting). Great things happen to me when I volunteer. It has been an enjoyable experience. The CompTIA payback, evidences itself on my "Meals on Wheels" website (see Teresa's donation). Thanks CompTIA......
  6. Steve Linthicum

    N+

    Having experienced substantial trainer/teaching opportunities in both the 5-day boot camp-style format and the academic format that dates back before CompTIA's certifications existed, while I've found it possible to lightly cover their exam objectives, I think we have to be honest in assessing...
  7. Steve Linthicum

    Instructor Toolbox - CertMaster Solutions

    Stephen, the occupations listed on the registration page are a bunch of C-Suite guys and not your typical job we in CIN hold. Interesting.....
  8. Steve Linthicum

    Why We Do This

    Guys, I've share this attachment with Stephen and others at CompTIA, but I think it goes a long way at explaining the difference we can all make as CIN members. A while back there was a posting in the CIN Jobs section about mentoring for a non-profit. Since oftentimes I'm no longer gainfully...
  9. Steve Linthicum

    N+

    The attached provides utilization of the Presentation Guide for a Security+ Course I'm teaching this fall semester. Note that I expanded it to include the weeks of instruction along with the start date for each week. In its original form, the presentation guide is designed for a 5-day format...
  10. Steve Linthicum

    Offensive Security's Free Metasploit Unleashed Course

    I'm interested in finding out if any of you have incorporated this free Metasploit Unleashed course as content in any of your classes. If so, which course level (e.g. Security+, Pentest+, etc.)?
  11. Steve Linthicum

    N+

    A very useful resource is the presentation guide (in Excel spreadsheet format).
  12. Steve Linthicum

    Overcoming Certification Apathy

    A clear benefit of certifications is they demonstrate a path that proves a dedication to the only requirement for this field. That is being a lifelong learner. If you are unwilling to measure up to being that lifelong learner, go into a different field of study (say teaching ancient history).
  13. Steve Linthicum

    Certmaster Learn for Organization/Business License ITF+

    This email string brings forth a concern I'd love to see handled. How about a TTT for those of us who have questions relative to CertMaster use, licensing, integration with Canvas and other learning management systems, etc.?
  14. Steve Linthicum

    Advisory Committee Meeting

    One of the requirements for most academic programs that are characterized by the label "career and technical education" is they need to have advisory committees composed of people from business and industry ("employers"). This requirement is in likely recognition of a need to have input on what...
  15. Steve Linthicum

    The Review and Prep Site

    Thoughts on this site: https://reviewnprep.com/
  16. Steve Linthicum

    Looking at what equipment would be best to stand up a lab to train for Network+, Security+ and Server+?

    Your situation is clearly challenging, but by using a type 2 hypervisor (assuming your student computers have enough CPU and RAM), many of the concepts relating to operating systems and networking can be taught in a closed environment (I suspect that is likely what you are currently doing). My...
  17. Steve Linthicum

    Get Your CompTIA and CIN Swag!

    Yes, a selfie.....
  18. Steve Linthicum

    Looking at what equipment would be best to stand up a lab to train for Network+, Security+ and Server+?

    While I'm appreciative of the benefits associated with using real hardware in our teaching labs, I think we have to be realistic with what's going on with IT and a move towards software-defined networking and virtualization. This morning I received an email that pointed to a workshop today that...
  19. Steve Linthicum

    Hello - welcome to CIN

    Allen is Mr. CyberPatriot. His teams, over the years, have placed high (often first) in the Air Force Association's CyberPatriot competitions. See for example HERE, where his "all services division" team placed first in this year's competition (a repeated pattern). Allen is a retired Naval...
  20. Steve Linthicum

    CAS-004 TTT

    How time passes so quickly. According to CompTIA's website, "The new CASP+ (CAS-004) exam will launch October, 2021!" Seems like only yesterday the CAS-003 was released.
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