CompTIA Blog

  • How to Conduct a Diversity and Inclusion Report

    Dec 11, 2018, 18:13 PM by Michelle Lange
    How diverse is your company? The answer isn’t as simple as looking around. Get these quick tips to get a fix on your diversity data.
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  • The New CompTIA A+: Problem Solvers Wanted

    Dec 10, 2018, 20:24 PM by Jessalynne Madden
    Although it’s been around for 20 years, CompTIA A+ continually evolves to meet the needs of today’s technical support staff. The update, which will launch in January 2019, focuses on problem solving and covers a broad array of tech topics, including cloud computing and cybersecurity.
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  • Holiday Tech Giveaway

    Dec 7, 2018, 22:20 PM by CompTIA
    Happy holidays! As 2018 comes to an end we would like to do something special for our IT pros. Enter to win some awesome tech prizes.
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  • 5 Novels for Tech Pros to Read

    Dec 7, 2018, 16:26 PM by Matthew Stern
    Time is at a premium these days for everyone – including and especially IT pros. But reading these five novels can give you a break from the screen, and a fresh perspective on technology today and tomorrow.
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  • Why Business Partnerships Remain Essential to Growth

    Dec 5, 2018, 22:31 PM by Emma Tomlin
    Emma Tomlin, CompTIA ANZ Channel Community executive council member, shares her thoughts on how essential business partnerships remain to driving technology.
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  • Podcast: The New CompTIA A+

    Dec 4, 2018, 17:58 PM by CompTIA
    CompTIA A+ is designed to build problem solvers for today’s digital world, moving past traditional help desk activities to embrace a wide range of IT functions. The updated entry-level IT certification will launch in January 2019, and in this podcast, Sears describes some of the changes that IT pros can expect to see.
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  • Webinar: Red Team, Blue Team

    Dec 4, 2018, 15:55 PM by CompTIA
    In this next Office Hours with James, Dr. James Stanger will demonstrate an attack from both perspectives. Along the way, he’ll not only talk about techniques and tools from the pen tester/red team perspective, but also from the security analyst/blue team perspective. Join him to learn essential pen testing and security analytics skills, the importance of the red team and the blue team working together and what today’s attacks look like from both perspectives.
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  • Where Job Opportunities Abound in IT

    Dec 3, 2018, 22:47 PM by Ed Tittel
    Because IT is so important to all businesses, and the focus for an employment sector of its own, IT is and should remain a fertile ground in which to plant and nurture careers for the foreseeable future. That said, let’s try to understand where the best and most abounding opportunities might be found in this field.
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  • Read All the Ways CompTIA Advanced the Business of Technology in 2018

    Dec 3, 2018, 16:36 PM by Nancy Hammervik
    The rapid pace at which technology evolves is no secret – especially to those of us immersed in the business of technology. It’s our job at CompTIA to provide you, our members, with what you need to flourish. Much was accomplished this year – make sure you’re taking advantage of everything we have to offer.
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  • How to Network on Twitter

    Nov 30, 2018, 21:25 PM by Kelly Stone
    With more than 328 million users around the globe, Twitter continues to be a relevant way for people to connect and stay updated. Twitter is one of the top five social media tools and a venue for breaking news, robust debates and observations on life. But it can also be a powerful way to augment your professional network. We asked CompTIA’s followers on Twitter what advice they’d like to see most in CompTIAWorld magazine, and they voted for how to network on Twitter itself! Learn how to use social media like a pro to find relevant contacts and endear yourself to potential peers.
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  • Eight Ways to Do Professional Development Now

    Nov 30, 2018, 21:12 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    We all know that professional development is an important key to career success, but between deadlines and meetings at work, not to mention personal commitments, it can be hard to find time for learning. Here are eight ways you can make learning fit your lifestyle.
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  • 5 Smart Career Path Planning Tips from Real Executives

    Nov 30, 2018, 14:46 PM by Jasmine Henry
    Technology is evolving faster than ever, and professional skill sets have a rapidly shortening shelf life. IT career path planning is necessary to survive an uncertain future.
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  • Why Nashville and Atlanta Are Tech Hot Spots

    Nov 29, 2018, 20:31 PM by Matthew Stern
    CompTIA’s 2018 Cyberstates report on the tech job market shows that the U.S. tech workforce thrives well beyond those cities best known for tech. We spoke with two IT professionals who gave us the inside scoop on the lively, unique tech scenes of two Southern U.S. cities.
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  • How the U.S. and Brazil Could Accelerate the Space Race

    Nov 28, 2018, 21:35 PM by David Logsdon
    The U.S. and Brazil are working to build a bilateral space partnership to put satellites in orbit as efficiently as possible – with the help of the CompTIA Space Enterprise Council.
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  • Why Project Management Is Crucial to Cybersecurity

    Nov 28, 2018, 20:34 PM by Steve Slawson
    There is no escaping the need for fundamental project management skills in security. Having a project management framework in place ensures that nothing falls through the cracks.
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