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Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025
I have to agree with that. I took the certification only because, at the time, I was working for a company that provided comprehensive HIPAA compliance assessments for healthcare providers, specifically focused on their IT infrastructure. They hired me on the condition that I would sit for the...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #13
- Forum: Certifications
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Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025
I've always stuck with the most recognized certifications like A+, Network+, Server+, PenTest+, CySA+, and CASP+. Now, I just need to take SecurityX to renew. The only time I deviated from the standard, widely accepted certs was for the Healthcare IT certification—and we all know how that turned...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #4
- Forum: Certifications
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Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX
Given all the insights shared here, I’ve decided to focus on renewing Security-X and Cloud+ in order to maintain all my current certifications. It doesn’t make much sense to take an exam that won’t fully satisfy the CEU requirements for lower-tier certifications. Many of the CompTIA exams have...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #15
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Yes, it's covered on a few certifications like Tess explained. Also on the tests for those certifications you will get questions where you need to analyze and interpret scores, and prioritize which CVE to address first. Others might give you a scan report and ask what action to take next. You...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #4
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Ransomware in Rhode Island
Money is a factor, but remember, if that budget is not well spent you will get breached. You need policies and governance, risk management, controls and auditing, operational management and contingency. If you don't focus on all 5 you will get breached, no matter how much money you spend. This...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #21
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Ransomware in Rhode Island
One of the main problems in healthcare data breaches is the supply chain. You might spend a ton of money, but one of your suppliers don't (vendor, doctor, lab) they get hacked and if your system is configured to trust them you get on the loop of the breach. As I said, I'm studying this for my...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #13
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Ransomware in Rhode Island
To grasp the magnitude of the issue, visit the HIPAA Breach Portal, where a big number of incidents are reported every month. My doctoral dissertation focuses on these data breaches, and I can assure you that many organizations are barely surviving because regulations are not enforced as...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #5
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Common Exam Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
1. Problem Based Scenarios: create a Packet Tracer file with configuration errors for them to fix. Stuff that aligns with the exam objectives. 2. Practice as many questions as possible, maybe 10-15 every day during class and 10-15 at home. 3. Case studies that align with objectives, now with AI...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #2
- Forum: Certifications
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Old CASP+ certs will be rebranded SecurityX on December 17, 2024
Hope the rebranding comes with an extension of the certification expiry date....- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #10
- Forum: CASP+
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Where is AI Essential's ?
Yes, I've noticed that when students show me videos from whatever dude decided to a do a course and sell it for less than 10 bucks, a completely unethical move. I don't know why Udemy allows that? Maybe their QC is really low.... I direct the kids to the CompTIA academic store....- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #10
- Forum: Certifications
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Where is AI Essential's ?
I came across a preview of a course on Udemy claiming to cover CompTIA AI Fundamentals (the link was in the second post here). Honestly, I’m puzzled—CompTIA hasn’t even released an official course outline yet. My take? Dull, repetitive, and uninspired. I completely agree with Jason’s comment...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #8
- Forum: Certifications
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Use of VPN when using Windows
Professor Chandler's question seems to lack clarity in this regard. If his focus was on OS-specific protocol handling, that should have been made explicit. In my response I just addressed the broader context of VPN functionality, which is consistent across platforms. The nuances of OS-specific...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #15
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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Use of VPN when using Windows
The operating system you use—whether Windows or Linux—doesn’t determine why you’d need a VPN. Rather, the choice of OS may affect which VPN tools or clients you decide to use. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, creates a secure, encrypted “tunnel” over the public internet, allowing users to...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #12
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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CompTIA Restructure
Yep, I worked in the Puerto Rico center and as soon as the transaction passed we were out of a job.....- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #20
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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On steering students' learning
If the objectives are published by CompTIA, tell them to go read them. That's what I always do.....- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #7
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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On steering students' learning
He mentions an old exam. If that old version is still live go study those objectives, period. If the old exam is not live study the new objectives, period, End of story.- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #4
- Forum: CIN Open Forums
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CE Maintenance Fees
Well, I have to now see what happens with me, I know that the CASP+ renews Pentest+, & CySA+..... Cloud+ renews Linux+, .... My A+, Network+ Security+ and Server+ are lifetime so I don't have to worry about them. But seeing your screenshots makes me wonder if I have to pay fees for both CASP+...- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #14
- Forum: Certifications
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CE Maintenance Fees
Oh, so they charge you 25 extra for the Data+ cert! Wow..... But why for A+, they explain that CySA+ renews all the cybersecurity pathway backwards Pentest, Security, Netowrk, A..... strange...... Like I said, CompTIA needs to review this system......- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #12
- Forum: Certifications
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CE Maintenance Fees
I have CASP+ and I pay $50 each year, 75 is the number of CEU's per 3 year period- Jose A Ruiz Marquez
- Post #7
- Forum: Certifications