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CompTIA Partner Summit 2019

CompTIA is preparing the IT industry for transformation of tech talent to fill the IT skills gap. The CompTIA Partner Summit is an event for CompTIA partners such as academic educators, commercial trainers, government agencies, corporate learning leaders and instructors. The event provides partners with the opportunity to learn new skills, engage in face-to-face communications and build new contacts with other CompTIA partners. The main goal is to drive businesses and the IT workforce forward.

NSA + CISA warn Microsoft users to update and patch devices

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

A few weeks ago, the NSA published an advisory urging Microsoft Windows admins and users to patch and update systems because of a growing threat.

The importance of early cybersecurity training – Part 2

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

In our previous post, we talked about why there is a need for more cybersecurity professionals, and we mentioned that there are cybersecurity camps for teenagers. These camps are helping younger audiences get involved in cybersecurity.

The importance of early cybersecurity training – Part 1

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

As we all know, the cybersecurity threat landscape is changing on a daily basis. The need for finding highly trained individuals trained in this area is quite high, but given this huge demand, there is actually a severe shortage of workers in the cybersecurity industry.

How to become a cybersecurity consultant

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

The most common job title that is also very closely tied to the cybersecurity consultant is the information security consultant. There are other, not as commonly used job titles which still refer to being a cybersecurity consultant:

The importance of cybersecurity consultants

Uncategorized / By Jake Slater

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2019, many cybersecurity professionals are trying to predict what new threats could emerge in the remainder of the year. Many believe that phishing will still remain the top threat vector out there, but its growing levels of sophistication and covertness will greatly expand as the year goes on. It’s becoming much more difficult to tell the difference between a spoofed and an authentic website.