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The battle lines in the potential legal war over encryption – privacy versus accessibility – have been drawn. Now the big question is what could happen next, and how could it impact consumers and cybersecurity overall.

When a serious and frightening situation befell the family of Aaron Staines, system and network administrator for Barry County, Michigan, renewing his CompTIA certifications were the last thing on his mind. But CompTIA CertMaster CE allowed him to maintain his professional credentials as things returned to normal.

Talking about ethnicity in the workplace is typically not easy and most often avoided. Here are a few strategies to have a productive conversation.

The real question with cloud computing is how best to mix and match cloud infrastructure, assets and services that come from private and public clouds under a single umbrella.

A sure way to prompt eye rolls in a room full of IT professionals is to mention the phrase cloud computing. This knee-jerk cynicism aside, cloud models continue to transform the delivery of IT services despite our collective exhaustion over the catchphrases we use to describe them.

With 12 CompTIA certifications to choose from, doing your homework and choosing your path is a must. What is your end game?

Co-hosted with ChannelE2E’s Content Czar Joe Panettieri, CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux chatted with Craig West, Senior Vice President of Channel Sales at Oracle NetSuite on the cloud ERP partner landscape and the opportunities ahead for integrators and consultants.

The end of 2017 brought a slew of changes to our tax code. In December, Congress passed a package of reforms that overhauled much of the U.S. tax code for individuals and corporations. Many of these changes were enacted in January, leaving businesses wondering how the updated tax code will impact their operations.

For those of us who eat, breathe and sleep technology, cybersecurity solutions may seem obvious. But there’s a hidden danger to being too technical when talking to executives and the board, from whom we need buy-in. the following strategies can help them “get’ cybersecurity without getting too technical.

Co-hosting with ChannelE2E’s Content Czar Joe Panettieri, CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux chatted with Bill Conner, SonicWall CEO, on the security company’s journey under new ownership, a pure channel partner strategy and accelerated R&D.

As the CompTIA SGA Teams gears up for a busy 2018, we have highlighted a number of the key policy issues they will be addressing in 2018.

Companies are ready for the cloud, but in such a fast-moving field – particularly in regard to the internet of things (IoT) – they’re very interested in finding ways to make their workers even more cloud-ready.

CompTIA works year-round to advance the technology industry on many fronts – from events to research and so much more. With all that in mind, we’d like to run down our plans for this year, so you’ve got it all in one place and get as excited as we are about CompTIA’s 2018!

Earning your CompTIA A+ certification is a great starting point for people who know they want to get into IT. But before you can get to that moment, how do you figure out if you like the work, or where in technology you might want to specialize?

Taking care of the basics of computing is the most immediate step users should take to counter recently identified security flaws on processing chips. That’s the view of members of the CompTIA IT Security Community, a group of industry experts and leaders who monitor the fast-changing cybersecurity landscape.