A short history of IT certification, Part 1: From medieval master to modern professional
IT training and certification is a global phenomenon that spans the length and breadth …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on (ISC)² HCISPP
Personally identifiable information (PII) tends to draw hackers like nectar draws bees. There are various institutional repositories of PII, such as employment and credit records, but few places …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Most common non-salary compensation
When most workers get a paycheck in 2021, the funds go straight into a bank or credit union account. The average certified IT professional probably never sees a printer-ink-and-paper paycheck …
Read ArticleCompTIA launches first updated version of PenTest+ certification
Way back before hacking had become a thing that pops up in everyday life with worrisome regularity, actors Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier were the stars of a film about a freelance …
Read ArticleA mentor can assist your certification or career advancement goals
Several years ago, the term “mentoring” saw a spike in popularity. Some of that was because within the realm of human resources and organizational behavior, there is always a phrase …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Azure, the cloud computing service offered by Microsoft, made its debut on Feb. 1, 2010 …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Do certified IT pros hold academic degrees?
Just like in every other field of professional endeavor, there are well-paid and successful IT workers who don’t have an academic degree from a four-year or two-year program of study at a …
Read ArticleHappy Halloween! Take CertMag’s chilling cybersecurity quiz
Happy Halloween! Do you know what’s scarier than ghosts or goblins? Hackers and malware, that’s what. Halloween, it just so happens, is also the last day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month …
Read ArticleWith her family in a different state, Ohio teen is wrapping up high school on her own
I recently spoke with an IT instructor who told of trying to convince a female student to repair …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CompTIA Security+
Whether it’s the SolarWinds breach from the end of last year, or the Colonial Pipeline attack from earlier this year, cybersecurity problems are almost as much a part of the news as weather and traffic …
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A short history of IT certification, Part 1: From medieval master to modern professional -
Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on (ISC)² HCISPP -
Salary Survey Extra: Most common non-salary compensation -
CompTIA launches first updated version of PenTest+ certification -
A mentor can assist your certification or career advancement goals
