CompTIA Blog

With all the hacking, phishing scams and unethical cyber behavior these days, we’re all on Team Cybersecurity. But did you know that there are two sides of that team? Read more to see if your skills match up to a red or blue team cybersecurity career.

CompTIA brought together industry leaders for the 12th Annual Global Trade Compliance Best Practices Conference Sept. 18. In San Diego. The day-long conference, attended by 80 industry trade policy and compliance professionals, focused on trade policy and regulatory updates as well as in-depth discussion on the best practices for compliance. The event was a great success thanks to CompTIA Members.

Penetration testing plays a crucial part in establishing and maintaining strong cybersecurity. But often businesses aren't clear on how to approach it. With the launch of CompTIA PenTest+, Chris Hodson explores what businesses and IT pros should know to get the most out of penetration testing.

CompTIA research on trends in the technology ecosystem shows some pessimism around emerging tech – particularly the skills gap it may cause. But tech firms offering essential services can get into the emerging tech game today.

In today’s world, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for hackers to be able to access a device and cause harm. CompTIA Security+, and the new CompTIA CertMaster Learn for Security+, address many of the cybersecurity issues related to IoT, including secure systems design.

Since our certifications are vendor neutral, CompTIA-certified IT pros work in a wide range of professions. Today, we take a look at the top five functional areas for CompTIA-certified professionals, as reported by Global Knowledge.

I wish CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ had been around in its current form when I got into IT. The new version of CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ exposes candidates to a wide variety of technologies.

Learning just got easier with CompTIA’s comprehensive eLearning platform, CompTIA CertMaster Learn. CompTIA CertMaster Learn is designed to help you develop IT skills, advance your IT career and prepare for certification exams.

From Internet of Things to artificial intelligence, these innovations have the greatest potential to make near-term impacts on business.

C-level folks want to get complete, consistent information. They have very good intuition for information they feel doesn't quite work for their position. It's up to the techies to use consistent language so everyone's on the same page when it comes to managing risk.

As National Hispanic Heritage Month began over the weekend and runs through October 15, CompTIA Advancing Diversity in Technology Executive Council member and associate professor in the computer science department at Northeastern Illinois University Graciela Perera offers her thoughts on where the Hispanic American community is today.

As technology has advanced, CompTIA has been there every step of the way, from the emergence of the personal computer through to emerging technologies that will define our future. Watch our tech story here.

When organizations launch a diversity and inclusion initiative, they believe that it is not only the right thing to do but more importantly know it makes great business sense. What steps should your organization take toward success and what are common mistakes to avoid?

Execute a successful cloud migration across any service or deployment model using these tips from cloud computing expert DuWayne Harrison, who spoke at ChannelCon 2018.

Conflict costs American businesses $359 billion annually in lost productivity. Get your business out of this unproductive cycle.