Six Linux certifications that can open the door to a Linux career
Linus Torvalds created Linux in 1991 and released the initial version the same year. Today, this open-source operating system, which was initially developed as a free UNIX-like OS for Intel 386 …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on ISACA CSX Fundamentals
Of all the skills gaps in the IT industry, including the overall IT skills gap, the one that is of highest concern to the greatest number of people is almost certainly the cybersecurity skills gap. The …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: The top asset of Linux for PC users
It’s been said that Linux is the backbone of the modern internet, running most of the computers that do the heavy lifting of providing a web for all of us to surf. Nearly all supercomputers, whether …
Read ArticleJob profile: Become an information security manager
With all of the hype, both good and bad, surrounding cybersecurity, it is important for businesses and organizations to continually review the positions that typically fill out the cybersecurity …
Read ArticleThe final demise of MCSA (and MCSD and MCSE) certification marks the end of an era
The year was 2001, but I wasn’t on a space odyssey — instead, I was in rural Pennsylvania with …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on EC-Council CCISO
For a long time CEO, CFO, and COO — chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer — formed an unimpeachable trinity of chief officers for your average corporation. You might …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Let us never speak of 2020 again
It would be nice to think that, in the histories that will — fingers crossed — someday be written about the early 2000s, some thoughtful historian will describe 2020 as the year after which humanity …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) concepts
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) has been around and widely accepted for quite a while. Questions about it appear on numerous certification exams associated with networking, including the Cisco
Read ArticleLessons learned from launching a new certification during a pandemic
The global COVID-19 pandemic required many certification programs to shift to remote operations — not only delivering tests via remote proctoring, but actually creating certification exams using …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on MCSE: Core Infrastructure
The tangled web of Microsoft certifications got a whole lot simpler earlier this year on Jan. 31, when all remaining MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE certifications were relegated to the dustbin …
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Six Linux certifications that can open the door to a Linux career -
Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on ISACA CSX Fundamentals -
Certification Survey Extra: The top asset of Linux for PC users -
Job profile: Become an information security manager -
The final demise of MCSA (and MCSD and MCSE) certification marks the end of an era
