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Delicious content for your skill-up pleasure.Just Passed the CompTIA CySA+ CS0-001 Today With a Week of Study
I just passed the CompTIA CySA+ exam CS0-001 on the first attempt with around a week of study. You can pass this exam as well if you put the time into it. I bought a book that I didn't use a whole lot, CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst Certification All-in-One Exam...
Creating a New Vulnerability Management Program
With my upcoming CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst certification exam and a few fun upcoming projects, I thought it would be good to go over a few things I learned about starting a new vulnerability management program. Update: I passed the CompTIA CySA+ no problem :)...
Step by Step Process for Earning a CompTIA Certification
Welcome to earning a CompTIA certification from A to Z. Think of this earning a CompTIA certification guide as a roadmap or playbook to getting your first or next CompTIA cert. I’ve always felt weird about reading study tips or career advice, mostly because I’ve...
Border Keyboard Shortcuts in Excel
Keyboard shortcuts are incredibly useful in any productive work. All to often, people neglect to use them in Excel. This article will cover border keyboard shortcuts so that you may quickly create and manipulate borders. Of course you can use the border menu up near...
How to Print Empty Cells in Excel
Sometimes you want your Excel spreadsheet to display data differently in file than on paper. Effectively what you can do is add custom views to print empty cells. To see a use case, let's take a look at this question from Jack: I have one excel sheet, in that sheet I...
CompTIA CySA+ CS0-001 Study Notes
Welcome to the CompTIA CySA+ CS0-001 exam study notes. You know the type of study guides to expect by now. Prepare for a wall of formatted text. The information in this guide is organized by the CS0-001 exam objectives and has some blanks filled in by the great...
Example Job Application Process for a Tech Company
This post is about a job application process for a tech company. I posted a real IT Teaching Philosophy around 3 years ago. I know that it was real because I wrote it and put together the application package to teach at an educational institution. I ended up not...
CompTIA CySA+ CS0-001 Exam Overview
A little over a year after release, the CySA+ has earned its place among well regarded certifications. The difficulty is in the intermediate level. See below for CySA+ CS0-001 exam details. Exam Structure Number of Questions: 75 questions (85 max)Duration: 165 minute...
Recommended Cybersecurity Books for Upcoming Pros
These recommended cybersecurity books are highly rated and often talked about in their space. Pick what you need from each category or simply stick to one category to start with. You aren't expected to know everything about security but having a passing familiarity,...
Gmail Tips and Useful Modifiers
I've always been amazed with how Google has redefined webmail. In this article, we'll discuss useful Gmail tips and other modifiers and tweaks to make it even better. Learning the following Gmail tips and modifiers helps ensure your your workflow is fast and your...
CompTIA Preapproved Training Sources
CompTIA has preapproved some of the more popular IT training courses. This is part of CompTIA's activity combination renewal options, specifically under the training (and higher education) section. Other IT training is accepted provided at least 50 percent of the...
A Great Business Continuity Example from a Cloud Service Provider
I received notice from a cloud service provider I use about how they were prepared for the potential effects of hurricane Irma. This is a great business continuity example. The location of the server I use is in Atlanta. Atlanta Severe Weather Notice 2017-09-08...
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