CompTIA Blog

  • Resource: Free Career Change Toolkit

    Aug 28, 2018, 21:09 PM by CompTIA
    Do you love your job and look forward to going to work every day? Or are you ready for a change? If the latter is true, you may be ready to blaze a path to a new career.
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  • CompTIA EMEA Member and Partner Conference Boasts a Full Roster of Exciting Keynoters

    Aug 28, 2018, 17:47 PM by Daniel Margolis
    One of the biggest draws of the EMEA Conference – scheduled 16, 17 October in London – is its keynoters, and this year is no different. Get to know our speakers here.
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  • How Risk Management and Due Diligence Go Hand in Hand

    Aug 27, 2018, 13:12 PM by Ed Tittel
    Taking proper care to comply with legal and regulatory requirements for information privacy, confidentiality, and protection often means understanding risks of breach or loss. Such due diligence is best served by conducting formal risk assessment and management procedures, and engaging in best risk management practices.
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  • Video: IT Myths Debunked – You Can Do IT

    Aug 24, 2018, 21:25 PM by CompTIA
    Are common myths standing in the way of your lucrative IT career? Watch as we debunk some of the most popular myths about working in IT.
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  • Why CompTIA PenTest+? A Review of CompTIA’s Newest IT Certification

    Aug 24, 2018, 17:28 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    CompTIA’s newest IT certification, CompTIA PenTest+, assesses the knowledge and skills needed to run a comprehensive, responsible and successful penetration testing program. Beta tester Molly Stewart shares her views on the certification.
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  • How New Cybersecurity Analyst Tools Protect Data

    Aug 24, 2018, 16:55 PM by CompTIA
    New security tools and skills are in demand. See how they are put to work in this fun video and how you can be a part of the new normal for cybersecurity.
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  • My CompTIA Summer Internship Inspired Me to Embrace Tech in All Forms

    Aug 24, 2018, 16:32 PM by Kaci Courtright
    As CompTIA’s interns return to school, Pepperdine student Kaci Courtright looks back on a summer that taught her people get into technology from all types of educational and professional backgrounds. Get her story here.
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  • How Colleges Have Failed Us

    Aug 23, 2018, 18:15 PM by Todd Thibodeaux
    Last week saw news of a trend toward companies no longer requiring college degrees -- with Google and Apple notably among them. Hear from CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux on what this means for the tech industry and ongoing skills gap, as well as on the true value and impact of a college education today.
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  • Innovation: What Is It, Really?

    Aug 22, 2018, 20:27 PM by Lisa Person
    CompTIA brought expert Peter Zapf of Fog Pilot to ChannelCon to speak on the nature of creativity. Get his four steps to creation and innovation here.
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  • CompTIA ChannelCon Taught Us How to Make a Tasty Workforce Omelet

    Aug 21, 2018, 15:53 PM by Jim Hamilton
    On the menu at ChannelCon was how to build a strong multigenerational workforce – a practical topic that companies genuinely wrestle with that also has real impact on our productivity and job satisfaction.
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  • 5 Linux Skills You Must Master to Be a Cybersecurity Professional

    Aug 20, 2018, 21:51 PM by Jason W. Eckert
    Linux plays an incredibly important part in the job of a cybersecurity professional. If you are planning on working as a cybersecurity professional, you’ll definitely need an excellent working knowledge of the Linux operating system.
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  • The Future of Aviation is Still in High School

    Aug 17, 2018, 16:31 PM by Daniel Margolis
    At age 17, most of us are still adjusting to the responsibility that comes with getting a driver’s license. But Alex Taylor has already moved beyond roads and taken to the sky, becoming the youngest commercial drone pilot in the U.S. last year and founding his own drone company – Wind Craft Aviation.
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  • Your Next Move: Business Analyst

    Aug 17, 2018, 16:08 PM by Pranita Sarangabany
    Businesses are constantly looking for ways to improve how they leverage technology. Luckily, business analysts help companies align IT resources with business goals
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  • Uncertainty Surrounding Tariffs Puts Tech Exports and Jobs at Risk

    Aug 16, 2018, 15:05 PM by Tim Herbert
    As escalating trade tensions ripple across the economy, businesses of all types brace for the expected, and increasingly, the unexpected fallout. The stakes are especially high for the U.S. information technology industry given its size, reach, and strategic importance.
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  • Five Steps to Take Today to Foster Diversity in Your Business

    Aug 15, 2018, 20:00 PM by Miles Jobgen
    Achieving diversity can be a challenge. If you’re looking for the codex to solve this challenge, start here.
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