Happy Labor Day from the CertMag Team
Like many other workers in the United States, the members of the CertMag team are enjoying a day off from work in observance of Labor Day. We will return to our normal schedule and activities on …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CIW Web Design Professional
When turning our attention to the CIW Web Design Specialist credential earlier this year, we noted that it is a precursor certification to the more advanced CIW Web Design Professional. We also …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: What is your most recently earned certification?
For many certified IT professionals, certification is a lifetime pursuit. Most certifications require the credential holder to periodically recertify, so there’s a degree of built-in momentum that makes …
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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 …
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