Certification Survey Extra: Does security certification impact hiring?
When it comes to getting oneself hired to work in IT security, there’s probably no magical formula that will ensure success in every situation. In our most recent annual Salary Survey, on the other hand …
Read ArticleIT Certification Council still going strong after 10 years
In 2007, George W. Bush was president, the crime drama The Departed won the Oscar for Best Picture, and an exciting young NBA star named LeBron James played in the NBA Finals for the first time …
Read ArticleUse these tips to make online learning work for you
Educators often warn students that online learning is not for everyone. Some students who perform well in a traditional classroom setting struggle to complete online courses. So what factors have the …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CCNP Security
In 2017, the phrase “secure computer network” is practically an oxymoron. As numerous recent breaches have shown, no computer network is entirely safe, and many of them likely aren’t even mostly …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: Time to security certification
So it’s probably time for a brief recap: With our most recent survey of certified IT professionals, we switched things up. After spending the last few years gathering salary data for every issue of …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of SQL
There are some things that you just don’t forget. For me, one of those was the thought I had the first time I was exposed to SQL: “This is supposed to better than what we have now?” To say that I was overwhelmed is to put it kindly. Particularly in light of the fact that …
Read ArticleSecurity Certification Survey: Hackers are getting smarter and more relentless
When then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump said during his first debate with Hillary Clinton in September 2016, “The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe it’s hardly doable,” he …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
It’s an unusual day that doesn’t bring news of some sort pertaining to information security. Whether it’s headlines about the latest gigantic data breach, fallout from the latest gigantic data breach …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: How do you prefer to sports?
It’s finally time to put the Big Data Salary Survey from our summer issue to bed. We’ve sliced and diced the information that came in, and viewed it from this angle and that. There’s almost certainly …
Read ArticleFire up your IT by attending conferences and conventions
At first glance, conferences and conventions seem innocuous, just a bunch of like-minded people getting together to socialize and share tips and tricks. For the information technology population …
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