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Behind all of the information and acronyms we use every day, we are all looking for a compelling, clear narrative. The common theme that ties together this alphabet soup is certification. It helps set the narrative in motion.

Cloud has changed how we look at the channel—but how has the channel responded?

Move around or don’t—ultimately, a successful career comes from focus and flexibility.

An IT pro highly skilled in security will likely enjoy a thriving career these days. But such techs need to be able to do a lot, including set up a successful security program, implement it company-wide, manage it on a continual basis, audit it and try to penetrate it, and respond to attacks and any other issues immediately.

IT security can be freakishly frightening, especially when your clients and their employees don’t seem to care.

Regardless of the “who” in this story, most channel professionals want to know why, and what this will mean for their businesses, partnerships and customers.

While there has been no out-and-out declaration of cyber-war by one state against another, there has nevertheless been a proliferation of hacking cases targeting both state and corporate enterprises suspected to have been executed by nation-state actors. The CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner certification can provide a first line of defense.