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    Overview of all CompTIA Exams with Release Date needed?

    I've always leaned in to the info on the partner links....it's no longer password protected, so everyone should be able to view it now. https://partners.comptia.org/resources/product-calendars
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    Anyone Using "a+ cyber?"

    Hi Tess, my CompTIA rep gave me access to it on the training platform.
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    Is DOGE a threat to national security, or at the very least, Americans' PII?

    DOGE members are federal employees. They have security clearances. They work for the US Digital Services. Just like other USDS projects, they are assigned to specific agencies to do the work. They do work similar to the work that USDS has done since 2014. USDS is about technical...
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    Anyone Using "a+ cyber?"

    I got access to a course that was released last year "a+ cyber" that looks like a great review of material for refreshing students and supporting Security+, CYSA and PenTest+. It even has a unit devoted to scripting. I like what I see but I'm curious if anyone has any experience with the...
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    Is DOGE a threat to national security, or at the very least, Americans' PII?

    As a prior Federal employee and contractor (DoD, DHS, and USDA), there is nothing DOGE is doing that other contractors are not. DOGE is built on top of the old USDS and the 18F program in GSA that extended cloud to the Fed environments. Just look at the Booz Allen Hamilton contractor that...
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    Am I overthinking the new Pentest+ 003?

    Thanks, Brian. I agree that I see value in the cert. I like the changes. I'll have to wait and see how the TTT and material actually get us to the learning outcomes. You know what they say: doctors make the worst patients .... and teachers the worst students ;-)
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    Am I overthinking the new Pentest+ 003?

    In the past, I've found that the certification exams do a pretty good job of meeting the outcomes stated at the top of the exam guide regardless of the material that is presented for the different learning objectives...ie that there is often a difference of interpretations between what gets...
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    Improving Retention of Key IT Concepts

    It all starts with vocab imo (think learning levels...got to advance from facts to comprehension to analysis) also the end goal is a certification exam that demonstrates ability to work in a professional environment...gotta talk the talk no short-cuts here...from there, you need to associate the...