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IT is everywhere, and our Road to ChannelCon has proved that. We recently visited Fortified Health Security in Franklin, TN, and Chicago Zoological Society at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois to learn more about the different industries IT pros work in. Keep reading and watch the videos to learn what it’s like to work in IT for the health care industry and at a zoo. Fortified Health Security is a managed security service provider (MSSP) in Franklin, TN, just outside of Nashville. The area is a hub for health care and IT, and the IT pros at Fortified Health Security explained what it’s like to work in health care security and what it takes to succeed in cybersecurity. “The technologies that we’re protecting in hospitals, a lot of times, are linked specifically to a human person who is lying in a bed or on an operating table,” said Spencer Bales, senior security engineer. Stewart Condadi, IT security engineer, added that almost every device they secure is sensitive or patient-facing, which ra...

There are only two types of employees when it comes to IT security: major risk employees and minimal risk employees. The only difference is that the minimal risk employees have been trained, have a sense for what is unsafe behavior and take action to protect themselves and the organization. It might not sound like anything to be proud of, but the minimal risk employee is the ideal end goal: not only do these employees understand, for example, what a phishing attempt is, they report it and communicate back, effectively become security advocates for the entire organization. So how do we get to a minimal risk IT employee? That’s where end-user security training comes in. This is the first in a series of articles that will help you train your employees on IT security. Before we move forward I want to set the expectation that the only way to completely secure a network is to close it off. And that just won’t work for anyone trying to communicate outside of the local area network (LAN). The...

If you’re not already convinced that CompTIA A+ is a great way to launch your IT career, listen to what Zach Hill of I.T. Career Questions has to say. When the CompTIA A+ Core Series (220-1001/220-1002) launched earlier this year, he identified five things that excite him about the certification and why he thinks it’s relevant to today’s entry-level IT jobs, like help desk technician and technical support specialist. "In my opinion, CompTIA has really raised the bar with the new A+ certification,” Hill said in his video. “They have set a new standard while still keeping in mind that this exam is designed and developed for those who are seeking entry-level job roles.” Highlights of the CompTIA A+ Core Series Scripting: You won’t need to become a programmer or know coding inside and out, but you’ll need to understand the basics of how scripting works and the principles of scripting language. Cybersecurity: The CompTIA A+ Core Series has increased its coverage of cybersecurity, incl...

As more and more businesses and organizations undergo digital transformation to stay competitive and meet constituent needs, technology teams are under pressure to deliver a greater number of capabilities, often through the implementation of point solutions: single tools created to address single requirements. Cybersecurity has its own world of point solutions – often referred to by acronym and built to stave off specific types of threats. While the method of going best of breed might seem like an obvious path, it carries with it hidden overhead costs. It takes time to train staff on specific features, it takes resources to keep solutions maintained and upgraded, issues arise with data consistency, costs are exacerbated for IT/cybersecurity training, and so on. Such point solutions can certainly be valuable if, and only if, there’s a sound justification for using them and a lack of existing capability. This might seem obvious at first – we get a tool because we need it to solve a prob...

As a matter of fact, more and more of what we do is in the cloud. The cloud provides so many advantages, including reduced cost for hardware, licensing and storage. It is no wonder that many businesses have moved or are moving IT operations to the cloud, either completely or in part. Exciting right? Cloud providers promise vast solutions, making on-premise IT solutions seem out of date and weak. So, what does the IT team do when administration gives the word, “Take us to the cloud, Mr. Sulu”? There is nothing more aggravating then trying to access data from your cloud provider only to receive a message that the service is currently unavailable and to try again later. Many cloud service providers will advertise their uptime status and provide various types of reliability guarantees. However, what if there is an issue not with your cloud service provider, but with your internet service provider? Can your organization function offline? Having a plan for such times will be crucial for bei...

Successful cybersecurity professionals build on past successes and learn from previous mis-steps. That's the whole idea of an ISAO. Creating a cybersecurity knowledge base can help you do that, and an ISAO provides the ability to store that information. It keeps you from spending time re-studying and re-discovering the same problems and solutions over and over. If you're studying for cybersecurity certifications, such as CompTIA Security+ or CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), you'll find that both expect you to have a working knowledge of typical cybersecurity threats. CySA+ especially expects you to understand how threat intelligence feeds work. Cybersecurity professionals use their cybersecurity knowledge base to record specific TTPs. And there’s a free proof-of-concept tool that you can use to practice this activity. Yeti, an open source tool, makes this possible. No, I’m not talking about the Yeti coolers that everyone wants these days. I’m talking about a threat i...

As an IT professional, if you’re not skilled in computer networking, you might be losing out on opportunities since computer networking skills such as cloud management, virtualization and enterprise security are in high demand. These skills can land you some of the most unique, fulfilling jobs in the IT industry. Just ask senior network architect Dwight Thomas, Jr., who engineered a broadband network that helped a rural community join the digital world. If you’re interested in breaking into computer networking or strengthening your existing skillset to enrich your IT career, your next IT certification should be one of these top computer networking certifications. The Top Computer Networking Certifications of 2019 CompTIA Network+ Global Knowledge claims that CompTIA Network+ is one of the most lucrative IT certifications on the market. Its 2019 IT Skills and Salary Report shows an average annual salary of $107,143 for those who hold this IT certification. Global Knowledge calls CompTI...