Certification Survey Extra: The next three-to-five years

Hiring managers and others often ask job candidates what they see when they look down the road a couple of years. Some individuals who hear that question know exactly what they want and how they ...

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Get started in IT risk management

Year after year, cyberattacks are intensifying. According to Check Point Research (CPR), global cyber incidents on corporate networks increased by 38 percent in 2022 over the previous year. A recent ...

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The push for sustainable technology is of critical importance to our endangered planet

Close to 30 years ago, all the way back in 1995, legendary NBA star Michael Jordan appeared in ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

Believe it or not, there was a time when you could visit a website and not get a notification regarding cookies. It was assumed that, by visiting a website, you consented to let it monitor your activities in ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Non-salary compensation for IT professionals

In the annals of employment, non-salary compensation is a relatively recent innovation. Some of the basic concepts have been around for centuries: At the dawn of the imperial era in ancient ...

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Intellectual property protection is important for tech companies large and small

One of the strongest assets an IT company can possess is its intellectual property (IP). That IP can range from something as simple as the name of the firm (protected with a trademark) to an idea, invention ...

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Massachusetts teen has mastered Linux — and is just getting started

One of my favorite crooners is Bob Dylan (aka Robert Zimmerman), the "musical Shakespeare" of his time. As a young man, his tunes spoke to me in ways that, at that tender and unknowing age, I was ...

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Salary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on CCNP Enterprise

Working in big business doesn't always mean power lunches, stock portfolios, and $500 haircuts. Imagine that your point of entry to the biggest stages of the global commerce arena sounded, for example ...

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Certification Survey Extra: What was your certification starting point?

It was the ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi (sometimes called Lao Tzu) who is generally believed to have originated the saying about the journey of a thousand miles that begins with a single ...

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Please take our 2023 Certification Training Survey

Training is a vital element of job preparation and career development. Even the simplest jobs typically require some level of orientation and walkthrough before a new hire is left alone to start getting work ...

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