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By James Stanger
| September 21, 2017
I’ve become convinced that each major hack arrives with its own narrative that helps push the security industry along in one way or another.
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By Brett Hanley
| September 18, 2017
If you’re looking to get into IT, you may be surprised at why people love it. Here are our top seven reasons to work in IT.
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By Matthew Stern
| September 15, 2017
At solution provider Clever Ducks in San Luis Obispo, Cal., all of the techs and most of the administrative staff hold at least one CompTIA certification. As a formalized part of the employee growth plan, President and Co-Founder Amy Kardel finds that certifications build not just skills, but overall excellence.
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By Debra B. McCraw
| September 13, 2017
Cybersecurity wove its way through many of the 2017 ChannelCon sessions, whether implicitly or not, and three Track4Techs sessions related to the cloud were no exception.
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By James Stanger
| September 11, 2017
The other day, I was asked if the IT industry has done a good job at identifying the skills necessary to succeed in cybersecurity. I couldn’t help but think of the difference between hiking up a well-maintained trail and an undocumented one.
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By Debra B. McCraw
| September 08, 2017
Many sessions at ChannelCon 2017 focused on cybersecurity – identifying, analyzing, preventing and defending against attacks. Two Tools of the Trade sessions put on by CompTIA staff offered insight into the importance of cybersecurity in IoT, the cloud or any network.
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By Pranita Sarangabany
| September 06, 2017
If you like to solve technical issues and work with people, then help desk technician may be a good next step for you.
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By Debra B. McCraw
| September 01, 2017
The help desk role has become more sophisticated, and today's help desk workers need to serve as the first line of cybersecurity defense.
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By Stephen Watts
| August 30, 2017
IT service management (ITSM) consists of the activities, processes and policies that businesses and other organizations use for delivering IT services. While many of the best practices are beginning to spread to other departments, IT remains the dominant use-case for service management frameworks.
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By Jason W. Eckert
| August 28, 2017
Our Linux guru, Jason Eckert, is back to “Talk Tech to Me” about Linux foo. Can your moves stand up when everyone is Linux foo fighting?
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