Cybersecurity’s workforce shortage is well-documented. By 2022, there will be 1.8 million positions open for highly trained candidates with advanced skills capable of moving beyond traditional approaches. The demand for cybersecurity analysts is already strong: The Bureau of Labor Statistics project growth of 18% from 2014 to 2024, making it the fastest growing job roles in the US workforce—not just in technology but across all categories.
The CompTIA CSA+ certification will offer broad-spectrum validation of knowledge and skills required to configure and use cyber-threat detection tools, perform data analysis and interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization. It certifies knowledge of a data-driven approach to information security.
"The internet of things is not only bringing greatly expanded capability to homes and businesses, it's also opening up potentially billons of new points of vulnerability that need to be secured," said CompTIA president and CEO Todd Thibodeaux. "It's an economic and societal imperative to train and certify hundreds of thousands of IT professionals with the analytical skills they need to address the complexity and diversity of threats as they multiply."
“By placing greater emphasis on data analytics, we get a real-time, holistic view of the behavior of the network, its users and their devices, to identify potential vulnerabilities and strengthen them before an intrusion happens,” added CompTIA’s senior director for products, James Stanger. “Armed with this information, cybersecurity professionals can more precisely identify potential risks and vulnerabilities so that resources can be allocated where they're most needed.”
The new CSA+ certification strengthens CompTIA’s portfolio of security credentials. It bridges the skills gap between CompTIA Security+ and the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) exam to create a vendor-neutral cybersecurity career pathway. CompTIA Security+ is the benchmark for best practices in IT security, covering essential principles for network security and risk management, while CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner certifies critical thinking and judgment across a broad spectrum of security disciplines.
CompTIA CSA+ has received a Certificate of Accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), signifying that it meets ISO/IEC 17024:2012 general requirements for personnel certifications.
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Sunday, 12 February 2017
Trends in Digital Organizations Offer Opportunities to Partners
A new report released today by CompTIA Technology Analysts Association reveals that IT teams are collaborating more and new ways that digital transformation continues to impact organizations.
While the business trend in recent years has been to move the budget out of it and direct it towards the line of business (LOB) of technological spending, CompTIA report found that IT departments are becoming more strategically important as Learn to work together with the business units to drive the evolution of the business.
"Unfair IT adventures showed business units that there is more of a technology solution than they had initially assumed," said Seth Robinson, director of technology analysis at CompTIA, in a statement. "IT professionals are also changing their behavior, learning more about business goals and objectives so they can help guide strategies and serve as an educational resource on technical issues.
The predominant role of IT is still activation and support, but the study found that 39 percent of companies surveyed use technology to generate business results, and 36 percent say that the role plays a critical role in IT. strategy.
"This represents a radical change from the traditional point of view, where business objectives were driven by business units and technology equipment play a supportive role," Robinson said.
IDC predicts that by the end of 2017, 70% of Global 500 will form dedicated teams focused on digital transformation and innovation. According to CompTIA, this results in a new business model in which a team will balance the operational functions of IT and strategic IT functions.
The report shows that most companies are not ready to enter this new paradigm, with only 24 percent of the business role of employees and 17 percent of executives who express confidence in their readiness levels. This pressure is felt more by the smaller companies with no resources to build specialized equipment. This opens up new opportunities for the channel, Robinson said.
"For the chain, the need to talk to several buyers has never been stronger," he told the VAR individual. "With most end-users forming collaborative approaches across the technology supply, channel companies must meet IT technical concerns and the needs of other departments.
While the business trend in recent years has been to move the budget out of it and direct it towards the line of business (LOB) of technological spending, CompTIA report found that IT departments are becoming more strategically important as Learn to work together with the business units to drive the evolution of the business.
"Unfair IT adventures showed business units that there is more of a technology solution than they had initially assumed," said Seth Robinson, director of technology analysis at CompTIA, in a statement. "IT professionals are also changing their behavior, learning more about business goals and objectives so they can help guide strategies and serve as an educational resource on technical issues.
The predominant role of IT is still activation and support, but the study found that 39 percent of companies surveyed use technology to generate business results, and 36 percent say that the role plays a critical role in IT. strategy.
