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There’s no doubt that AI puts certain jobs at risk, but the World Economic Forum (WEF) estimates in its “The Future of Jobs Report 2018” that while 75 million jobs may be displaced, 133 million jobs may emerge as humans and machines work together in the future. Panelists discussed how as jobs are redefined and new occupations are created, it’s critical for current workers to re-skill and diversify their talent to seize new opportunities in the workplace. Additionally, schools must ensure their courses align with what the future of the industry – and the world – will look like so they can prepare students to thrive in a 21st Century workforce. For Government, Coordination is Key It can be hard to keep up with rapid changes in AI technology, which is why panelists discussed the critical need for coordination between government agencies. As policymakers explore ways to promote technologies such as autonomous vehicles, it’s paramount to be mindful of safety implications and resist over-

Right out of active service Nightengale was stepping into one contracting role, then another, at Fort Knox. His combination of a military background, hands-on tech experience and IT certifications gave him a perennial leg up as moved through the employment ranks. “I’ve never had a situation where I’ve been unemployed, trying to find a job,” Nightengale said. “I think having certifications allowed me to do that a lot better than not having them would have.” And it was with an equal combination of dedication and certification that he was able to pivot into project management. In 2014, Nightengale got his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and began working on contracts in that capacity. In all these sectors, innovative technologies will increase efficiencies and effectiveness within existing infrastructure and set the foundation for future innovation and advancement. Because of that, CompTIA staff and members told lawmakers that any infrastructure package should includ

While organizations are aware of the risks of the security skills gap, convincing your boss to pay for a cybersecurity certification can be less simple. As noted in the 2018 Trends in Cybersecurity: Building Effective Security Teams report, 78 percent of firms with internal skill rely on third-party security organizations, even though the majority feel this solution is too expensive. Even with a lack of cybersecurity skill at your organization, you could still face barriers to receiving support. To get financial backing for your professional development goals, you may need to make a clear case for the value of cybersecurity certifications. Computer technology brings about a whole new field of ethical dilemmas. From computer crime to privacy to the power of computer professionals, this technology has shifted the way the business world must think about ethical decisions. Yet this is difficult because there is no overarching positive ethical force in the American business community. Comb

For example, the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) will work together to enable ambient computing, where the environment reacts based on context. Think of smart lighting. It starts as a basic IoT solution, where lighting is connected to a network and can be controlled by an app. The next step is to manually build an automated schedule. True ambient computing is where the lighting system activates automatically when it senses behavior (like entering or exiting) and learns from that behavior to optimize the schedule or lighting quality. CompTIA A+ can help IT pros with device management, and CompTIA Linux+ can help with automating processes. Does this IT certification align with my career goals? I’ve spoken with hundreds, if not thousands, of people via YouTube, and it always burdens me to hear someone chasing certifications that do not align with their career goals. Certifications require time, money and energy, and none of those should ever be wasted. CompTIA’s

Let’s start with a trip in the 'Wayback Machine' to look at a more traditional way of how IT teams work within companies: Developers code and IT pros manage infrastructure or operations. Traditionally, they are isolated from each other because they have different interests and priorities. Here’s how this works in practice: A developer will develop code on a test server. Once the development cycle is finished, the developer drops it onto an infrastructure server, and everyone expects it to work. But then testing doesn’t go well because the environment has changed during the development phase, so the developer has to reassess and make adjustments. DevOps is when you put these two functions together. Instead of developing in isolation, developers and infrastructure pros test code at various interface points along the way, so they don’t have to completely start from scratch. Management, developers and operations are all looking at the same scoreboard, all progressing toward the sa

We’ve made exponential leaps with technology, yet with all the changes come security risks as we create the applications that run these systems. Organizations should be living DevSecOps, but many have lagged behind in adopting it due to a lack of talented IT professionals. DevSecOps improves on Agile by focusing on people over processes and tools, modernizing the software delivery pipeline by integrating security into the full lifecycle of application development. In the past, security was isolated to a specific role or team member. Today, the collaborative DevSecOps framework effectively integrates security practices as shared responsibility from end-to-end. Hear from Laszlo S. Gonc, CISSP, on the following topics: Find out what is DevSecOps and why it matters. Understand what skills are required to be a DevSecOps engineer. Learn 6 best practices for successfully practicing DevSecOps. Discover online resources to upgrade your talent toolbox. CompTIA A+ is the industry standard in IT

