Diverse Roster of IT Industry Experts Will Lead CompTIA Communities Executive Board in 2016

Thought leaders from across the full span of the information technology (IT) industry industry will lead the CompTIA Communities Executive Board in 2016, the nonprofit trade association announced today.

26 members of the Board of Directors, which represents technology manufacturers, distributors, service providers and solutions, consultants and others working together to provide advice and information to help CompTIA fulfill its mission to advance the industry.

"Each of these leaders understand the technology enterprises operate business climate and the problems they face in the market," says Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president of industry relations, CompTIA. "More importantly, diversity of this group ensures that the views of industry are represented. This is essential for CompTIA seek to generate support for new initiatives and encourage greater participation of the industry."

CompTIA Communities Board Members for 2016 identified by their community or their affiliation with a table, they are:

• Advancement of women in IT - Michelle Ragusa-McBain, Cisco and Cristina Greysman, SunGard Availability Services
•    ANZ Channel - Nick Beaugeard, HubOne and Kellie Hackney, Kaseya International
• TI Canadian Business - Douglas Brown, Xerox Canada and Brian Jeffries, formerly with Cisco
• Cloud - Jason Bystrak, Ingram Micro and Samantha Ciaccia, Datto
• Of Future Leaders - Brittani Von Roden, VAR Dynamics and Rory Jackson, Business Continuity Technologies
• Safety IT - Chris Johnson, conflict resolution and Ron Culler, secure drawings, Inc.
• IT service and support - Aaron Acker, deployment Pro, LLC and Robert Hausman, Board Group50
• Managed Print Services - Tawnya stone, financial GreatAmerica and Jeff Bendix, Bendix images
• Managed Services - Vince Tinnirello, Network Solutions and Kelly O'Bray anchor, LogicNow
• Channel UK - Kristian Wright, Inbay Ltd and Steve Ross, Shackleton Technologies
• Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group - John Petraborg, HP Enterprise Kumar and Rachuri, Adobe
• Space Business Council - Rosanna Sattler, Posternak Blankstein and Lund LLP
• State and Local Government and training - John Stührenberg, AT & T

Mary Ellen Grom, SYNNEX Corporation and Barry Williams, Comcast Business CompTIA serves the Board of Directors connections to the Community Board. Jim Hamilton, vice president of member communities, CompTIA is the link to the card.

For more information on the communities and the advice of the members of CompTIA and value of membership in the association's visit

SYO-401 Exam Question No 38

Question No 38:

Which of the following is true about input validation in a client-server architecture, when data integrity is
critical to the organization?

A. It should be enforced on the client side only.
B. It must be protected by SSL encryption.
C. It must rely on the user's knowledge of the application.
D. It should be performed on the server side.

Answer: D

CompTIA Names Tech Champions for 2016

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) this week acknowledged California sms. Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) and Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) that 2016 Champions Tech.

The annual honor will show lawmakers that "the leadership and support of the technology industry in the California State Legislature."
Chang and low are both members of the new Legislative Assembly Technology and Innovation Caucus.

CompTIA has 2,000 member companies and has published nearly 2 million IT certifications, according to the organization.

"We are honored to introduce the members of the Assembly and Chang as our champion Low Tech 2016 for their efforts and support of the technology industry here in California he continued," said Kelly Hitt, director of business CompTIA California Government. "As many states are turning to California as a leader in innovation, it is important that our elected officials support the legislation boost the digital economy.

Tech Our Champions are strong voices in the technology community and help to ensure that our industry continues to succeed. "

SYO-401 Exam Question No 38

Question No 38:

After analyzing and correlating activity from multiple sensors, the security administrator has determined that a group of very well organized individuals from an enemy country is responsible for various attempts to breach the company network, through the use of very sophisticated and targeted attacks. Which of the following is this an example of?

A. Privilege escalation
B. Advanced persistent threat
C. Malicious insider threat
D. Spear phishing

Answer: B

CompTIA provides access to training Prime members free cybersecurity to help meet the need for greater safety awareness among IT workers.
From now on, all the members of CompTIA Premier are eligible to receive 50 free places for CompTIA Ciber ensure current online self-training that familiarizes users with a series of good practice cyber security to protect their business, according to the ad. CompTIA vice president of industry relations Nancy Hammervik says the offer is intended to give members the information needed to protect critical assets for themselves and their customers.

"We wear our Premier Members with the curriculum and the training needed to cover the largest controlling an organization's security hole - employee behavior," he said in a statement.

Recent research shows human error is often one of the most important factors of safety violations in the workplace, especially as employees begin to use mobile technology in the office, according to CompTIA. In fact, the company unveiled the results of a study last year found that 45 percent of American workers do not receive any training in cyber security at all of their employers.