"This represents a radical change from the traditional point of view, where business objectives were driven by business units and technology equipment play a supportive role," Robinson said.
IDC predicts that by the end of 2017, 70% of Global 500 will form dedicated teams focused on digital transformation and innovation. According to CompTIA, this results in a new business model in which a team will balance the operational functions of IT and strategic IT functions.
The report shows that most companies are not ready to enter this new paradigm, with only 24 percent of the business role of employees and 17 percent of executives who express confidence in their readiness levels. This pressure is felt more by the smaller companies with no resources to build specialized equipment. This opens up new opportunities for the channel, Robinson said.
"For the chain, the need to talk to several buyers has never been stronger," he told the VAR individual. "With most end-users forming collaborative approaches across the technology supply, channel companies must meet IT technical concerns and the needs of other departments.
Monday, 9 January 2017
CompTIA Announces New IT Professional Organization
As CompTIA, founded in 1982, moved to its 35th anniversary, the Technology Industry Association announced Monday the acquisition of the Professional Association of Information Technology (PTAI) and unveiled plans for Build a new organization called CompTIA IT Professionals Association. Expect to see the official launch in early May.
Discussions to formalize the relationship with professionals CompTIA IT began last year with the idea of forming the new partnership as a sister organization to its existing organization of the existing channel, with both arms under the umbrella of CompTIA. CompTIA's final mission is to have a positive impact on the IT workforce.
Nancy Hammervik, Executive Vice President of the Industry Relations Organization, described this development as a relationship with CompTIA IT professionals and their commitment to being the guardians and advocates of the natural progression of the workforce. Work in IT.
"We realized during the year in particular we are reaching a very critical area IT workforce expansion gaps in skills and decreasing desire by the next generation to pursue a career in IT - And how it is both our society and our economy, "he said.
The long-term relationship with CompTIA IT professionals is visible through its arm certification, which certifies 200,000 IT professionals each year and has about 1.2 million US alumni certification on your list. CompTIA certification includes: CompTIA A +, CompTIA Network + and CompTIA Security +, to name a few.
In the works there is a CompTIA website updated and new digital offers online. On the front line among member benefits is a new career or portal work, carried out in partnership with Ardentes Glass Technologies, a company that provides analysis of the labor market. The portal will include a curriculum creator customize a member's curriculum for each job application.
"This is to ensure that we combine their skills and experience with the work needs that will help the candidate meet the requirements of the job," Hammervik said.
Burning glass will add almost all open IT positions to the market and push members any relevant career opportunity to consider - or a member can analyze city work, salary, job criteria, so
Members of the CompTIA legacy chain are not immune to the shortage of IT skills and the # 1 challenge is to find talent. "Everyone in the next generation wants to go to work for Google or Facebook, but not a small MSP in the city. It's very difficult for [partners]," Hammervik said.
To help channel partners, CompTIA allow them to post open positions on the job portal and make them a priority when push employment opportunities for IT professionals to educate them about opportunities outside large companies Suppliers and maybe even find work in their own hometown.
The career portal will also provide a career path path that provides the necessary skills, positions that need to be pursued, and the time it should take to get professionals throughout your IT career. A job in BC , Etc. It will automatically trigger an update program will offer a comparison of the salaries of its current work to a wider market and offer other employment opportunities to keep them relevant.
Other benefits for members of the association come with Skillsoft CompTIA availability and the entire Skillsoft digital content library. This is combined with essential technical skills such as management, networking and communication of professional IT skills.
With the new combined organization CompTIA PTAI, members can enjoy the network of students and professionals PTAI tutoring teachers, meet other professionals and learn about employment opportunities and IT career.
The membership fee for the new CompTIA PTAI be $ 99 per year per individual member, with a pre-registration price of $ 79 before the official launch.
According to Hammervik, CompTIA promote the connection between the two sister organizations. For example, CompTIA search will be available for members of both organizations and CompTIA will increase the amount of searches done on the end user's work. In addition, CompTIA Community Futures Leaders, now two years old, will open to the PTAI community.
