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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 ArticleA pathway for cybersecurity students to become cybersecurity professionals
We’ve all heard of the Catch-22 phrase, “In order to get experience I need a job, and in order to get a job, I need experience.” Liz Ryan, noted author of Reinvention Roadmap, and a contributor to Forbes Magazine …
Read ArticleCertMag Wishes You a Happy Labor Day
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 …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
There’s an urgency about cybersecurity in today’s IT realm that almost demands greater knowledge of effective information security practices and precautions from all IT professionals …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: The longer you work in IT, the more you certify
Certification is often seen as being a first step on the road to professional success in the IT realm. For many, it can provide a point of entry that lowers the considerable knowledge barrier that looms over…
Read ArticleITCC Fall Member Meeting set for October
The IT Certification Council is on a mission to improve certification. A collaborative association of like-minded individuals, the ITCC meets twice a year to address challenges facing …
Read ArticleOpen source everything: We should expand the scope of human collaboration
Open source software — what is it, how has it changed and grown over time, where is it going? Can this model be evolved to better serve other areas of IT, or even other areas of life as we know it? …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Check Point Certified Security Administrator
Over the past 25 years, Israel-based Check Point has built a reputation for providing stable and effective …
Read ArticleCertification Survey Extra: Effective computer technician cert prep
It takes a lot to get certified. You need time and effort, of course. Money, whether out of one’s own wallet or from some other source, is required for testing fees and to cover the cost of most (if not all) training …
Read ArticleAXELOS Insight Survey seeks input regarding IT skills development
Yes, we are actually right in the middle of an ongoing revolution, Industry 4.0. But don’t worry, it’s completely bloodless. Because this Fourth Industrial Revolution is defined by emerging technologies …
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