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  1. Gregory Childers

    Are Project+ and Server+ changing from "good for life" to CE certifications?

    There are multiple threads on Reddit (I know I really shouldn't keep visiting that site) that claim CompTIA has sent out notices that Project+ and Server+ are changing from "good for life" certifications to CE certifications on October 1, 2025. I personally did not receive any notification, nor...
  2. Gregory Childers

    How often do you teach each of the CompTIA courses per year?

    How frequently do you teach each of the following CompTIA courses per year? When was the last time you taught each one? How many CompTIA certifications do you have where you have never taught the class? CompTIA's current portfolio of certification classes is as follows; A+ (Core 1 and Core...
  3. Gregory Childers

    Passed SecurityX CAS-005

    I passed the SecurityX exam this morning. I passed the CAS-004 back in April 2022. It's a challenging, comprehensive exam. I had 88 questions. 4 PBQs and 1 VM question.
  4. Gregory Childers

    Apply to be one of CompTIA’s Network of Experts

    https://www.comptia.org/en-us/experts/network-of-experts/ Are you looking for a way to use your knowledge, expertise, and experience to make an impact? Give back - Join other thought leaders to help build and strengthen the IT workforce. Shape the future - Pave the way for the future of the IT...
  5. Gregory Childers

    Network Security Trainer - full-time position - East coast US / EMEA region only

    Corelight is hiring for a full-time Network Security Trainer position. The job is mostly remote, but we are currently searching for candidates on the East Coast of the United States or in the EMEA region exclusively. Key Responsibilities: Guide customers through learning Corelight's tools...
  6. Gregory Childers

    New CompTIA web site launch

    I went to the main CompTIA website today and was greeted with the following message:
  7. Gregory Childers

    Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

    This makes the fourth CompTIA certification I've earned that has been retired.
  8. Gregory Childers

    Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

    There are three XPert Series exams: SecurityX, DataX, and CloudNetX. SecurityX (formerly CASP+) is an expert level cybersecurity certification. It is higher level than Security+, CySA+, and PenTest+. It also renews each of these certifications. DataX is an expert level data science...
  9. Gregory Childers

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

  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Gregory Childers

    CloudNetX not showing up in my list of certifications

    I took the CloudNetX beta exam in August 2024. Earlier in February 2025, I received an email from CompTIA stating that I had passed the exam. As of the start of March 2025, the CompTIA CloudNetX still does not show up in my list of certifications on the CompTIA portal. It doesn't even show up...
  13. Gregory Childers

    Is DOGE a threat to national security, or at the very least, Americans' PII?

    There are some serious security and privacy questions about Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk, an un-elected, private citizen and richest man in the world, has been designated as a "special government employee," however it is unclear if he has been properly vetted for...
  14. Gregory Childers

    Advice for people soliciting for trainers

    If you want to get some responses to your solicitations for trainers, please remember to do the following: 1. Be specific in what you're looking for. Is the assignment contract work, part-time, or full-time? Do you require that the trainer be certified in the latest version, or just have an...
  15. Gregory Childers

    DeepSeek

    A Chinese artificial intelligence company called DeepSeek has released an AI app with development costs estimated at only $6 million. OpenAI, Google, and other major US companies are on track to invest roughly $1 trillion over the coming years. The news has caused NVIDIA to lose 15% of its stock...
  16. Gregory Childers

    Printed courseware is gone, but what about the PDFs?

    We know that CompTIA is no longer producing printed courseware, but what about the PDF Instructor Guides? I know they exist for some certs, but not for others. E-books are available when PDFs are not. I can speak for myself and my students. E-books suck. They require network access. There...
  17. Gregory Childers

    Troubleshooting?

    Troubleshooting is discussed in multiple CompTIA certifications. It's covered in Tech+, A+, Network+, and Cloud+ to name a few. What I'd like to know is why are the steps in the troubleshooting methodology different in each of the certifications. I'm teaching Cloud+ this week and there are...
  18. Gregory Childers

    Upcoming SME Workshops

    Upcoming SME Workshops CompTIA has a number of upcoming workshops. Whether you've been a SME with us for some time or are thinking about joining as one of our SMEs, we encourage all of you who can to sign up and join us! It's the knowledge and creativity of IT professionals that help us develop...
  19. Gregory Childers

    Tech+ exam

    I'm helping a client develop some training materials for the Tech+ course, so I took and passed the exam to see what the questions would be like. I only had 60 questions, with no PBQs. It was the shortest CompTIA certification exam I've taken in 25 years. Mostly, it consisted of understanding...
  20. Gregory Childers

    UnixGuy's Best and Worst Cyber Security Certificates

    The UnixGuy ranks the best and worst Cyber Security certifications. He bases his rankings on several factors, including pricing, type of examination questions, relevance in the job market, practical skills learned, and quality of training. At the bottom, he ranked bootcamps. No one in...
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