Thursday, 29 December 2016
Registration opens for CompTIA 2017 annual member meeting
Industry leaders and leaders will meet in Chicago March 21-23, 2017 for two days of collaboration, discussion, networking and strategic planning. The 2017 meeting will mark the eighth consecutive year that the most active, committed members and competent CompTIA will meet to help set the agenda for the association for next year.
"Our members are always ready and happy to connect with our annual membership meeting," said Kelly Ricker, executive vice president, events and education, CompTIA. "It's an opportunity for them to share strategies on how to take advantage of new business opportunities and business tactics to address recent competitive pressures."
The highlights of the annual meeting are the planning and strategy sessions held by many CompTIA member communities and advisory boards. These volunteer groups - formed by the most brilliant and innovative minds in the industry - are shaping CompTIA activities, including the development of new content, educational offerings, events, policy positions, programs and research. The global technology industry.
The 2017 Annual Meeting will also offer members the presentation of the second annual CompTIA Member of the Year award. This award recognizes a member who, over the past 12 months, has demonstrated exceptional service and impact thanks to their commitment, passion, professionalism and leadership to help CompTIA advance the industry.
"Our members are always ready and happy to connect with our annual membership meeting," said Kelly Ricker, executive vice president, events and education, CompTIA. "It's an opportunity for them to share strategies on how to take advantage of new business opportunities and business tactics to address recent competitive pressures."
The highlights of the annual meeting are the planning and strategy sessions held by many CompTIA member communities and advisory boards. These volunteer groups - formed by the most brilliant and innovative minds in the industry - are shaping CompTIA activities, including the development of new content, educational offerings, events, policy positions, programs and research. The global technology industry.
The 2017 Annual Meeting will also offer members the presentation of the second annual CompTIA Member of the Year award. This award recognizes a member who, over the past 12 months, has demonstrated exceptional service and impact thanks to their commitment, passion, professionalism and leadership to help CompTIA advance the industry.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
SMBs See Technology as Crucial, But ROI Uncertainties Remain
A new report from CompTIA, the association of IT industry, SMEs shows technology as a paramount factor in the business meeting, although some goals have mixed feelings about the return on their investment.
CompTIA SME surveyed for some 600 "The Business Relevance of IT in the SME market." Cybersecurity, data usage, and modernization of existing infrastructure and applications are key areas for improvement, which opens opportunities for Channel Partners with the right combination of technology, business, Industry to play a role in directing purchasing decisions by appropriately recommending their offers for SMB customers, CompTIA said.
"This highlights a major challenge: balancing the desire to embrace innovation with the realities of managing the business," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of CompTIA's research and intelligence market.
Top SME targets for the coming year include: customer retention (50 percent); Expansion into new markets (48 per cent); Business process improvement (46 percent); Innovation (42 per cent); And the development of the workforce (34 percent).
One in three spend more than SMEs earns $ 100,000 a year, with less remaining expenses, according to the report. About 43 per cent said they invest less than they should be
While three out of five (60 percent) believe that SMEs their return on investment (ROI) in technology has been excellent or good, the other two (40 percent) classify it as "just OK" or disappointing. And the costs, the necessary updates and the built-in obsolescence, the staff time required to operate and maintain the initial costs, and complexity.
The sentiment on the ROI is accompanied by a caveat, CompTIA said. Only one in five SME reports using ROI calculators dedicated to assess the impact of their technology spending. Others rely on more generally casual or tools, or on "rough" estimates. Yet, it signals the need for technology providers to refine the return on investment from their discussions with customers.
"Because technology is to be deliverable Often positioned on what seems impossible, expectations can be detached from reality," Herbert Said. "This can be particularly problematic for small businesses who can not have a clear vision and strategy for how different components or technological solutions to solve a problem or business problem. More important role in the discussion of return on investment with customers by setting realistic expectations, identifying the indirect benefits of technology spending and providing big picture strategic and targeted direction, tactical expertise.
CompTIA SME surveyed for some 600 "The Business Relevance of IT in the SME market." Cybersecurity, data usage, and modernization of existing infrastructure and applications are key areas for improvement, which opens opportunities for Channel Partners with the right combination of technology, business, Industry to play a role in directing purchasing decisions by appropriately recommending their offers for SMB customers, CompTIA said.
