CompTIA A+ Certification

Win $100 simply by taking a survey!

CompTIA is in the process of updating the CompTIA Server+ exam and needs to obtain input from IT professionals that work with servers and server technology.

To take the survey, go to http://surveys.comptia.org/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?s=8F8F9DFCF0BC4AB4A4B2B7A4B394A1E6

Your participati...on will only take about 20 minutes, and upon completion you may enter for a chance to win one of two $100 American Express gift checks.

Thank you in advance for participating in this important stage of CompTIA Server+ exam development. Read More

CompTIA strives to improve and retain the relevancy of the CompTIA A+ certification and regularly reviews and updates the CompTIA A+ exam objectives. As a part of this process, a world-wide survey is currently being conducted to form a clear picture of the skills and knowledge required to perform the job duties necessa...ry for an entry level PC support and service technician.

Please participate in one or both of the following surveys to help determine the objectives for the new exam.

To participate in the survey covering the proposed objectives for CompTIA A+ Essentials, follow this link:
http://surveys.comptia.org/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?s=E4489D10EDC0468EA24D229D0A19F961

To participate in the survey covering the proposed objectives for CompTIA A+ IT Technician, follow this link:
http://surveys.comptia.org/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?s=01B0937941444186A38E9FCCFF4F5235

All survey participants will be entered into a random drawing to win a $100 American Express gift card.
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Who’s watching YOUR network?

Compelling real-world reasons for certified staff

CompTIA Security+ Webinar



CompTIA will host a free webinar about CompTIA Security+ on Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. (CDT).



Did you know that employees who have a certification in information security can earn a 10-14% higher salary than their non certif...ied counterparts? 



And that the Department of Defense Directive 8570.1 requires 110,000 information assurance professionals in assigned duty positions, along with all 400,000 full- and part-time military service members, contractors, and local nationals who are performing information assurance functions, to have security certification within five years? 



The opportunities for teaching courses that map to a security certification have never been greater. 



This Webinar will explore how schools can start or expand an information security curriculum. It will discuss the current state of security, the changing face of attackers, employment trends, the different categories of security positions, and topics that should be covered in teaching network security, disaster recovery, operating system security, Internet security, firewall security, forensics, and security management. It will also look at the new CompTIA Security+ 2008 exam objectives along with 11 other security certifications.



Mark Ciampa, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky and author of several security books for Course Technology/Cengage Learning, and Carol Balkcom, CompTIA’s Security+ Product Manager will be the guest speakers.



Please go to www.comptia.org/e2c to register. If you have any questions, please contact Connie Slagle at cslagle@comptia.org or 630-678-8341.

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The CompTIA web site was hit by an SQL Injection Attack late on Sunday 7/6/08. The problem was noticed by our monitors and fixed shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, during the time of the attack, Google scanned our site and subsequently listed it as having ‘suspicious downloads’. A request was made to Google on Mon 7/7/...08 at 9AM to rescan and remove our site from its “blacklist”, which has now occurred. The CompTIA web site is secure and is not a source of malware or any other malicious code. We have taken action to ensure that this does not happen again. Read More