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CompTIA announces the winners of its contests surrounding the 250,000th IT professional to become CompTIA Security+ certified.

The CompTIA Security+ certification exam is now available in Portuguese. As Brazil's IT industry grows, the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals is stronger than ever. This new translation will allow more IT professionals to get trained and certified in cybersecurity fundamentals. Study materials in Portuguese are available as well. The second edition of the book Certificação Security+ Da Prática Para o Exame SY0-301 (Security+ Certification Practical For The SY0-301 Exam) is available f ...

IT professionals who were certified in 2010 or earlier in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ or CompTIA Security+ have until the end of 2012 to enroll in the CompTIA Continuing Education program. Those certified in 2010 or earlier are considered "certified for life," but these individuals can enroll in the CompTIA Continuing Education Program to show they are versed in the latest skills and technologies. It is optional unless mandated by an employer. For example, enrollment is required for those usi ...

NetCom Learning will present an overview of the CompTIA CTT+ certification in a webinar on Wednesday. The Certified Technical Trainer certification covers core instructor skills, including preparation, presentation, communication, facilitation and evaluation in both a classroom and virtual classroom environment. The free webinar, led by Carmille Agana, will be from noon to 1 p.m. (CT). Agana will discuss the value of the CompTIA CTT+ certification, prerequisites, training and the steps to beco ...

CompTIA is looking for digital information management professionals to participate in a beta exam of the updated CompTIA CDIA+ certification. IT professionals can take the test for free — and will be certified if they pass — but will not get their scores until the new exam version is released in 2013. Beta testing is one of the final steps in the CompTIA exam development process. Beta testers take a version of the exam with more questions than will be on the final exam. CompTIA uses beta tester ...

Updates to the CompTIA A+ exam, performance-based questions and target job roles will be a few of the topics discussed in a webinar on Oct. 30. "New Updates on CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ & CompTIA Security+ Exams," hosted by NetCom Learning, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. (CT) on Oct. 30. Registration is free. CompTIA Director of Product Management Carol Balkcom will provide an interactive look at performance-based questions, which will be added to the CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and Co ...

What skills are in demand? How do certifications impact salary? How does your salary compare to national averages? Global Knowledge and Windows IT Pro are undertaking these issues and more in the 2013 IT Skills and Salary Survey. Participants receive a complimentary copy of the final report. Those who enter by Oct. 19 will be entered into a random drawing for one of eight $250 American Express gift cards. The annual report is one of the industry's most extensive surveys of IT and business profes ...

Becky Wanta's job is to use technology to make everyone at MGM resorts feel like a high roller.The MGM Resorts International global chief technology and innovation officer spoke to CompTIA Breakaway attendees on Thursday from a customer perspective about how issues like big data and mobility are affecting the company's technical direction."Our whole go-to market strategy is the experience," she said from the ARIA Resort & Casino, where rooms "welcome" guests by automatically opening drapes t ...

StorageCraft Technology, a business continuity and disaster recovery software company based in Draper, Utah, won the Breakaway Best of Show award on Wednesday night.The company also won the Best Software award at the CompTIA Breakaway conference in Las Vegas.Lenovo took home the Best Hardware award. Integral Solutions Group won Best Services.CompTIA also announced the winners of the CompTIAccelerate Challenge, which awarded companies that recruited the most partners to the conference with five m ...

Techopedia recently interviewed Carol Balkcom, CompTIA Director of Product Management, about security certification. Balkcom discussed the topics covered in CompTIA's two security certifications, as well as differences between CompTIA certifications and others in the market. See what she said. ...