"This highlights a major challenge: balancing the desire to embrace innovation with the realities of managing the business," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of CompTIA's research and intelligence market.
Top SME targets for the coming year include: customer retention (50 percent); Expansion into new markets (48 per cent); Business process improvement (46 percent); Innovation (42 per cent); And the development of the workforce (34 percent).
One in three spend more than SMEs earns $ 100,000 a year, with less remaining expenses, according to the report. About 43 per cent said they invest less than they should be
While three out of five (60 percent) believe that SMEs their return on investment (ROI) in technology has been excellent or good, the other two (40 percent) classify it as "just OK" or disappointing. And the costs, the necessary updates and the built-in obsolescence, the staff time required to operate and maintain the initial costs, and complexity.
The sentiment on the ROI is accompanied by a caveat, CompTIA said. Only one in five SME reports using ROI calculators dedicated to assess the impact of their technology spending. Others rely on more generally casual or tools, or on "rough" estimates. Yet, it signals the need for technology providers to refine the return on investment from their discussions with customers.
"Because technology is to be deliverable Often positioned on what seems impossible, expectations can be detached from reality," Herbert Said. "This can be particularly problematic for small businesses who can not have a clear vision and strategy for how different components or technological solutions to solve a problem or business problem. More important role in the discussion of return on investment with customers by setting realistic expectations, identifying the indirect benefits of technology spending and providing big picture strategic and targeted direction, tactical expertise.
Thursday, 8 December 2016
More Customers Are Looking To Adopt IoT, With Partner Help
Channel partners are beginning to "warm up" to the Internet of the Things market as more customers adopt experimental pilot projects and formal initiatives around the IOT, according to CompTIA report.
Lisa Person, Community Director at CompTIA, told The Channel Company's NextGen Cloud Conference & Expo solution providers that the channel is realizing the benefits and opportunities surrounding massive amounts of data from connected devices.
"Customers need help connecting the different parts of the IoT," she said on Tuesday. "As the devices become more connected, they want to know: how do you handle all this and what do you do with all the data? This is where partners can come into play with analytics and BI tools.
Although the market is still new, customers are starting to take an interest in the Internet because they benefit from IoT solutions, including better customer experience, better asset visibility, more accurate tracking, cost savings and better decision-making data.
According to CompTIA, 33 percent of organizations have an experimental project or pilot project underway and 27 percent have already adopted a formal IOT initiative. Meanwhile, 23 percent of organizations are planning an IoT initiative underway in a year, and only 15 percent have no plan around IoT.
Despite the increasing interest in the Internet of objects, customers and channel partners still face obstacles that they must overcome to adopt IOT strategies. For example, according to CompTIA's research, up to 55 percent of channels view the development of expertise around the IOT as a major challenge.
"The partners are worried about putting in-house expertise and talent around the Internet objects, and then starting up costs," said Person.
Channel partners have also listed the initial costs of the IoT project, educating customers and choosing business models the other challenges they face in the Internet space of things.
For example, the South African system integrator, Dimension Data, has proposed a revolutionary solution to connect the Tour de France to a range of IoT applications. In 2015, Dimension Data launched a four-month project to link bicycles, create personalized networks, capture real-time data, and provide high-tech security for the race so that mobile users can see the status of Participants.
Nathan Phinney, President of Bright Bear Technology Solutions, a managed service provider based in Irvine, Calif., Said solution providers are interested in IoT but are still looking for successful use to better the monetize the market.
"I think a lot of MSPs continue to take the temperature ... there is a level of interest that is quite high in the development of IoT practices in partner managed services companies," he said. "But it's still a green market, people are still to understand, similar to cloud when it was young - what is it, how to monetize it, and what are the possibilities in space.
Lisa Person, Community Director at CompTIA, told The Channel Company's NextGen Cloud Conference & Expo solution providers that the channel is realizing the benefits and opportunities surrounding massive amounts of data from connected devices.
"Customers need help connecting the different parts of the IoT," she said on Tuesday. "As the devices become more connected, they want to know: how do you handle all this and what do you do with all the data? This is where partners can come into play with analytics and BI tools.
