Thursday 28 April 2016

SYO-401 Exam Question No 51

Question No 51:

Which of the following was based on a previous X.500 specification and allows either unencrypted
authentication or encrypted authentication through the use of TLS?

A.
Kerberos
B.
TACACS+
C.
RADIUS
D.
LDAP

Answer: D

Sunday 24 April 2016

CompTIA Apologises After Email Privacy Blunder

CompTIA industrial group has apologized for exposing the details of contact with at least a thousand Australian members this month.

CRN saw multiple sources of mass emails sent on the morning of April 11 in Australia CompTIA mailing list that expose email addresses of all recipients. The sender, CompTIA new representative ANZ Rhys Jones, village divided into alphabetical blocks to stand up and offer their services to anyone in need.

A few hours after the violation of privacy, Jones sent another message to all recipients - this time with hidden details - apologies for the error.

"This morning I was sent an email to reach you with more details and offer my support. Inadvertently send this email using the wrong protocol. This [is] an unforgivable mistake on my part," he wrote to the members of CompTIA.

"Mistakes are made -. I received comments both publicly and privately that was not my intention to cause a problem such mistakes are made - .. I take full personal responsibility for my mistake sorry to cause any problems my actions have caused ".

vice president of worldwide members Jim Hamilton CompTIA communities mea culpa followed two days later, with other members apologized.

"The mail content and delivery method has not been authorized by CompTIA and are taking steps to ensure this does not happen again. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause" Hamilton said.

CRN includes Jones CompTIA represents over.

Jones declined to comment when contacted by CRN, and asked not be contacted at the telephone number listed on the original email to members. CRN has also been approached Hamilton, but has not received a response at time of writing.

CompTIA not only did advocacy work for the IT industry, but is one of the largest providers of training and certification in the world with 3000 training partners and two million IT certifications issued.

The American Association of origin has more than 2,000 member companies and 75,000 users, with the Australian arm created in 2014. Last year, the director Nick Beaugeard HubOne Local elected as president and former head of Kaseya Asia-Pacific vice president Kellie as Hackney executive board of the party.

Thursday 21 April 2016

SYO-401 Exam Question No 50

Question No 50:

A security administrator is segregating all web-facing server traffic from the internal network and restricting
it to a single interface on a firewall. Which of the following BEST describes this new network?

A.
VLAN
B.
Subnet
C.
VPN
D.
DMZ

Answer: D

Thursday 14 April 2016

SYO-401 Exam Question No 49

Question No 49:

Maintenance workers find an active network switch hidden above a dropped-ceiling tile in the CEO's office with various connected cables from the office. Which of the following describes the type of attack that was occurring?

A.
Spear phishing
B.
Packet sniffing
C.
Impersonation
D.
MAC flooding

Answer: B

Sunday 10 April 2016

CompTIA Expands Education and Training Resources


Professional non-profit association, CompTIA, added to its portfolio a range of educational tools and training for the IT channel and industry.

The new offerings include several quick online training and begin a series of executive courses certificates on request.

Several executives CompTIA certification programs, were previously only available in a real environment in the classroom, it will be offered as a self-study program.

CompTIA portfolio demand for executive education programs include: Executive Certificate in the intermediate cloud, which deals with "how-tos" of the profitable integration of cloud services channel partners in business; Executive Certificate in the fundamentals of computer security, which helps channel partners to become a trusted advisor for information security, and the Executive Certificate based on mobility, which provides an overview of opportunities managed service providers (MSPs) and IT solution providers to build their businesses around mobility.

CompTIA events and vice president education, Kelly Ricker said that continuous training and development are essential to the growth and success of a channel partner, representing a valuable asset to become a member of the CompTIA user or registered for the first time .

"Our opportunities for education and training are complete and current, developed with the advice of the best business minds in the industry. The channel partners and others will play by choosing CompTIA for their needs for education and training," he said Ricker.

CompTIA certification programs executives are available only for the first members of CompTIA.
The association has also recently published a reference tool, called Standards for channels, consisting of a free series of documents for companies to increase their business performance.

Thursday 7 April 2016

SYO-401 Exam Question No 48

Question No 48:

Access mechanisms to data on encrypted USB hard drives must be implemented correctly otherwise:

A.
User accounts may be inadvertently locked out.
B.
Data on the USB drive could be corrupted.
C.
Data on the hard drive will be vulnerable to log analysis.
D.
The security controls on the USB drive can be bypassed.

Answer: D

Sunday 3 April 2016

CompTIA Opens ChannelCon 2016 Registration

CompTIA, the non-profit industry organization technology, today opened online registration for ChannelCon 2016, the first industry conference for collaboration, education and networking.

The leaders of the leading technology vendors, distributors and solution providers and industry influencers, the press and analysts will be available for ChannelCon 2016, set for August 1 to 3 at the Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida.

The theme for 2016 ChannelCon "Breaking Boundaries".

"The rapid pace of innovation with the growing demand for technological solutions makes it a good time for technology companies," said Kelly Ricker, senior vice president, events and education, CompTIA.

"At the same time, many companies are facing new challenges that threaten their ability to survive," continued Ricker. "A ChannelCon 2016, which will provide the resources, strategies and tools to break down the barriers to success."

Summary wheel 2016, the industry will recognize the ChannelChangers CompTIA again; young professionals who have established themselves as true leaders. The awards recognize up-and-coming industry leaders for their hard work, dedication, success or originality as an entrepreneur. Complete eligibility requirements and the application form online.


ChannelCon offers training sessions participants high impact panels industry training, lectures, networking opportunities and working groups on topics and the most significant trends in the industry impact.

ChannelCon 2016 will feature an exclusive educational track at the exit strategies of the company. This three-session program is designed to help channel companies to review their present and future through business valuation and the proposed acquisition and other strategies. Participants will receive free access to a new output Strategies Toolkit, a comprehensive set of resources for all IT services business, regardless of the stage of life.

CompTIA will launch a new safety standard IT ChannelCon 2016. Designed to help companies channel is compatible time and safe, standard and compliance program Certificate Security Executive profitable partner will provide an overview of how avoid common barriers to meet the new safety standard are kept abreast of safety standards and use compliance as a differentiating companies. Participants will receive copies of the new standard, as well as access to a document enabling achievement.

The ChannelCon Track4Techs again in 2016. This individual educational program professional technology helps sharpen their technical skills. CompTIA Participants earn continuing education credits to maintain their current CompTIA.

The call for speakers for ChannelCon 2016 remains open until May 1. Industry leaders, experts and professionals willing to share their knowledge and experiences with others are invited to submit proposals for expression. Topics range of best business practices and channel management, marketing, operations, sales, technical knowledge and training, including cloud, big data, Internet of things, mobility, security and networking.