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  1. Brian Ford

    Students taking CySA+ without Security+

    Are many instructors seeing students go for CySA+ without first completing Security+? Are training organizations suggesting or requiring that students take Security+ before CySA+?
  2. Brian Ford

    Have a great holiday weekend!

    I'm hoping all instructors out there have a wonderful (US Memorial Day) holiday 3 day weekend.
  3. Brian Ford

    What's the benefit of achieving 'the trifecta'?

    Looking at various forums most noticeably Reddit, students discuss and target the goal of achieving 'the trifecta'; or A+, Network+, and Security+. Since these are three foundation certifications; what's the benefit? Is it a bragging rites thing? I noticed that some university programs - WGU...
  4. Brian Ford

    Just Released - Kali Purple - "Leveling the playing field"

    Offensive Security released Kali 2023.1 or 'Kali Purple'; a distro aimed at Blue and Purple team members (great Security+ question) with a renewed focus on 'defensive' security. While this is a new release of Kali this 'purple' distro includes new tools specifically for network defenders...
  5. Brian Ford

    What are you using to share files with students?

    O.K. CompTIA Instructors. What tools are you using to share materials with your students? Materials could be text files to PDFs to videos. Google Drive? DropBox? Box? Website? Other... I've used Google Drive, DropBox, and websites. All of their pros and cons. I'm looking for opinions and...
  6. Brian Ford

    Seeking Job Seeker Advice

    Fellow CINers, I'm working on a project as part of the NICE Modernizing Talent Management working group. We're developing guidance for entry level job seekers in the cyber security field. I'm seeking your thoughts and advice based on what you tell your students. #1) How do you define and...
  7. Brian Ford

    Happy Thanksgiving to All

    Happy (United States) Thanksgiving to all!
  8. Brian Ford

    PortSwigger Web Security Academy

    I don't know if others found this earlier but I recently came across the PortSwigger Web Academy. These are the folks that produce Burp Suite, a great tool for testing web application security. I asked one of my more advanced students to take a look at this over a weekend (they had completed...
  9. Brian Ford

    Certmaster Instructor Training?

    Can anyone share with me a link to information about and possibly registration for CompTIA Certmaster Instructor (LMS) training? Thanks! Brian