Premier Members can choose to use the free places for their own employees or give them to customers. These CompTIA members who are interested in obtaining their free training should contact their representative of a Member or email cybersecure@comptia.org for more information.

Additional seating for over 50 employees companies can be bought separately.

"The risks are too high and too many organizations ignore threats to the need for greater security fund for training," said Kelly Ricker, vice president of events and education at CompTIA. "The lessons are delivered with CompTIA CyberSecure relevant for workers in all sectors, be it a small business, a medium-size or large company;. In the public or private sector"

SYO-401 Exam Question No 37

Question No 37:

A user attempting to log on to a workstation for the first time is prompted for the following information before being granted access: username, password, and a four-digit security pin that was mailed to him during account registration. This is an example of which of the following?

A. Dual-factor authentication
B. Multifactor authentication
C. Single factor authentication
D. Biometric authentication

Answer: C

CompTIA Revises A+ Exams with Security, Networking Sections

CompTIA is revamping its popular A+ exam series to reflect the growing number of systems and services IT professionals need to master.

The CompTIA A+ 900 series exams, which are available globally, include sections dedicated to several skillsets that were absent in previous versions, including “Security, networking, operating systems, IT operations, troubleshooting and technical support,” according to the announcement.

“An IT technician has to be knowledgeable working with tablets, smartphones, laptops and desktops running iOS, Android, Windows and OS X connected to secure local networks and the cloud all at the same time,” said CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux, in a statement. “The updated CompTIA A+ exams reflect this reality.”

Eight of the nine domains in the CompTIA A+ 900 series exams include security topics, which require candidates to apply a variety of security concepts, such as supporting and securing access to data via proper authentication, to receive certification.

CompTIA has also added sections that require candidates to identify the basic tenants of cloud computing, virtualization, desktop imaging and deployment, according to the announcement. Additional skills tested in the new exam series include knowledge of IPv4, IPv6, DHCP and subnet masks for networking, as well as working with mobile operating systems.

“Troubleshooting also takes a greater role in the new exams,” said Dr. James Stanger, senior director, products at CompTIA. “The demand on technical support and the expectations of users requires them to have a broader knowledgebase and to solve problems quickly and accurately.”

If you are currently studying for the previous version of the A+ exams, don’t worry – CompTIA said it is still offering versions 220-801 and 220-802 through the end of June. Those who complete these exams will not be penalized for taking a previous version.

SYO-401 Exam Question No 36

Question No 36:

Which of the following ciphers would be BEST used to encrypt streaming video?

A. RSA
B. RC4
C. SHA1
D. 3DES

Answer: B

CompTIA: Cloud, as a service big factors for 2016 channel

CompTIA announces predictions for next year 

Cloud and the world as a service that lets you configure Vierten be important factors Canal in 2016, according to Industry Outlook CompTIA IT ANNOUNCES December 22.

CompTIA has Attending adoption of cloud computing to grow further in the new year.

"That's not quite Cloud sera become pure product of the UN, such as electricity, that Sera so prevalent in IT architecture [That] accent private cloud, will step has global solution planning of" Seth Robinson, director of director of technology analysis at CompTIA, said in a press A.

With things increasingly based on cloud and as a service of the UN, many suppliers are already SOLUTIONS Find Services Vierten be your main source of income, rather than the margins provided by our vendor partners, CompTIA emphasizes.

Which is reflected in partner programs, Carolyn April, director of industry analysis at CompTIA, said in una sera year UN statement.

"That Staples such initial dorsal Discounts and promotions program have been reduced Materiality" -. He said: "This is a wakeup call for sellers who need to think differently in future models of partner compensation New suppliers without hardware or software assets are judiciously Cloud Partner programs recognize this heritage buildings.".

That adds a CompTIA change does not come cheap or easy recipe that will be difficult for suppliers of Faro.
In addition, solutions providers can expect more of a lobby on the experiences of end users combat in 2016, Tim Herbert, vice president research and market intelligence to CompTIA, Yes.

"Some of these efforts" shoots "of technology providers or employers who want to encourage certain behaviors or influential," said the UN statement. Pull "Efforts Others" "Whether users accustomed Applications Great easy to use public exert influence technology company to reproduce these same experiences."

This will also have an impact on how the UN will not solution providers must address a title next year, according to the Consultative Council member Paul Cronin CompTIA Vice Atrion partners.

"Consultants, integrators and suppliers who can Socorrista the IOC design a business strategy of comprehensive security that brings together leaders and engage Worry Business Enterprises will be in the right place at the right time one," he said.