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IS IT MONEY, or the milk of human kindness that makes the world go ’round? Trick question: Information technology (IT) makes the world go ’round. And successful IT requires smart people who have a high …
Read ArticleBecoming an application security engineer could assure a bright cybersecurity future
Many businesses are moving their operations online in order to enable customers to access data and …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Security+
There are now more than 500,000 individuals out there who have earned the Security+ certification managed by tech industry association CompTIA. For perspective, if we assume an average height …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: Government and cybersecurity, Part 1
In 2015, the Office of Personnel Management of the United States government issued a fairly embarrassing (to government officials) and damaging (for all involved) admission that hackers had breached …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) topics
Last month, we looked at the current version of the CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam (CV0-002) and the domains and topics it is comprised of. This vendor-neutral, entry-level exam has a passing score …
Read ArticleAll-girl Alabama cybersecurity skills squad a force to be reckoned with
Writing profiles for Certification Magazine brings me into contact with many bright and hardworking young people. It is inspiring to learn of their accomplishments and, in a way, kind of humbling to compare …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on AXELOS ITIL Foundation
We are living in a new age of ITIL: Earlier this year, AXELOS, the U.K. agency that manages ITIL and ITIL certification, ushered in ITIL 4. So as a footnote to history, we’ll point out that today’s discussion …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Average annual salary in 13 non-U.S. nations
The Salary Survey, each year, tends to focus a lot of attention on conditions and circumstances in the United States. We can’t entirely escape from that, since certified IT professionals who live and work …
Read ArticleFortinet combats cybersecurity skills gap with training for veterans
There are more than 2.9 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally, according to a study by (ISC)2. And 59 percent of cybersecurity professionals surveyed for that study believe the widening talent gap …
Read ArticleIt’s time to subtract from CompTIA’s A+
CompTIA’s A+ certification for professional computer technicians has been part of the IT industry landscape for more than 25 years. The A+ accounts for half of all CompTIA certifications awarded in the …
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