Although the market is still new, customers are starting to take an interest in the Internet because they benefit from IoT solutions, including better customer experience, better asset visibility, more accurate tracking, cost savings and better decision-making data.
According to CompTIA, 33 percent of organizations have an experimental project or pilot project underway and 27 percent have already adopted a formal IOT initiative. Meanwhile, 23 percent of organizations are planning an IoT initiative underway in a year, and only 15 percent have no plan around IoT.
Despite the increasing interest in the Internet of objects, customers and channel partners still face obstacles that they must overcome to adopt IOT strategies. For example, according to CompTIA's research, up to 55 percent of channels view the development of expertise around the IOT as a major challenge.
"The partners are worried about putting in-house expertise and talent around the Internet objects, and then starting up costs," said Person.
Channel partners have also listed the initial costs of the IoT project, educating customers and choosing business models the other challenges they face in the Internet space of things.
For example, the South African system integrator, Dimension Data, has proposed a revolutionary solution to connect the Tour de France to a range of IoT applications. In 2015, Dimension Data launched a four-month project to link bicycles, create personalized networks, capture real-time data, and provide high-tech security for the race so that mobile users can see the status of Participants.
Nathan Phinney, President of Bright Bear Technology Solutions, a managed service provider based in Irvine, Calif., Said solution providers are interested in IoT but are still looking for successful use to better the monetize the market.
"I think a lot of MSPs continue to take the temperature ... there is a level of interest that is quite high in the development of IoT practices in partner managed services companies," he said. "But it's still a green market, people are still to understand, similar to cloud when it was young - what is it, how to monetize it, and what are the possibilities in space.
Sunday, 13 November 2016
October Jobs Report Shows Strong Month for IT Services and Software, CompTIA Analysis Finds
Employment in information technology (IT) in the country increased by 4,200 jobs in October, the fourth consecutive month of growth, according to IT employment Tracker released today by CompTIA, the non-profit association Profit benefit of the technology industry.
As it did throughout 2016, the category of software and services has boosted employment growth in the IT sector, adding 8,300 jobs last month, according to the analysis of the CompTIA Employment Report work (#jobsreport) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning. For the year, this category increased by 73,500 jobs.
"The relatively strong employment report is an indication that the IT sector and employment in the IT sector remain true to year-end growth targets," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of research CompTIA and market intelligence.
"Despite the anguish in next week's elections, employers added technology jobs, a reflection of the continuing demand for digital business technology, IT management services, and expertise in cyber security related skills.
Employment growth in October was also reported in the categories of other information services, including search portals (up to 1200) and data processing, hosting and related services (+ 200).
Lower earnings last month were the decline in telecommunication employment (4500 jobs) and IT and electronics (1000).
Net profit for October: a gain of 4,200 jobs. During the first 10 months of 2016, the IT sector has added 56,800 new jobs.
The second component of the nation's IT workforce - the IT business in all other industries - has declined somewhat in October, with an estimated net gain of 69,000 jobs. For the calendar year, IT professionals show an estimated net gain of more than 86,000 jobs.
As it did throughout 2016, the category of software and services has boosted employment growth in the IT sector, adding 8,300 jobs last month, according to the analysis of the CompTIA Employment Report work (#jobsreport) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics released this morning. For the year, this category increased by 73,500 jobs.
"The relatively strong employment report is an indication that the IT sector and employment in the IT sector remain true to year-end growth targets," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of research CompTIA and market intelligence.
"Despite the anguish in next week's elections, employers added technology jobs, a reflection of the continuing demand for digital business technology, IT management services, and expertise in cyber security related skills.
Employment growth in October was also reported in the categories of other information services, including search portals (up to 1200) and data processing, hosting and related services (+ 200).
Lower earnings last month were the decline in telecommunication employment (4500 jobs) and IT and electronics (1000).
Net profit for October: a gain of 4,200 jobs. During the first 10 months of 2016, the IT sector has added 56,800 new jobs.
The second component of the nation's IT workforce - the IT business in all other industries - has declined somewhat in October, with an estimated net gain of 69,000 jobs. For the calendar year, IT professionals show an estimated net gain of more than 86,000 jobs.
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