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Despite its recent surge in the headlines, cybersecurity has been a priority for decades. "The Evolution of Security Skills," a new IT research report from CompTIA, highlights prevalent changes taking place in the cybersecurity industry.

Samantha Ciaccia learned quickly how to adapt and excel in the quick-paced, demanding IT environment. While she credits many for helping her learn the ropes and cope with all those transitions, taking a leadership role in CompTIA communities has surely been a major factor in her success.

We all have the same 24 hours each day to work with, but some people are more efficient with their time. How do they do it? We chatted with self-described road warrior Rob Rae, vice president of business development at Datto, Inc., to learn how he successfully navigates his role as the face of Datto in the channel.

CompTIA Senior Director, Products, James Stanger has been on a whirlwind tour of cybersecurity and IT events. He shares where he's been, insights that he's learned and how the IT workforce is working hard to solve today's security problems.

CompTIA’s UK Channel Community (UKCC) came together in Liverpool on 20 to 21 June with one goal in mind – to address the mysterious and unknown, and build the channel of the future.

On June 29th, 2007, the world changed with the introduction of the iPhone. What Apple managed to do a decade ago was change the perception and conversation around mobile computing. They created a massive following by focusing more heavily on the user experience than other manufacturers had to that point; making talk, music and the Web a more intuitive experience.

IT is everywhere, even trucking. Jonathan Dalia is the IT manager for Langer Transport Corporation and uses technology to facilitate the trucking business. We asked him to share his experience in the industry and any advice he has for people considering the field.

What many businesses — not just technology companies — tend to forget is that customer engagement must be firmly instilled as a corporate mindset, not just something to do when things slow down. It becomes, in effect, the organization’s personality; one of encouragement and collaboration to ensure an optimal outcome for the client. Many IT services providers need to adopt that philosophy, and here are a few ways to make it happen.

Jamie Mendez, director of IBM PartnerWorld, discusses how IBM planned and launched a new partner program early this year and what the program means to IBM’s own strategic imperatives – including cognitive computing, big data, cloud, security, mobile and social.

Where are the most U.S. IT jobs? Dive deeper into the Cyberstates 2017 data to learn what states and cities have the most jobs, how much they pay and more.

On Tuesday, as part of the Administration’s “tech week”, CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux joined his fellow tech trade association leaders for a “listening session” at the White House on tax reform and government IT modernization. It was an intimate gathering of about 15 people in the Roosevelt Room and followed a well reported and productive meeting the day before with many of the leading global technology firm CEOs.

With the growing demand for IT skills, IT pros use CompTIA certifications to reach their career goals. Watch this video to learn more about the certifications CompTIA offers and how they can help you climb the IT ladder.

For the first time in the history of the Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group (HSITAG), the group convened in Sacramento to hear from State of California leadership earlier this month. While venturing this far west was quite the journey for our traditionally east coast membership contingent, over 50 people were in the room to hear from an extended half day of guests.

This month, CompTIA held a webinar titled, “Blockchain What Does the Future Hold?” hosted by David Logsdon, senior director for Federal Advocacy at CompTIA who handles our New and Emerging Technologies portfolio.

On May 11th, President Trump signed off on the long-awaited cybersecurity executive order, promoting IT modernization and Shared Services. White House Assistant to the President for Homeland Security stated that " part of the enterprise view of the government is moving to Shared Services." The EO emphasizes the "strong preference" in procurement for shared IT services, which include email, cloud, and cyber services. Shared Services will also be one of the primarily focuses of the newly created American Technology Council.