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I went to the main CompTIA website today and was greeted with the following message:

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

To save everyone time, here is where you can find the exam objectives for every CompTIA exam. https://www.comptia.org/training/resources/exam-objectives

Old CASP+ certs will be rebranded SecurityX on December 17, 2024 CompTIA CASP+ Name Change CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) name will be renamed to SecurityX December 17, 2024. CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) will be renamed to SecurityX on December 17, 2024. The...

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The three CompTIA certifications you mentioned—Data+, DataSys+, and DataX—cater to different levels of expertise and specializations within the data and IT fields: CompTIA Data+: This is an entry-level certification aimed at individuals who want to start their careers in data analysis. It...