Jordan first posted about his interview on Reddit. We loved his story so much, we had to share it! We spoke with Jordan to learn more about how he uses CompTIA certs in his job interview strategy. Jordan Grening was always anxious before job interviews — “I notoriously short circuit” is how he put it — so he started experimenting with his interview techniques to gain power in the game. “I wanted to get to the point where I don’t feel anxiety in an interview setting anymore,” he said. “That’s really where the strategy has come from, having failures and learning from those failures and wanting to succeed.” As he practiced for interviews and developed his skills, Grening earned his CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ certifications. Recently, he nailed a job interview for an IT support job with a local government agency and its connected sites. He hopes that sharing what he learned about job interviews will help others who feel anxiety or are stepping into IT for the first

Whether you want to get into IT from another sector or advance your career and increase your earning potential as an experienced IT professional, IT certifications can help you achieve your career goals. But you may be asking, which IT certification should I get? If you’re just starting out , you’ll want to pursue IT certifications that acquaint you with how to maximize the use of computers and mobile technology in a business environment. If you’re already working in a tech support or help desk role, certifications can take your expertise to the next level and qualify you for specialties like computer networking and cybersecurity jobs. And if you want to move up the ladder to a senior-level cybersecurity position, certifications can give you an advantage on the job market. Below are some IT certification options for the different stages of your IT career. IT Certifications to Start Your Career CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Ideal for students and professionals who don’t have prior IT

We all know everything is bigger in Texas, but is that the case for the state’s tech sector? According to CompTIA's annual Cyberstates report, the answer is yes – tech is super-sized in Texas. For the full press release from Cyberstates, go here. Texas added more than 17,800 tech jobs in 2018 – the third most of any state – and with nearly 983,000 IT workers, Texas has the second-most tech jobs in the country (behind California). Software and web developer jobs were the most in-demand, growing at a pace of 5.8 percent year-over-year. With more Texans jumping into the IT workforce, the state’s tech sector is fueling more economic growth than ever, accounting for $141.8 billion, or 8.7 percent, of Texas’ overall economy. Leading the way for growth is Austin, which was recently identified as the No. 3 Tech Town in the nation – outranking traditional coastal hubs like San Francisco and Boston. The city known for ‘keeping it weird’ is home to a thriving tech sector that contributes $31

Another important aspect of managing and reducing cloud complexity comes from the cloud technology and tools your organization uses. Whatever tools you adopt, they must provide key basic capabilities to help control and limit cloud complexity. At a minimum, such tools should support the following: Cloud configuration management DevOps automation Consolidated management for hybrid multicloud scenarios (Note: a hybrid cloud involves public and private cloud computing resources, and may also include on-premises systems and resources. A hybrid multicloud involves multiple public cloud computing platforms – such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud all together, for example – as well as private cloud and on-prem components.) Cloud services brokers (CSBs) and cloud management platforms (CMPs) To limit and perhaps even reduce cloud complexity, insist that all third-party consoles or management tools be able to integrate with your chosen, overarching manager of manag

For the past several years, the technology industry has been grappling with the implications of digital transformation. “Every company is a tech company” means that there is a wider audience for technology solutions, especially among those firms that have lagged in their technology adoption. However, the nature of those solutions is also changing. Compared to earlier days of on-prem installations and relatively simple stacks, today’s enterprise technology is an amalgamation of many components, some of which are well-established and some that are cutting-edge. To meet new objectives and compete in new markets, companies are eagerly exploring emerging technologies that can accelerate their IT strategy. CompTIA’s Emerging Tech community wants to enable those businesses that are helping clients navigate the complex emerging tech environment. Since the launch of the community in 2017, one of its main initiatives has been the creation of a framework that would provide guidance for new trend

So, we have the CertMaster Learn here, and we’ll go through it. Once you get in here, you navigate, you can set your completion date, and it lets you know your goal, your learning progress, and all of that good stuff. Now we’ll click study. When you get in here, this is what I kind of like. Oftentimes, we’ll just skim through books and videos, and it’s kind of hard to measure what you’re understanding. Here you can actually track and measure your level of confidence. If we go to this table of contents, you can see all my levels of learning that I have had: Anything that I have high, I pretty much know. Anything medium, I need to go over a little bit more. Anything low, I definitely need to study some more. As you can see, there’s video trainings in here rather than just always definitions. Another thing I want to go over is going to be the flashcards, the assessments and the game center, and all that good stuff. Now, if we go through the performance-based questions, you can see these

This article is part of an IT Career News series called Your Next Move. These articles take an inside look at the roles related to CompTIA certifications. Each article will include the responsibilities, qualifications, related job titles and salary range for the role. As you consider the next move in your IT career, check back with CompTIA to learn more about your job prospects and how to get there. Not everyone in the IT field is self-taught. Many, if not most, IT professionals got to where they are with the help of instructors who brought the subject to life in a classroom or online. IT training specialists enjoy their subject matter but also enjoy inspiring and informing students. If you like translating tech topics so others can understand them and helping to promote IT careers, consider the role of an IT training specialist. Make a Plan Before you dive into studying, make a plan to keep yourself on track. In addition to knowing what you need to study, you’ll also want to ask your

