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  1. Gregory Childers

    DataSys+ - anything new coming?

    It went live July 18, 2023, so we won't see anything until 2026.
  2. Gregory Childers

    To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX

    That is unethical sales & marketing. Actions like that are ruining our industry. No one should be paying more than $4k for a boot-camp and NOTHING should ever be guaranteed. I tell every single one of my students that I do not guarantee passing scores, but that I can show them what they need...
  3. Gregory Childers

    To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX

    I don't see any of the A+/Net+/Sec+ courses any more. Most of my time is teaching SecurityX, CISSP, CISM, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+ and project management classes. My guess is that students are doing self-study for the CompTIA trifecta or working on vendor cloud certs.
  4. Gregory Childers

    Seeking input on hiring CompTIA Instructors

    I wish you luck but $28/hour is an incredibly low rate for a technical trainer. It's a third of what a technical trainer should be earning.
  5. Gregory Childers

    PenTest Vouchers from TTT

    I attended the TTT but have yet to receive my voucher
  6. Gregory Childers

    CompTIA Pen test+ Voucher

    I attended the TTT series but haven't received mine yet.
  7. Gregory Childers

    Passed PT0-003 today

    Congratulations!
  8. Gregory Childers

    To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX

    I've been in tech for 30+ years and I'm studying for five new certifications this year. Never stop learning.
  9. Gregory Childers

    Seeking input on hiring CompTIA Instructors

    I've been charging more than $75/hour for CompTIA training for more than ten years. And I've lived in three different parts of the country. I've made $125/hour for some classes. Are you comparing independent contract training to university training? I have been offered multiple jobs over the...
  10. Gregory Childers

    To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX

    I wish I had a dollar for every story I've heard about someone going after their Sec+, CySA+, and PenTest+ with zero experience and no Net+ or A+, only to hear them complain that no one will hire them.
  11. Gregory Childers

    To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX

  12. Gregory Childers

    Seeking input on hiring CompTIA Instructors

    I make more than $60/hour teaching MS Office classes. $30-$45 per hour to teach CompTIA or some other technical class would be an insult, If you're not making at least $75/hour in the US, you're getting robbed.
  13. Gregory Childers

    Seeking input on hiring CompTIA Instructors

    That is an extremely low rate, even for a beginner tech certification such as A+.
  14. Gregory Childers

    Cybersecurity World On Edge As CVE Program Prepares To Go Dark

    On April 16, a foundational piece of the world’s cybersecurity infrastructure may quietly grind to a halt. MITRE’s stewardship of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program—a backbone of coordinated vulnerability disclosure for more than two decades—is facing an uncertain future as its...
  15. Gregory Childers

    What are some good CEU resources for Security X (Formally CASP+)?

    I passed the ISACA CISM exam and renewed my CASP+/SecurityX. https://www.comptia.org/continuing-education/renewothers/renewing-casp A year after I passed the CISM, I passed the ISC2 CISSP. Technically, I could use it to renew both my CISM and SecurityX certifications, since I earned them...
  16. Gregory Childers

    Two of my certs are good through 2031. I'm done retaking exams just because the version has changed.

    My A+ and Network+ had expiration dates in 2028. This was due to my earning the CASP+ and then renewing it by passing the ISACA CISM. I passed the fifth version of Network+, which extended my Net+ and A+ until 2031. My first Network+ certification was in 2005. At this point, I don't really...
  17. Gregory Childers

    Inquiring Minds Want to Know about Cyber Ranges

    The training program was located at this site for political and funding reasons. Typically, they would conduct this cohort in Arkansas at a base that has the correct setup and has done it for years. This particular year, it was relocated to Virginia Beach because some high-up muckety muck...
  18. Gregory Childers

    Inquiring Minds Want to Know about Cyber Ranges

    The topic has never come up in class, with one exception. I was teaching PenTest+ at a military base as part of program of cybersecurity training. Other trainers were teaching CySA+ and other cybersecurity courses. The program was going to end with some blue team/red team exercises. The...
  19. Gregory Childers

    When is the next Project+ training?

    CompTIA does not have the next version of Project+ on their road map yet, so I doubt you will see it until at least 2026.
  20. Gregory Childers

    Inquiring Minds Want to Know about Cyber Ranges

    Seriously? I haven't done any labs in Security+ in almost 10 years, much less a cyber range. I tell the students the labs are there if they want to do them. They can reinforce the lecture. But they're certainly not required to pass the exams because CompTIA exams do not test for any specific...
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