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  1. jasoneckert

    Linux+ XK0-005 TTT Series

    I'll be there! But won't be there 15 min early as usual. Instead, I'll join just before it starts because for the hour beforehand I'll be demonstrating Asahi Linux virtually at the KW Linux Users Group (https://kwlug.org/node/1288) ?
  2. jasoneckert

    Is Linux secure or insecure?

    No problem! Cengage may have omitted that Appendix because Microsoft has since dramatically simplified the steps to configure WSL following the original publication of the book, making that Appendix no longer relevant. Now, just running wsl --install from a command prompt in Win10/11 installs...
  3. jasoneckert

    Is Linux secure or insecure?

    OMG - how could I have forgotten OpenBSD?!? I should have known that :LOL:
  4. jasoneckert

    Is Linux secure or insecure?

    While it is arguably true that most - if not all - open source software is more secure than closed-source software via community contribution, security itself is never guaranteed and largely depends on how software and systems are implemented. Some Linux distributions are reasonably secure...
  5. jasoneckert

    Average Success Rate

    A realistic success rate should vary class-by-class based on the composition of the class as well. For example, a class primarily composed of students with no prior background and poor English proficiency should not be compared to a class primarily composed of students with prior background and...
  6. jasoneckert

    Fun video interview I did last week regarding Cybersecurity (with CompTIA plugs)

    I was asked by Dan (who owns a local Cybersecurity MSP called Rhyno Cybersecurity that employs our grads) if I'd be on his podcast. It was last minute (the podcast was the same day as the request), and completely unprepared and unscripted. May be worthwhile for students (my current students...
  7. jasoneckert

    Who's coming to the Partner Summit 2022 in Chicago? Room block closes on July 18th! Register Today!

    While the timing of the Summit is ideal (it's our break week at the college, and Chicago is an easy drive for me), sadly I won't be able to make it because it's also the week I've scheduled for migrating my staging/production platform used for over a dozen workflows at the University of Waterloo...
  8. jasoneckert

    CIN Instructor of the Year

    If there's fame, fortune, and a check involved, then yes - I'd be happy to! Otherwise, no. COVID-19 sounds too much like a Jira ticket code... ?
  9. jasoneckert

    CIN Instructor of the Year

    So I was the last person to win CIN Instructor of the Year? Maybe it's because my stage performance was too hard to beat ? :ROFLMAO:
  10. jasoneckert

    Linux+ XK0-005 TTT Series

    Well, there IS a bit of Linux on A+ :)
  11. jasoneckert

    Open Source alternatives to popular software

    I always get asked this question in a Linux course (sometimes in others as well), and this site does a pretty good job of answering it. It covers many popular SaaS solutions as well. https://www.opensourcealternative.to/
  12. jasoneckert

    What are you using to share files with students?

    We use MS Teams for class-related stuff because all staff and students have college-provided M365 accounts. So, we naturally use that for file sharing since each Team sets up file sharing via SharePoint, and it's unlimited. A nice bonus is that each student has a 1TB OneDrive, and can instead...
  13. jasoneckert

    Wireless Exploitation Framework (WEF)

    This is a tool that was recently released - I've been playing with it today and it's quite well done and fully-featured. As a result, it'd be a great addition to a Pentest+ (or Security+/CySA+/CASP+) course. https://github.com/D3Ext/WEF
  14. jasoneckert

    Preview of Linux+ XKO-005

    It's amazing how some things in tech never change. UNIX/Linux were cool back in 1993, and they're still cool today:
  15. jasoneckert

    Using DNS to do more than name resolution

    This could be a fun extra to Network+ and/or Linux+/Server+/Cloud+ for sure! https://www.dns.toys/
  16. jasoneckert

    The only Linux command you need to know!

    You can install it with "dnf install cheat" (Fedora/RedHat/CentOS) or "apt install cheat" (Ubuntu/Debian) or "pacman -S cheat" (Arch) or "zypper install cheat" (SuSE): https://opensource.com/article/22/6/linux-cheat-command
  17. jasoneckert

    A+ Core 2 220-1102 Access Key

    Everything went smoothly for me too!
  18. jasoneckert

    New (and free) online education for macOS/iOS support from Apple

    I also used this opportunity to update my 2017 blog post on "macOS for Linux admins": https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/macos-for-linux-admins/ There's a bit of humour hidden in there too ;-)
  19. jasoneckert

    How long have you been CompTIA certified?

    My first CompTIA cert was A+ in 1998. Back then, you had to know your IRQs for manually configuring devices like sound cards, and there were questions on ARCNET, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, SIMMs and MCA cards too :)
  20. jasoneckert

    ZAPcon 2022 presentations available on YouTube

    There are some great talks in there, including Jim Manico’s epic OWASP keynote: This is a great addition for any Security+/CySA+/Pentest+/CASP+ course.