ChannelCon strives to develop top-notch programming and training sessions that are relevant and can help you improve your business—this year is no different. This year’s conference includes our Industry Advisory Councils Joint Meeting, open to all attendees for the first time. In addition, you’ll have your pick of 11 CompTIA Community meetings, panels and workshops on a variety of topics including workforce, diversity, security and much more. You’ll also have a chance to hone your technical and soft skills by participating in any of four education tracks: BizTech, Future Trends, IT Pro Track powered by CompTIA Pro, and Vendor Education. Meet New People & Build Partnerships If you’re a people person, then ChannelCon is the place for you. But if you struggle to meet new people and form new relationships, don’t fret—ChannelCon is still the place for you! Between the Technology Vendor Fair, the Think & Drink Lounge, multiple networking breaks throughout the day and the Wine Down R

But on to today’s topic, how to get started with a career in cybersecurity. Well, of course one of the first and most important things with cybersecurity is that you need to understand how computers work. You can’t very well hack into something or protect something if you don’t know how it works. This is something that I mentioned in my CompTIA Security+ and other classes, as well, in that people come in and they want to get started into cybersecurity, but they don’t have a computer background. So really, one of the best things that you can do is to actually get started with learning how the computer actually works. Because once you understand how it works, then you can discover “Here’s the vulnerabilities. Here’s the weaknesses.” And we can discover how to actually get past those types of things. If you haven’t been working with computers long, you may want to consider looking at something like the CompTIA A+ course or the CompTIA Network+ course, build a really good understanding of

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is garnering an immense amount press lately, in large part because it is touching or will touch nearly every aspect of our lives. It seems every day we’re told of a new way AI is being used to improve how we live, work, or play. It is against this backdrop that CompTIA, along with the House of Representatives’ AI Caucus, recently hosted a panel discussion on AI. We were joined by representatives from Intel Corporation, DellEMC, and the Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center. The discussion was held before a packed room of Congressional staff and other stakeholders, and covered an array of topics such as AI’s enabling factors (data), who is using it (businesses and individual consumers), the hurdles to additional adoption (not enough data), and why we need it (to improve lives, workflows, and customer experiences, along with winning the global AI race). During the discussion, the AI Caucus co-chairs, Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Representative P

Some organizations will focus huge investments on solutions purporting to keep the cybersecurity equivalent of the front door reinforced enough to prevent a tank from rolling in during a full military invasion, while leaving the backdoor or street-level window hanging open with a brand new television in plain view. One of the most easily avoidable ways that enterprises leave a wide-open path for cybercriminals onto their systems is through failing to install patches as necessary. When a vendor rolls out a patch, it means they’ve discovered a hole in through the cellar that they’ve mistakenly left open while building a house, and they’re giving the user a solution that blocks it off. Patches are the new locks on the doors when the old keys have been compromised; they’re the blackout blinds that keep your new TV out of sight from the street. That’s why identifying vulnerable systems quickly and having hard, service-level agreement (SLA)-defined rules on the timeline for deploying patche

Women are less likely to apply for jobs they’re not qualified for, and without a push we’re likely see a gender gap in IT security for a long time. “Only 13 to 18 percent of the cybersecurity workforce is women,” said Lisa Person, an advocate for IT security best practices and past leader for CompTIA’s IT Security Community. “There’s this other 30 percent who are not engaging, and if we could get even 10 percent of those people to join cybersecurity we can start to fill that gap.” For business owners and managers struggling to bridge the gender gap in IT Security, put on your UX hat and consider ways you can overcome the barriers keeping women from cybersecurity jobs. Bridge the Confidence Gap Even if they know about cybersecurity and can see a path to entry, many people outside of IT security don’t think they have the right education or experience to join the industry. To get more women to apply at your company, make your job listings approachable to outsiders. “Job listings can be l

How to Enter the CompTIA IoT Contest Watch videos on CompTIA's YouTube channel. Check back daily to record the IoT (Internet of Things) devices featured in the videos and comment on this blog post with the time stamp of what gadget you saw at what time in the video! Use the contest form to enter to win. Each week you get a chance to win cool swag. Eligibility: Giveaway Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia as well as legal residents of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees of CompTIA (the “Sponsor”) and ITProTV (the “Administrator”) and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, individuals engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this sweepstake and the immediate families of each, or persons domiciled in the same household of such employees a