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  1. Steve Linthicum

    Certification Magazine

    Still no website update.
  2. Steve Linthicum

    A+ Classroom Length

    With 116 community colleges here in California, we have strived to find some sort of consistency and as faculty settled upon a standard approach where the class is generally taught as a 4-credit hour course, either in an 8-week or 16-week format. The course descriptor can be viewed by clicking...
  3. Steve Linthicum

    Free/opensource A+ or A+ like textbooks or materials

    The approach I've used over the years is to apply for grants. Yes it is work, but it is rewarding. Far more rewarding than writing books for our focus of teaching that have a very short shelf life due to advances in technology and ANSI accreditation.
  4. Steve Linthicum

    Free/opensource A+ or A+ like textbooks or materials

    It goes without saying that the starting resource that's "free" is what you can find on Professor Messer's website. Tons of videos that are mapped to the exam objectives for the Core 1 and Core 2 exams.
  5. Steve Linthicum

    Certification Magazine

    An update I just received is below: Hi Steve: It’s good to hear from you. I just came back from the Labor Day weekend and found your phone message. The Certification Magazine website is behind schedule, as you’ve noted. (We’re still on pace with the print/digital publication.) That happens to...
  6. Steve Linthicum

    Certification Magazine

    I left a message with Kenneth Clark (800-877-4889) with TestOut, asking what was going on at Certification Magazine. I'll let you know if I hear anything.
  7. Steve Linthicum

    Texas Cyber Summit 2022

    Maybe Lee's nickname should be CyberTex......
  8. Steve Linthicum

    Certification Magazine

    Does anyone know if Certification Magazine has shut down? Their last article is dated June 24th and my emails to [email protected] have gone unanswered.
  9. Steve Linthicum

    Does the NSA/DHS Designation as a CAE Provide Unwanted Attention for Colleges/Universities?

    I think the following may shed light on this issue. In May 2021, Sierra College (a CAE) where I spent 18 years as a full-time faculty member, was hit by a Ransomware Attack. As noted on the attached temporary website that I downloaded yesterday: Last updated 4 pm 8/21/2022 On Saturday, August...
  10. Steve Linthicum

    Does the NSA/DHS Designation as a CAE Provide Unwanted Attention for Colleges/Universities?

    "Some cybercriminals attack universities ... for the bragging rights about a successful hack on high-profile institutions." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07/22/ransomware-attacks-against-higher-ed-increase
  11. Steve Linthicum

    Does the NSA/DHS Designation as a CAE Provide Unwanted Attention for Colleges/Universities?

    In the article I raise the possibility that academic institutions obtaining the NSA/DHS designation as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) may be drawing the unwanted attention of ransomware gangs, seeking to demonstrate their skills against alleged hardened targets. Thoughts...
  12. Steve Linthicum

    Instructors

    Let me illustrate by way of an actual example. For this purpose, I will use Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), one of the 116 colleges in the California Community College system. I will also set the faculty member as the top pay (20 years of teaching experience at LTCC). For a full-time...
  13. Steve Linthicum

    Instructors

    Rick, the disparity that you talk about also exists inside a single institution. I taught for 18 years at a community college as a tenured "professor." In that role, I focused on teaching career and technical education courses, and along with my CTE colleagues, viewed as not measuring up to...
  14. Steve Linthicum

    Instructors

    Dana pointed to a challenging situation for those of us in the traditional education environment. Here in my State, a majority of IT classes in the California community colleges are taught by adjunct faculty. The union ratified salary schedules treat adjuncts as second-class educators when...
  15. Steve Linthicum

    Instructors

    A challenge training entities (including colleges and universities) face is the low pay compared to earnings for cybersecurity professionals in the workforce. Note in this recent Certification Magazine salary survey all of the six-figure annual income amounts.
  16. Steve Linthicum

    Time for a Little Humor

    I live in a 55+ community. As I work my way into full retirement I've been providing tech support for community residents. Not wanting to give this service away, I ask residents to make donations by going to the following website...
  17. Steve Linthicum

    Lab exercises

    I raised this issue a while back. I'm reasonably sure in one of the sessions last week the message was that for future products the step-by-step will be in the CompTIA student guides and they will be having the assisted labs and applied labs like they have been doing in some product releases.
  18. Steve Linthicum

    Partner Summit: Day 2

    Thanks CompTIA for providing those of us who were unable to make the trip to Chicago with the opportunity to participate in a meaningful manner as virtual attendees.
  19. Steve Linthicum

    Partner Summit: Day 2

  20. Steve Linthicum

    Partner Summit: Day 2

    Rick, well deserved.....
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