Certification Survey Extra: Cybersecurity and Government, Part 3
The English language includes the words “fiat” and “specie” to describe physical forms of currency. Fiat is paper currency, or more specifically any medium used as money that has no intrinsic value. Specie is …
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When it comes to software, the money that you spend — or save — on licensing can be substantial. Because of this, you are seeing questions on the topic starting to appear on certification exams …
Read ArticleWho Is Winning the Cybersecurity War?
I am puzzled. It seems as though news outlets, industry reports, and vendors galore keep talking more and more about large companies or organizations being hacked — yet very few of those businesses …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CCNA
It was French man of letters Alphonse Karr who said the thing about, “The more things change, the more they change back to what they were really not very long ago, like maybe …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Have you ever cheated to pass a certification exam?
Cheaters do sometimes prosper: Just ask Lance Armstrong, who still has a net worth of some $50 million. The Houston Astros cheated their way to a World Series victory and are still the formally …
Read ArticleThe worst advice I ever got about how to get certified
As you traverse the path of life, you will encounter a lot of well-intentioned people giving very poor advice. Much like the handful of key characters wandering through The Sixth Sense — the ones …
Read ArticleJob profile: Threat hunters stop cyberattacks before they can happen
When people think “Texas,” it automatically conjures up images of the Alamo, cowboys with Stetson hats, Lone Star Beer, desert lights, open skies, bluebonnets, rivers and wineries, NASA …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
As described last year in the pages of Certification Magazine, cybersecurity professional association (ISC)² has made a strong commitment to developing a highly relevant and thorough …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: Cybersecurity and government, Part 2
Discussions of organizational cybersecurity, whether centered on private-sector companies, government institutions, public service entities, or some other important group, generally …
Read ArticleThe best advice I ever got about how to get certified
I sometimes look back and mentally review all of the good advice I have received in my life. Everything from “You can’t expect everyone to love you,” to “People generally do good things …
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The final demise of MCSA (and MCSD and MCSE) certification marks the end of an era
